From the Ground Up: Building a WordPress Business – A WordCamp TalkSeth Shoultes
I've been using WordPress for over ten years and running a business around it for over eight years. Before that, I worked various construction jobs, then ran a small website development business and dabbled in all kinds of CMS's, then moved on to work as a front-end developer in a marketing position at an international medical coding and billing education company. While I worked there, I developed their WordPress websites and built various in-house plugins, at the same time I stayed up every night after work developing the early versions of Event Espresso for my wife's scrapbooking business. Due to the material costs and flaky customers, she wasn't willing to shell out fees to Eventbrite. Since there weren't any good plugins (IMO) at the time, I found an abandoned plugin that handled registrations, then added PayPal. Since I never heard back from the original developer, I ended up releasing and marketing my plugin under a different name. After a while, it got to where I was supporting it so much that I had to quit my full-time job to work on developing the plugin, supporting customers, and growing the business around the plugin. Somewhere along the way, I picked up my co-founder, Garth Koyle, we entered the Utah Entrepreneur Challenge in 2011 and won the grand prize of $40,000 for our business idea. At the time, we had just released the first version of our mobile apps, which allowed onsite ticket scanning and attendance tracking. Then in 2015, we launched our software as a service company, called Event Smart, which is powered by WordPress and Event Espresso.
The Small Business Strikes Back: A WordPress StoryKyle Laverty
For the non-digital small businesses interested in utilizing WordPress, things can be a bit daunting at first. I'm here to give you the low-down on jumping into WordPress as a small business. Where to begin and how to take your business up a notch using WordPress, from concept to installation and choosing a theme (and plugins).
Takeaways:
1. Starting your WordPress Journey (design, installation and setup)
2. Choosing a theme and plugins
3. Writing your first blog post
4. Basic marketing and SEO to get started
5. Staying consistent and thinking about the future
Mastering the Client Consultation - The SCOPE Strategy (WordCamp Wilmington 2...Nathan Ingram
Has a client ever wasted your time in a consulting session? Ever had a one-hour consultation turn into 3? Have you experienced the sinking feeling that comes when you leave the consultation and realize you failed to ask a key question? This talk provides answers to these issues and more. Attendees will leave with a clear, memorable outline to manage the client consultation. Using this strategy (that anyone can implement), I close over 90% of the proposals I create.
Make your website the center of your online universe - Word Camp Wilmington 2017Jeremy LeRay
The document discusses how a website should be treated as the central hub and home base for a business's online presence. It emphasizes that a website is fully controlled by the business owner, unlike social media platforms which can change or disappear. The document recommends using the website to provide great content and tell the business's unique story, while also using email marketing, social media, and offline networking to drive people back to the website. It stresses the importance of a responsive design for mobile users and measuring website usage with analytics.
Facebook Ads: Is Your Website Ready to Convert Cold Traffic?Jenna Curry
New to Facebook Advertising? Been unsuccessful in the past? Looking to level up what you're already doing? Discover the capabilities using Facebook Advertising for lead generation and sales for your own business and your clients. Leave with a checklist of tools and best practices every digital marketer should implement into their website and landing pages to increase conversions.
This document discusses how to learn web design quickly. It recommends finding a good web design package like WebFast Professional for around $50, which provides templates, tools, and support. For smaller sites, Homestead is a good subscription option at $5 per month. It also recommends finding a web host that offers unlimited features for $5-10 per month and provides support for website features. With the right tools, someone can create great looking, easy to use websites and have their first site up within a few hours of starting.
This document summarizes a talk given by John Housholder on the future of WordPress in Nashville. The talk addressed the growing WordPress community in Nashville, challenges with the current Meetup model, and a proposed solution to better connect WordPress professionals through a new website called WPNashville.com. The site would allow designers, developers, and businesses to more easily find and collaborate with each other through search features and community events. The goal is to foster more collaboration and improve Meetups through this online resource for the Nashville WordPress community.
So, you want to create a website, and make money, but don’t know where to begin? Or maybe you’ve got a site and dabbled a little, but still need more ideas on how to generate cash flow? Well, this is the presentation to be at.
