Lisa Sabin-Wilson | Author. Designer. Entrepreneur.

Lisa
Sabin-Wilson

DESIGNER. AUTHOR.
ENTREPRENEUR. COFFEE ADDICT.

About Me.

During business hours, I am the Chief Operating Officer and partner at WebDevStudios, a full service website development and design agency.

I am also the author of WordPress For Dummies, and several other books in the For Dummies™ series around web design, development and WordPress. I've enjoyed a fulfilling career in the WordPress industry for the past 18-years.

Outside of business hours, I am a casual baker, gardener, Alice in Wonderland fan, and a not-so-casual Green Bay Packers football fan.

Public Speaking.

I love the opportunity to speak at conferences and events on topics I am passionate about: WordPress, Web Design and Business. I have presented at various events, nation-wide and am currently available for upcoming events.

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WordPress For Dummies - Lisa Sabin-Wilson

Author.

Since 2006, I have been writing books on the WordPress platform for the For Dummies™ series from Wiley Publishing. My books are distributed world-wide in multiple languages - that is mostly due to the overwhelming popularity of the WordPress platform, which currently powers 30/% of all websites you view on the web today!

The Latest Editions

Lisa is one of my favorite authors to work with. She was finishing up the first edition of WordPress For Dummies when I joined Wiley. 8 editions and 3 additional books later, Lisa has really turned an idea into a successful line of titles for our brand. I can't wait to tackle new projects and new editions of all of her books with her!

Amy Fanderi

Acquisitions Editor - John Wiley & Sons Publishing

Lisa is a visionary. Her contributions are felt in so many different facets of the business everyday. She controls everything WordPress and continually exceeds clients expectations. With the massive shift in the market towards WordPress, we are thrilled to have Lisa as our development leader. Go Pack!

Chris Pollara

CEO - Convertiv

Lisa is one of my favorite "For Dummies" authors. She wrote a book that I was personally in need of, and that filled a huge void in the marketplace. She's easy to work with, has great ideas, and is always willing to try something new. Plus, her book is great...what more could a marketer ask for!

Ellen Gerstein

Director of Marketing - John Wiley & Sons Publishing

Lisa Sabin-Wilson is an undisputed master of WordPress, her research is thorough and her writing style makes the knowledge she conveys very accessible.

The author does indeed do a good job of explaining what you need to know.

Jerry Saperstein

Amazon 5-Star Reviewer

Web Design.

Design is really my passion, over anything else that fills the hours in my day. I'm a self-taught designer & frontend developer who turned dabbling into a 15-year long career! Below are some of my favorite works our team at WebDevStudios has done in the past several years.

Skype
Transforming the way we communicate!

MTV News
I want my MTV!

Campbell Soup Company: What's In My Food?

What's In My Food?
Campbell's Soup answers that question.

Pepperidge Farm - Tim Tam
it's a biscuit, not a cookie!

web development

Business.

I have been involved in several business ventures in my career. I founded a yoga studio and ran that for a couple of years. I founded a WordPress Design Agency back in 2003, when WordPress first started to become popular. I also ran a WordPress Theme company for a few years.

In 2012, when my WordPress Design Agency became so busy that I couldn't do it on my own any longer, I got in touch with a colleague, Brad Williams, who was running a WordPress Development Agency. I thought our two talents would really compliment one another: Design + Development.

That was 11 years ago, and today I am still a co-owner and Chief Operating Officer at WebDevStudios. I joined in 2012, and liked it so much I decided to stay!

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Words I Live By.

"You're mad. Bonkers. Off your head.
But I'll tell you a secret ... all of the best people are."

~ Alice - Alice In Wonderland

Smashing Magazine: Women in Web Design

Earlier this year, I was interviewed by Smashing Magazine for their “Women in Web Design: Group Interview” article. They asked some really interesting questions, and present all of our answers together in one huge mash up of female web design wisdom and goodness. I’m super honored to be listed among that group of fine ladies — and have to say, a little tickled pink to have been asked since I’ve been a raving fan of Smashing Magazine for quite some time!

A bit of a redesign

I have finally re-designed my site after 2 long years of my old black and pink one! Not that I didn’t like the old design . . . but it was time for something new, springy, fun, light – before summertime ran out! This time around, I tried something different and used a theme framework called Builder from my good friends over at iThemes. I’ve been wanting to dig into frameworks for some time now, and figured the best place to do that is on my own personal site where I can dig in, get my hands dirty and see what all the fuss was about! Welcome to my redesign – – don’t forget to notice the pink!