In this session, attendees will get watch a live, interactive walk through of pre-selected websites for a series of usability critiques. With over 10 years of website testing experience, Andy will help attendees understand how getting external feedback can provide massive improvements in both your conversion rates and the happiness of your customers/readers/users.Note: In order to control session flow, Blogworld attendees must pre-submit their website to be selected for review. Attendees do not need to submit a website to attend or to get value out of this session.
We’re living in a world of visual media. Whether you prefer Instagram, Pinterest, Flickr, or Facebook, photography and visual media plays an important part in the social media and blogging world. It’s not a question of *if* you’re a photographer, but of how much. Professional photographer Aaron Hockley will share a bunch of practical photography tips aimed at beginning and intermediate photographers, with tips that apply to a variety of cameras… whether you shoot with an iPhone or a high-end DSLR, you’ll find something that applies to you. An emphasis is placed in shooting for online use.
"You should be making videos!" You hear it all the time. But how do you make that first video? Do you need fancy gear? Do you need classes? Turns out you don't need much of anything and in this entertaining and enlightening hands-on session, award-winning speaker Dave Taylor will demonstrate every step needed to create your first YouTube-ready video. From writing a script to lighting and sound, recording with the built-in webcam on your laptop, editing, production and post-production with Apple's iMovie, you'll learn everything you need to make your own quick and dirty videos!