We’ll be talking about:
1. Ways you can make money using WordPress
2. Tips to set you on the right path
3. WordPress plugins to assist you along the way
And by the way, I’m giving you a couple links to a large list of links to some of those money making opportunities too! Hopefully by the time you walk away from this WordCamp, you’ll be able to start creating your own plan, implement some of the tips mentions in this talk, and begin making some money with your WordPress website.
I’m literally giving you the kitchen sink, because you’ll have references to some articles that have lots of opportunities for you to make money with your blog and social media handles.
[ Note: Because LinkedIn SlideShare no longer allows re-uploading slides to modify presentations, on the e-Commerce link, there is a plugin missing - WooCommerce. You can find that at http://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce ]
From the Ground Up: Building a WordPress Business – A WordCamp TalkSeth Shoultes
I've been using WordPress for over ten years and running a business around it for over eight years. Before that, I worked various construction jobs, then ran a small website development business and dabbled in all kinds of CMS's, then moved on to work as a front-end developer in a marketing position at an international medical coding and billing education company. While I worked there, I developed their WordPress websites and built various in-house plugins, at the same time I stayed up every night after work developing the early versions of Event Espresso for my wife's scrapbooking business. Due to the material costs and flaky customers, she wasn't willing to shell out fees to Eventbrite. Since there weren't any good plugins (IMO) at the time, I found an abandoned plugin that handled registrations, then added PayPal. Since I never heard back from the original developer, I ended up releasing and marketing my plugin under a different name. After a while, it got to where I was supporting it so much that I had to quit my full-time job to work on developing the plugin, supporting customers, and growing the business around the plugin. Somewhere along the way, I picked up my co-founder, Garth Koyle, we entered the Utah Entrepreneur Challenge in 2011 and won the grand prize of $40,000 for our business idea. At the time, we had just released the first version of our mobile apps, which allowed onsite ticket scanning and attendance tracking. Then in 2015, we launched our software as a service company, called Event Smart, which is powered by WordPress and Event Espresso.
The Small Business Strikes Back: A WordPress StoryKyle Laverty
For the non-digital small businesses interested in utilizing WordPress, things can be a bit daunting at first. I'm here to give you the low-down on jumping into WordPress as a small business. Where to begin and how to take your business up a notch using WordPress, from concept to installation and choosing a theme (and plugins).
Takeaways:
1. Starting your WordPress Journey (design, installation and setup)
2. Choosing a theme and plugins
3. Writing your first blog post
4. Basic marketing and SEO to get started
5. Staying consistent and thinking about the future
Mastering the Client Consultation - The SCOPE Strategy (WordCamp Wilmington 2...Nathan Ingram
Has a client ever wasted your time in a consulting session? Ever had a one-hour consultation turn into 3? Have you experienced the sinking feeling that comes when you leave the consultation and realize you failed to ask a key question? This talk provides answers to these issues and more. Attendees will leave with a clear, memorable outline to manage the client consultation. Using this strategy (that anyone can implement), I close over 90% of the proposals I create.
Make your website the center of your online universe - Word Camp Wilmington 2017Jeremy LeRay
The document discusses how a website should be treated as the central hub and home base for a business's online presence. It emphasizes that a website is fully controlled by the business owner, unlike social media platforms which can change or disappear. The document recommends using the website to provide great content and tell the business's unique story, while also using email marketing, social media, and offline networking to drive people back to the website. It stresses the importance of a responsive design for mobile users and measuring website usage with analytics.
Facebook Ads: Is Your Website Ready to Convert Cold Traffic?Jenna Curry
New to Facebook Advertising? Been unsuccessful in the past? Looking to level up what you're already doing? Discover the capabilities using Facebook Advertising for lead generation and sales for your own business and your clients. Leave with a checklist of tools and best practices every digital marketer should implement into their website and landing pages to increase conversions.
This document discusses how to learn web design quickly. It recommends finding a good web design package like WebFast Professional for around $50, which provides templates, tools, and support. For smaller sites, Homestead is a good subscription option at $5 per month. It also recommends finding a web host that offers unlimited features for $5-10 per month and provides support for website features. With the right tools, someone can create great looking, easy to use websites and have their first site up within a few hours of starting.
