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I'm an ex-interactive producer, wannabe pro blogger, free-roaming Aussie.
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WordPress, Travelling, Blogging and Product Promotion: An Interview With Me

WordPress, Travelling, Blogging and Product Promotion: An Interview With Me

One of the great things about WordPress is the community… the people are passionate and have a great attribute of sharing freely. Jean from WP Mayor contacted me a while ago after I left a comment on one of his blog posts. It ended up in this interview… enjoy my WordPress super-expert-knowledge and self-promotion abilities! Dean Wormald: Meet a Travelling WordPress Freelancer & Entprepreneur

26 January, 2012 0 comments Read More
The ALT experience and living in Japan – my first 6 months

The ALT experience and living in Japan – my first 6 months

Last month marked my first 6 months of working and living in Japan. Since I arrived in Japan, I’ve been living in Toyota city (Aichi prefecture, near Nagoya), working as an Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) at 2 local junior high schools. This post has been in the works for a few weeks now, whenever I have a few minutes down time. If you are thinking about coming to Japan to [...]

11 October, 2011 4 comments Read More
How to make websites: a guide for Australians

How to make websites: a guide for Australians

Finally, I’ve done it. From the initial thoughts years ago, to the start of methodical work on it, my venture into selling in the online space has commenced. After a degree in Mutlimedia (marketing major) and 5 years working in some of Australia’s leading interactive agencies and businesses, I wanted to share my knowledge of making successful websites. So I created the PDF eGuide and a companion website and support [...]

10 October, 2011 0 comments Read More
How to integrate a PHPlist subscribe page into WordPress

How to integrate a PHPlist subscribe page into WordPress

See a way to integrate a PHPlist subscribe page into your WordPress site, that actually works! I got sick of trying to get WP PHPList, yPHPlista and WebJunk PHPList to work… this is much easier and quicker.

8 October, 2011 2 comments Read More
WordBeach, Nagoya 2011

WordBeach, Nagoya 2011

I’m posting this to my WordPress blog via the iPhone app, from WordBeach near Nagoya. WordBeach homepage: http://wordbeach.org/ (Japanese). Yokoso News page, including details on the live video cast I was a guest on: http://yokosonews.com/matsuri/wordbeach2011/ (English). Struggling with understanding the language, but it’s interesting to see the WordPress community in Japan. It was a pleasure to meet a few key people involved with translation of WordPress releases and documentation. One [...]

27 August, 2011 0 comments Read More
Easy on-site, on-page SEO from the world’s best SEO website

Easy on-site, on-page SEO from the world’s best SEO website

Get ahead of your competitors sites, rank higher and get more traffic. This free 30 day trial of the web’s most popular SEO software offers a goldmine of tools and data to help you win at the web!

9 August, 2011 0 comments Read More
More awards for Hidden Pizza (Yellow Pages integrated campaign)

More awards for Hidden Pizza (Yellow Pages integrated campaign)

The Yellow Pages Hidden Pizza campaign keeps on picking up awards… Adding to the long list of awards already won! This time at the Asian Marketing Effectiveness Awards the campaign won: Platinum Award – Best of Show Best integrated marketing campaign – Gold Most effective use of advertising – Silver Most effective use of interactive marketing – Silver Most innovative use of media – Gold Best marketing campaign for national [...]

9 August, 2011 0 comments Read More
Get out of the big city and go see historic Japan

Get out of the big city and go see historic Japan

Most people when they come to Japan will see Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto… and little else. In Kyoto you can experience traditional Japan, but it can be a bit crowded… Take a look at Narai-juku which is on the Nakasendo, an old highway from Edo (old Tokyo) and Kyoto. 11 post towns, some preserved as they were 200 years ago.   See traditional Japan at Narai-juku.

22 July, 2011 0 comments Read More
SandPlay Therapy and Counseling in Canberra

SandPlay Therapy and Counseling in Canberra

AsWeGrow.com.au is a new website with details on services offered in and around Canberra, which include counseling, coaching, SandPlay Therapy, conflict resolution support, mediation and more.

14 June, 2011 0 comments Read More
Best WordPress host Australia

Best WordPress host Australia

Looking for the Best WordPress host in Australia? I’ve done the research (and tried many others), take a look at these guys, you won’t be disappointed!

9 June, 2011 0 comments Read More