{"id":2253,"date":"2018-03-04T10:54:27","date_gmt":"2018-03-04T16:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2018.kansascity.wordcamp.org\/?post_type=wcb_speaker&#038;p=2253"},"modified":"2018-05-31T13:09:56","modified_gmt":"2018-05-31T18:09:56","slug":"karissa-skirmont","status":"publish","type":"wcb_speaker","link":"https:\/\/kansascity.wordcamp.org\/2018\/speaker\/karissa-skirmont\/","title":{"rendered":"Karissa Skirmont"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>How to Brand your WordPress Website<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/2018.kansascity.wordcamp.org\/schedule\">Saturday, April 14, 11am \u2013 Town Square<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The word &#8220;Branding&#8221; is used a LOT but what it really means to &#8220;brand your website&#8221;? After this session you will know how to integrate all the elements of your branding (logo, favicon, colors, fonts, typography, design elements, etc.) in WordPress to create a customized website without having to know a lot of code.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In this presentation, Karissa will cover&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Logos, Colors, Fonts, photos and design elements<\/li>\n<li>How to customize the theme<\/li>\n<li>What is a favicon<\/li>\n<li>What the H1, H2 etc tags are really for (hint: its not to make text bigger or smaller)<\/li>\n<li>Where to find royalty free graphics to use on your blog posts (and save yourself from getting a $7,500 demand letter)<\/li>\n<li>And more<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Karissa will be available in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/2018.kansascity.wordcamp.org\/community-support-lounge\/\">Community Support Lounge<\/a>\u00a0on Saturday at 3pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Karissa Skirmont<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kissaskreations.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2666\" src=\"https:\/\/2018.kansascity.wordcamp.org\/files\/2018\/03\/karissa_skirmont-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"Karissa Skirmont | WordCamp KC 2018 Speaker\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kansascity.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/03\/karissa_skirmont-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/kansascity.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/03\/karissa_skirmont-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/kansascity.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/03\/karissa_skirmont-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kansascity.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/03\/karissa_skirmont.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Karissa Skirmont tames technology for women entrepreneurs who are overwhelmed and tired of trying to figure it out by themselves. She does this through WordPress websites, branding and strategic systems.<\/p>\n<p>As an experienced web developer\/graphic designer &amp; business strategist, in her business <a href=\"http:\/\/kissaskreations.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kissa\u2019s Kreations<\/a>, she has helped hundreds of small business owners and entrepreneurs build and improve their businesses since 2005. 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