This document summarizes a talk given by John Housholder on the future of WordPress in Nashville. The talk addressed the growing WordPress community in Nashville, challenges with the current Meetup model, and a proposed solution to better connect WordPress professionals through a new website called WPNashville.com. The site would allow designers, developers, and businesses to more easily find and collaborate with each other through search features and community events. The goal is to foster more collaboration and improve Meetups through this online resource for the Nashville WordPress community.
So, you want to create a website, and make money, but don’t know where to begin? Or maybe you’ve got a site and dabbled a little, but still need more ideas on how to generate cash flow? Well, this is the presentation to be at.
We’ll be talking about:
1. Ways you can make money using WordPress
2. Tips to set you on the right path
3. WordPress plugins to assist you along the way
And by the way, I’m giving you a couple links to a large list of links to some of those money making opportunities too! Hopefully by the time you walk away from this WordCamp, you’ll be able to start creating your own plan, implement some of the tips mentions in this talk, and begin making some money with your WordPress website.
I’m literally giving you the kitchen sink, because you’ll have references to some articles that have lots of opportunities for you to make money with your blog and social media handles.
[ Note: Because LinkedIn SlideShare no longer allows re-uploading slides to modify presentations, on the e-Commerce link, there is a plugin missing - WooCommerce. You can find that at http://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce ]
Content Creation Regimen - WordCamp Hamilton 2016Andy McIlwain
Content creation is the hardest part of content marketing. No amount of reading articles, listening to podcasts, or attending conferences will change that. You need to do the work if you want to make an impact.
Content creation is the hardest part of content marketing. Follow this step-by-step guide to get your content production process up and running.
Full post available at https://andymci.com/content-creation-regimen/
This document provides advice on developing effective content for business purposes. It emphasizes that content must connect with customers by identifying their needs, obstacles, and how the business can provide a solution. It introduces the N.O.S.E. framework for content - discussing the need, obstacle, solution, and how to engage customers. Specific examples are provided to illustrate applying this framework when writing about needs such as having more wine at a party or complying with tax laws in China. The document stresses that content should avoid being useless and instead clearly explain how the business differs and can solve customer problems.
The March offering for TechTuesday, the monthly romp through the world of nonprofit technology presented by Trish Perkins of HandyCapable Network for members of the Guilford Nonprofit Consortium...and others.
Kelsey Beard Professional Persona Project Kelsey Brickel
Kelsey is a web designer and developer whose brand mantra is defining brand pride through digital marketing and agile development best practices. She has experience leading a team and creating brand specific user experiences through code. She is searching for a passionate, involved company to join.
Smug Your Mug: How to Supercharge Your Online Photography PortfolioMelissa Geissinger
Melissa Geissinger is a serial entrepreneur and president of New Skin Media. She specializes in designing websites for photographers using SmugMug and WordPress. She conducts one day build sessions to help photographers set up their online portfolios and learn how to organize images, customize templates, add logos and navigation, set up pricing for prints, and add contact forms and watermarks to their websites.
This document provides information on useful tools for technology and business including social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Pinterest which can be used to promote products. It also discusses blogs, video hosting and tagging on YouTube, influencer tools like Klout and Swaylo, crowdfunding sites, productivity tools like Prezi and Evernote, cloud storage options, and additional resources for photos, recipes, computer skills and search engine optimization.
Using Social Media for Your Wedding BusinessLessing-Flynn
This document provides guidance on using social media to build a wedding business. It discusses establishing an online presence through websites, blogs and social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, FourSquare and LinkedIn. The goals of social media marketing for a wedding business are to build credibility, create awareness, attract new clients and get referrals. The document provides tips on setting up profiles and accounts, curating engaging content and interacting with others on each platform. Examples of successful wedding professionals utilizing social media effectively are also showcased.
Digital sharecropping refers to creating content on platforms like Facebook and Instagram that profit from user-generated content while users do not own the content they create. This poses problems for businesses as they do not own the content, the platform can shut down their presence at any time, and the platform itself could lose prominence over time. To build a sustainable long-term solution, businesses should build their own website as a central hub and use other social media platforms as spokes to control their own destiny and own their business.
