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      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Zoom Meeting | Make Your Website Shine in 2027 (18 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;img src="https://iwoc.org/Resources/Pictures/Lauren%20Milberger.png" title="" alt="" style="margin: 0px 5px 7px 20px; width: 188px;" align="right" width="188" height="185"&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;Your website is, well … a very big deal. It’s a calling card, a front door, a personal assistant, and more. By today’s standards, a professional website is widely considered a basic requirement for establishing business credibility.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;&lt;font&gt;And like everything else, website workings and design continue to evolve. But one thing that doesn’t change is the personal touch. Our speaker,&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-milberger-profile/"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Lauren&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;font&gt;Milberger&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;of&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.wix.com/studio/community/partners/lucky-sevens-website-design-"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Lucky Sevens Website Design&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;is a web designer (and actor) who wants every client’s uniqueness to shine through. Lauren creates in DIY programs like Wix and Square Space, so working in the sites she designs is both easy and affordable.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Lauren will highlight current trends in editorial design (including color palettes and layouts). She’ll give us the scoop on the all-important ins and outs of a site’s back end, site navigation, updating your site, and much more.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;Please join us on Zoom on Wednesday, November 18 at 6:00pm Central. And get shining!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;h4&gt;&lt;font color="#00008B"&gt;IWOC Members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Admission is free&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;for IWOC members.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;NOTE TO MEMBERS:&lt;/strong&gt; Please do &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; register on this event page. You will automatically be sent the Zoom registration link.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h4&gt;&lt;font color="#00008B"&gt;Non-members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Admission for non-members is $10 (USD).&lt;/strong&gt; To register, simply click the Register button on this page. Upon confirmation of payment, you will soon receive the Zoom registration information. [NOTE: Registration closes at 5:30 p.m. CT on the date of the meeting.]&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;Meeting Membership Sign-up Discount&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Non-members are eligible for a 10% discount on their first year of IWOC membership&lt;/strong&gt; with a coupon code available at the meeting!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;REGISTRATION FOR MEETING CLOSES AT 5:30 PM CENTRAL.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;

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