I was checking out this article on WebDesignLedger.com called “40 Tasty Restaurant Websites to Inspire You” and two things immediately occurred to me.

I was really really hungry looking at all the amazing food on these sites’ home pages – great job on most of them to really highlight their food well in a very appetizing way!
My marketing head kicked in.  Fortunately, many of these guys do a great balance of graphic art (look of the site and displaying the food well) along side complementary marketing (making sure people can find …

University of Colorado at Boulder’s Marketing and Creative Services department has partnered with Bethany Siegler of UniqueThink, to offer her WordPress: Managing Content training to select clients. The department will continue its focus on communications planning, web site design, development and usability, while utilizing Bethany’s experience for training clients to maintain content on their sites using the WordPress platform.
Bethany looks forward to working with CU.  She has been doing a similar presentation at Boulder Digital Arts (BDA), which is for the general public.
The next public workshop at BDA is:
Tuesday, …

OK, this is not by any means a complete list, but figured I’d mention some of the WordPress related events happening in and around Boulder, Colorado this November.
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009, 6-7:30 p.m.
WORDPRESS WEBSITES: How to get a cost-effective, easy to maintain website
Westminster Public Library, College Hill
Click here to read my post on this free WordPress Workshop for those trying to understand WHY to use WordPress for your complete site.
Thursday, November 5th – 6:00 PM
Boulder WordPress Meetup – How Do I
Slice of Lime Office – 1216 Pearl St, Suite #200 …

Update 10/28/099:  This class has been rescheduled, due to snow.  It is now being held on Wed, November 4th.  Same time, same place.

I am doing a Free Workshop (lecture style) on Why to Use WordPress.ORG to build your complete website.
WORDPRESS WEBSITES: How to get a cost-effective, easy to maintain website
NEW DATE: Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
Westminster Public Library, College Hill, 6-7:30 p.m.
3705 West 112th Avenue
Westminster, CO  80031
Here’s the link to Google Maps
Call 303-404-5104 to register for this FREE program.
You need to RSVP – there is limited room, so make sure you …

Two of my favorite things are food and marketing, so a blog post about how restaurants can cost-effectively market themselves was bound to happen.  Here are a couple of quick ideas that have either been percolating in my head or I’ve noted area restaurants doing:
1. Twitter and blogging:  There are endless possibilities for using twitter and blogs to promote your restaurant:

Today’s Specials – I don’t know about you, but if I was following twitter posts and I saw that my favorite restaurant was tweeting their daily specials, my mouth would …