It is now much easier to create basic web pages than in the past without extensive technical knowledge or experience. Free website templates allow anyone to set up a blog or basic site with pictures, text, and other content. However, professionally designed sites for businesses require skills in areas like keyword optimization, design layout, and usability which are best handled by experienced developers. Modern web design tools have reduced the technical barriers so that even non-experts can make competent looking sites with minimal training by figuring out their needs and getting started.
The document discusses creating a personal website to help with job searching and networking. It recommends including information about one's education, experience, skills and accomplishments. Basic steps are outlined, such as choosing a domain name, finding a hosting company, using a website builder or template, adding content like resumes and videos, and promoting the site on social media and business cards. The document emphasizes that only basic computer skills are needed to create an effective personal site in 2-3 hours.
The document provides tips on building a website, including keywords to include in meta tags, headers, images, content, and linked text. It recommends including a call to action, contact information, and a way to collect emails. The document advises against flashing items, personal details, and hard-to-read fonts. It also offers bonus tips such as using YouTube/Vimeo, resizing images, and getting permission before using others' content.
Andrew Christie is a freelance web developer, photographer, and graphic designer based in Rutland, Vermont. He has over 10 years of experience in web development, print design, photography, and marketing. He is proficient in programs like WordPress, Drupal, Magento, Adobe Creative Suite, and various coding languages. He holds a BS in Business Administration and has worked for companies like Galaxy Place, VT Web, and Pitter Patter Pix. His work can be seen at sites like Talley Fisher Sculpture, Teton Timberframe, and Vermont Achievement Center.
This document provides a top 10 list of business ideas for those wanting to start a business but unsure of what to do, including dropshipping, a translation service, being a website flipper, stock photographer, content writer, virtual assistant, personal shopper, online tutor, career coach, and print-on-demand business.
This document provides information about WordPress and Genesis theme skins that can be selected for a blog. It encourages picking a design and offers to provide quotes for blog development services, noting that the company values client relationships and is happy to help with any questions. Contact and copyright information is also included.
Our Wild Journey Implementing A Headless WordPress BlogWordCamp Sydney
Several months ago we got REALLY EXCITED when we discovered that some industrious individuals had started implementing Gutenberg for other CMS & frameworks.
Gutenberg for Laravel? Gutenberg for Drupal? Amazing!
Then we tried it ourselves. And failed, miserably.
Back to the drawing board – we needed a different way to integrate the shiny new block editor we’d already promised our favourite client with the mother of all websites.
We’re talking a custom PHP website built on a highly complex custom enterprise CMS/ERP system developed over a 15 year period. No sweat.
Fortunately for us, the latest craze in the WordPress development world – headless WordPress – came to the rescue!
Find out about our journey as we share what we tried before landing on our final solution, what we ended up with, what we’d do differently next time and what our key takeaways from this wild adventure were!
Key Take-Away
============
* There’s more than one way to skin a cat
* Implementing Gutenberg in a non WordPress website is very challenging
* How headless WordPress can be used for integrations
* Challenges and learnings from a first time headless experience
Presented by Jo Minney at WordCamp Sydney 2019
I Teach Blogging Thesis Theme Blog Design OptionsRenee Groskreutz
This document provides information about WordPress and Thesis theme skins available for purchase. It encourages the reader to pick a design for their blog today and states that the company builds blogs so clients can focus on content. Contact details are provided to request a quote.
The document discusses the author's experiences getting started with internet marketing. It describes how they purchased resale rights to internet marketing DVDs but realized they lacked knowledge about the market. They watched the DVDs to learn more and was inspired to create their own website. The author struggled at first with deciding on an idea and learning HTML, but was able to put up 3 basic websites using Dreamweaver's free trial. Their next steps are optimizing the sites for search engines to start driving traffic and testing different marketing strategies.
This document provides an overview of setting up a WordPress website. It discusses domains and hosting, including types of hosting and terminology. It recommends finding a premium theme with documentation and tutorials. It also lists some essential free plugins for SEO, forms, calendars, caching, and image optimization. The document stresses the importance of security, backups, and keeping WordPress, themes, and plugins updated. It provides some favorite online resources for tutorials, themes, and hiring help with websites.
