Announcing the addition of Gregory Ng, as another awesome Speaker for WordCamp Raleigh. Gregory is the VP, Creative at Brooks Bell Interactive, an online direct marketing agency.

By night he is the Frozen Food Master, the host of a niche web show reviewing frozen foods at Freezerburns.com.

Session:

“I Want To Be A VideoBlogger!”

It seems like everyone is talking about video blogging these days, but how hard is it to get started?

What equipment do I need to buy? How can I get paid for it? In this presentation we will discuss everything you need to get started producing videos for your own videoblog.

We will also cover how to publish, promote, and make money off of your website using WordPress.

Bio:

Gregory is a direct marketer and a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design where he was classically trained in Graphic Design. He develops effective, integrated, results-driven marketing programs for Global Fortune 1000 clients including: Bank of America, American Express, TRowe Price, Chase. Dell, Microsoft, and Cognos.

His experience spans across all marketing communications channels including: mail, collateral, brand identity, interactive, broadcast, print, out-of-home, and events.

Gregory specializes as a social media strategist with experience in viral internet marketing, social networking, web promotions, SEO, and paid search.

In 2005, Gregory received the Prodigy award from the New England Direct Marketing Association (NEDMA) given to professionals under the age of 30 who have mastered the science and art of direct marketing. Since 2003, he has received over 40 awards for his direct marketing campaigns.

Gregory is also an accomplished blogger and besides FreezerBurns.com, he also runs five other blogs: ClickAroundWith.Me, Noodad.com, FromDadto.Me, ChelvisLives.com, & SlantyEyes.com.

Gregory’s past presentations include sessions at Social Media Business Forum ’09 and Future15 Online Video segment for South by SouthWest SXSW 2010.

Follow Gregory:

Blog: FreezerBurns.com
Blog: FollowGreg.com
Twitter: @gregoryng

Now here’s a session and Speaker addition to WordCamp Raleigh that you won’t want to miss … Andrew Gray, is a partner at TayloeGray, a Wilmington, NC based Marketing and eBusiness Consulting firm.

Session:

“Speed Up Your Site Using Transient API for Caching”

Transient API is a great way to cache sidebar items and other fragments (HTML sections) of your site that don’t need to be created on every page load.

With a simple change to your template, you can dramatically reduce the load on your database and still have a dynamic site.

The presentation will include a basic overview of the transient API and how to use it in your template. Examples will include caching the tag cloud, most commented posts, and other side bar items.

Bio:

Andrew has been a web developer since the late 90’s, and his first commercial internet project was founding the Chapel Hill website Rent.com in 1999.

He is now a partner at TayloeGray, a Wilmington, NC based Marketing and eBusiness Consulting firm, where he develops client sites using WordPress.

TayloeGray’s highest traffic WordPress site is Hip2Save.com, a coupon blog with over 5M page views per month.

Other notable WordPress sites Andrew has created include CBradioshow.com (online radio station) and UNCWEC.org (the Entrepreneurship Center of UNC-W).

Follow Andrew:

Website: TayloeGray.com
Twitter: @TayloeGray

We’re happy to announce another great Speaker addition to WordCamp Raleigh, Aaron Brezell, who is a WordPress developer & consultant, and the author of the WordPress Bible from Wiley Publishing.

Session:

“WordPress Social”

Examining how the WordPress ecosystem can help you build communities, leverage social networks, and integrate with the growing connectedness among Internet users.

Bio:

Aaron, who is often controversial but rarely wrong, is a WordPress developer & consultant and the author of the WordPress Bible from Wiley publishing.

He has been developing in WordPress for more than 4 years and is a strong advocate for resource sharing among communities.

Aaron’s past presentations include sessions at WordCamps’ San Francisco, Dallas, NYC, Atlanta, and Mid-Atlantic, where he is a lead organizer, plus others.

Follow Aaron:

Blog: Technosailor.com
Twitter: @technosailor

Those of you wanting to learn more about WordPress and Social media, we added another great Speaker, Syed Balkhi, founder of the WordPress resource site WPBeginner.

Session:

“Unleash the Power of Facebook and WordPress to Build a More Interactive Community”

Learn how to create a Facebook Fan Page, embed the fan page into your website, and integrate Facebook comments into your WordPress comments.

Also, learn how to create a Facebook application which will allow your readers to put recent articles from your website into their own Facebook profiles.

Bio:

Syed is a WordPress designer / developer and founder of the WordPress resource site WPBeginner.com.

He has 7 years of experience working in the web industry and has been working with WordPress since 2006.

Syed’s past experience includes consulting with businesses and individuals on all different levels. He is mostly known for his aggressive marketing skills, creative designs, and SEO expertise.

Syed’s past presentations include sessions at Yanik Silver’s Underground Online Seminar 6, WordCamp’s Miami, Fayetteville, and Atlanta.

Follow Syed:

Website: WPBeginner.com
Blog: Balkhis.com
Twitter: @syedbalkhi