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Video Library Updated

April 15, 2013

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Hi,

We just moved the KillerSites Video Library to a new spot … it has it’s own website finally, after several years.

Besides a new home, the library also has a brand new look and interface that should make the library much easier to use.

Finally, we also have five new courses:

  • Beginners Web Design
  • Beginners WordPress
  • WordPress Theme from Scratch
  • Beginners Dreamweaver CS6
  • Beginners Photoshop CS6

Thanks for reading,

Stefan Mischook
killerSites.com

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New WordPress Themes Tutorial!

April 5, 2013

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Hi,

We just released a brand new WordPress training course that teaches you from scratch, how to create a custom WordPress theme. Some details:

In this series,  the viewer is taken through the entire design and development process, starting with doing the design in Photoshop, then building an HTML/CSS template, and finally integrating that template into a fully functioning WordPress theme.

The author demonstrates a wide range of WordPress functionality, including WordPress search, menus, sidebars and widgets, and how to theme posts, pages, categories and archives. In addition, install and use a favorite WordPress plugin: the Advanced Custom Fields plugin.

This course is aimed at intermediate designers/programmers. To follow along, you are expected to have a basic understanding of Photoshop, HTML, CSS and PHP. The author demonstrates WordPress using a local install on a computer, meaning that web hosting isn’t required to follow along.

Video Highlights:

  • Advanced custom fields
  • Widget Sidebars
  • WP Menus
  • Specially designed home page
  • Videos featured in Web Designer Magazine

Thanks for reading,

Stefan Mischook
killersites.com

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Do you want to learn WordPress?

April 4, 2013

boxshot-wordpressbasicsHi,

I just wanted to announce my new Beginners WordPress video tutorial course. Here are some of the details:

This video tutorial course is designed to take beginners and teach them the basics needed to know to setup and create a website running on the worlds most popular blogging engine, WordPress!

It is assumed that the viewer understands HTML and a bit of CSS. A basic understanding of PHP is helpful, but not required.

While its best to follow along and write the code, the project files are still included in this video – for those lazy folks out there!

  • Installing and configuring WordPress
  • Custom Taxonomies in WordPress
  • Working with Custom Post types
  • Videos featured in Web Designer Magazine
  • Running time: 4 hours 25 minutes

Thanks for reading,

Stefan Mischook
killersites.com

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A Million more Computer Jobs than Students by 2020

March 6, 2013

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The trend is your friend if you are into web design or web programming … going forward, there will be a lot more jobs than web professionals.

This trend means two things for web designers and programmers:

  1. There will be more new jobs created, than new web professionals with each passing year.
  2. Those who are smart enough to become web designers and web programmers, will see their pay go up as demand goes up.

 Why is the demand increasing so much?

 

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Killer Video Library Upgrades!

March 1, 2013

Hi,

I want to mention that we are busily working major upgrades to the killer video library, upgrades that will make it easier to find the videos you want to watch.

Click on the screen shots for full size images.

Screenshot #1 – The video player now supports iPad and iOS video playback.

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Screenshot #2 – Each video category will now have their own page and the videos are sortable.

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Screenshot #3 – Each video course will have its own page.

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The updated Killer Video Library should be out within a week. We have two new courses due out soon as well … more on that later.

Thanks,

Stefan Mischook

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Web Design Trends for 2013 – the Video!

February 17, 2013

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Hey!

This is a video blog of me yapping about what will be hot in web design and web programming in 2013.

In a nutshell:

  • HTML5 and CSS3 are hot.
  • JQuery is also hot.
  • Flash is not!
  • PHP rocks!
  • JavaScript is worth a shot.

Or, you can watch the video:

Thanks for stopping by!

Stefan Mischook
killerSites.com

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The Complete Web Designer is HUGE!

February 11, 2013

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Hi,

Every so often we revamp our core video training packages with updated versions, so that they keep up with the technology changes.

For example, the current version of the Complete Web Designer, has brand new versions of the beginners web design course and our new Dreamweaver CS6 course too … among others.

New Video Courses means Higher Quality Videos

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Web Design in 2013 … and Beyond!

February 1, 2013

I was meaning to write this in January, but things got in the way! Anyway, here are the web design trends for 2013 …

1. HTML 5

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It think this one is a no brainer … everything and everyone is going HTML 5 and CSS 3:

  • Android (Google)
  • iOS / Mac OSX (Apple)
  • Windows (Microsoft)

… This includes all the major web browsers of course.

When people talk about HTML 5, they are really talking about a group of technologies that work together:

  1. HTML 5
  2. CSS 3
  3. JavaScript

HTML 5 and CSS 3 are basically very powerful extensions to HTML and CSS … and so if you understand the basic principles and techniques of these two foundation web languages, HTML5 and CSS3 should be approachable. That said, the added power does present some head scratching challenges a long the way. No worries though, we have the easy to follow training for you.

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Happy New Year!

January 1, 2013

Hi,

Just wishing everyone Happy New Year.

I believe 2013 will be good for HTML5, CSS3 and small business development on the Web. That means you will see a lot more training from KillerSites on these subjects this year.

What else do we have coming up?

I have a lot planned but if I had to pick the top three things:

  • Many new courses
  • A major update to the KillerSites Video Library
  • I will be releasing a new type/style of web design/programming training.

You will have to wait to hear the details!

Thanks,

Stefan Mischook
killerSites.com

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