Content Creation Regimen - WordCamp Hamilton 2016Andy McIlwain
Content creation is the hardest part of content marketing. No amount of reading articles, listening to podcasts, or attending conferences will change that. You need to do the work if you want to make an impact.
Content creation is the hardest part of content marketing. Follow this step-by-step guide to get your content production process up and running.
Full post available at https://andymci.com/content-creation-regimen/
This document provides advice on developing effective content for business purposes. It emphasizes that content must connect with customers by identifying their needs, obstacles, and how the business can provide a solution. It introduces the N.O.S.E. framework for content - discussing the need, obstacle, solution, and how to engage customers. Specific examples are provided to illustrate applying this framework when writing about needs such as having more wine at a party or complying with tax laws in China. The document stresses that content should avoid being useless and instead clearly explain how the business differs and can solve customer problems.
The March offering for TechTuesday, the monthly romp through the world of nonprofit technology presented by Trish Perkins of HandyCapable Network for members of the Guilford Nonprofit Consortium...and others.
Kelsey Beard Professional Persona Project Kelsey Brickel
Kelsey is a web designer and developer whose brand mantra is defining brand pride through digital marketing and agile development best practices. She has experience leading a team and creating brand specific user experiences through code. She is searching for a passionate, involved company to join.
Smug Your Mug: How to Supercharge Your Online Photography PortfolioMelissa Geissinger
Melissa Geissinger is a serial entrepreneur and president of New Skin Media. She specializes in designing websites for photographers using SmugMug and WordPress. She conducts one day build sessions to help photographers set up their online portfolios and learn how to organize images, customize templates, add logos and navigation, set up pricing for prints, and add contact forms and watermarks to their websites.
This document provides information on useful tools for technology and business including social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Pinterest which can be used to promote products. It also discusses blogs, video hosting and tagging on YouTube, influencer tools like Klout and Swaylo, crowdfunding sites, productivity tools like Prezi and Evernote, cloud storage options, and additional resources for photos, recipes, computer skills and search engine optimization.
Using Social Media for Your Wedding BusinessLessing-Flynn
This document provides guidance on using social media to build a wedding business. It discusses establishing an online presence through websites, blogs and social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, FourSquare and LinkedIn. The goals of social media marketing for a wedding business are to build credibility, create awareness, attract new clients and get referrals. The document provides tips on setting up profiles and accounts, curating engaging content and interacting with others on each platform. Examples of successful wedding professionals utilizing social media effectively are also showcased.
Digital sharecropping refers to creating content on platforms like Facebook and Instagram that profit from user-generated content while users do not own the content they create. This poses problems for businesses as they do not own the content, the platform can shut down their presence at any time, and the platform itself could lose prominence over time. To build a sustainable long-term solution, businesses should build their own website as a central hub and use other social media platforms as spokes to control their own destiny and own their business.
It is now much easier to create basic web pages than in the past without extensive technical knowledge or experience. Free website templates allow anyone to set up a blog or basic site with pictures, text, and other content. However, professionally designed sites for businesses require skills in areas like keyword optimization, design layout, and usability which are best handled by experienced developers. Modern web design tools have reduced the technical barriers so that even non-experts can make competent looking sites with minimal training by figuring out their needs and getting started.
The document discusses creating a personal website to help with job searching and networking. It recommends including information about one's education, experience, skills and accomplishments. Basic steps are outlined, such as choosing a domain name, finding a hosting company, using a website builder or template, adding content like resumes and videos, and promoting the site on social media and business cards. The document emphasizes that only basic computer skills are needed to create an effective personal site in 2-3 hours.
The document provides tips on building a website, including keywords to include in meta tags, headers, images, content, and linked text. It recommends including a call to action, contact information, and a way to collect emails. The document advises against flashing items, personal details, and hard-to-read fonts. It also offers bonus tips such as using YouTube/Vimeo, resizing images, and getting permission before using others' content.
Andrew Christie is a freelance web developer, photographer, and graphic designer based in Rutland, Vermont. He has over 10 years of experience in web development, print design, photography, and marketing. He is proficient in programs like WordPress, Drupal, Magento, Adobe Creative Suite, and various coding languages. He holds a BS in Business Administration and has worked for companies like Galaxy Place, VT Web, and Pitter Patter Pix. His work can be seen at sites like Talley Fisher Sculpture, Teton Timberframe, and Vermont Achievement Center.
