Lesley Harrison is a freelance web developer and technology consultant with more than ten years experience in IT related fields. She began her IT career working in web design, before moving on to systems administration for a well-known tech support outsourcing company. She has been working in a freelance capacity since 2007, and spends most of her time working with content management systems, wikis, and blogging platforms. She is currently working on a `lifestyle learning' project to encourage the use of games and technology in learning.

This book will take you through the setup of a WordPress MU-powered blogging network, using a real, working blog network as an example, so that you can follow the creation process step-by-step. Your blogging network will be complete with professional features such as friends lists, status feeds, groups, forums, photo galleries, and more, to build your own WordPress.com—a place where users can quickly come and create a blog for themselves.