1.
Designing a Process
that Gets Things Done
Tools and Tips to Exceed Expectations and Still Keep Your Sanity
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2.
Karena Kreger
open sky web studio
jacksonville, florida
@karenalenore
@karenalenore

3.
Process
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4.
Provide predictable costs,
timeframes and outcomes.
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5.
Be an expert and manage
expectations.
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6.
Avoid scary past projects.
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7.
Process gives room for
growth.
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8.
Be a Curator
Keeper of the
Best of the Best
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9.
A rising tides lifts all boats
Provide excellence yourself
and the entire community will
lean towards excellence.
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10.
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11.
Innovation Adoption Cycle
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12.
Integrations
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13.
Rule of Thumb
If you need it, someone else
needed it first.
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14.
Be an Integration Ninja
• CSS/HTML5 Comfort
• Basic Coding Skills
• Be a pro Googler
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15.
Integrations
• Social: icons, sharing,
feeding, commenting
• Ecommerce: payment
services, inventory, fufillment
• Communication: email lists,
notifications, chat, forums
• Data: calendar, forms, tables
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16.
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17.
Foundations
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18.
Sandbox
Where do you play?
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19.
Template
Where do you start?
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20.
Frameworks
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21.
Starter Themes
Underscores
Roots.io
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22.
Good Plugin, Bad Plugin
• WP Repository Info
• Recommendations from WP
Sites or Blogs
• Test, test, test
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23.
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24.
Why Premium?
• Features
• Support
• Updates
• Reputation
• Cost
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25.
Tools
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26.
Tasking & Communication
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27.
File Sharing & Storage
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28.
Updates & Backups
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29.
Tech Docs
Naming & tracking protocols
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30.
Inspiration
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31.
Curse of the Blank Slate
• Color Schemes
• Inspiration Sites
• WP Blogs
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32.
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33.
Karena Kreger
www.openskywebstudio.com
@karenalenore
bit.ly/opensky-process
@karenalenore