This document provides a top 10 list of business ideas for those wanting to start a business but unsure of what to do, including dropshipping, a translation service, being a website flipper, stock photographer, content writer, virtual assistant, personal shopper, online tutor, career coach, and print-on-demand business.
This document provides information about WordPress and Genesis theme skins that can be selected for a blog. It encourages picking a design and offers to provide quotes for blog development services, noting that the company values client relationships and is happy to help with any questions. Contact and copyright information is also included.
Our Wild Journey Implementing A Headless WordPress BlogWordCamp Sydney
Several months ago we got REALLY EXCITED when we discovered that some industrious individuals had started implementing Gutenberg for other CMS & frameworks.
Gutenberg for Laravel? Gutenberg for Drupal? Amazing!
Then we tried it ourselves. And failed, miserably.
Back to the drawing board – we needed a different way to integrate the shiny new block editor we’d already promised our favourite client with the mother of all websites.
We’re talking a custom PHP website built on a highly complex custom enterprise CMS/ERP system developed over a 15 year period. No sweat.
Fortunately for us, the latest craze in the WordPress development world – headless WordPress – came to the rescue!
Find out about our journey as we share what we tried before landing on our final solution, what we ended up with, what we’d do differently next time and what our key takeaways from this wild adventure were!
Key Take-Away
============
* There’s more than one way to skin a cat
* Implementing Gutenberg in a non WordPress website is very challenging
* How headless WordPress can be used for integrations
* Challenges and learnings from a first time headless experience
Presented by Jo Minney at WordCamp Sydney 2019
I Teach Blogging Thesis Theme Blog Design OptionsRenee Groskreutz
This document provides information about WordPress and Thesis theme skins available for purchase. It encourages the reader to pick a design for their blog today and states that the company builds blogs so clients can focus on content. Contact details are provided to request a quote.
The document discusses the author's experiences getting started with internet marketing. It describes how they purchased resale rights to internet marketing DVDs but realized they lacked knowledge about the market. They watched the DVDs to learn more and was inspired to create their own website. The author struggled at first with deciding on an idea and learning HTML, but was able to put up 3 basic websites using Dreamweaver's free trial. Their next steps are optimizing the sites for search engines to start driving traffic and testing different marketing strategies.
This document provides an overview of setting up a WordPress website. It discusses domains and hosting, including types of hosting and terminology. It recommends finding a premium theme with documentation and tutorials. It also lists some essential free plugins for SEO, forms, calendars, caching, and image optimization. The document stresses the importance of security, backups, and keeping WordPress, themes, and plugins updated. It provides some favorite online resources for tutorials, themes, and hiring help with websites.
WordCamp Wilmington 2017 - As a freelancer or agency, have you considered targeting clients in a specific industry. Being a niche marketing agency can help you grow your Wordpress-based marketing business.
Make your WordPress site fly with this one weird trick…except it’s more than one trick, and it’s only weird until you learn how it works. Varnish Cache can speed up information delivery by a factor of several hundred and earn you the coveted “A” in the TTFB column. This talk will provide an overview of Varnish Cache, what it is and how it works. Then we’ll explore setup and the ways you can integrate Varnish with simple WordPress sites before discussing more complex implementations, strategies for handling state, Edge Side Includes and other neat things Varnish does. HTTPS? Glad you asked. We’ll talk about that too.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
This document discusses ways to amp up a freelance business. It recommends positioning yourself as an expert in your field by continuing to learn new skills. It also suggests learning how to upsell additional services to clients and subcontract work when needed. Finally, it stresses the importance of establishing a network to avoid working as an island and provides contact information to connect.
The document provides an overview of the WordPress REST API. It begins by defining what an API is and explaining that the WordPress REST API exposes WordPress data through HTTP requests that return JSON responses. It discusses how the API makes WordPress more flexible and extensible by allowing developers to build applications that interact with WordPress sites. The document then covers some key aspects of the WordPress REST API like routes, endpoints, authentication, and examples of how it is being used.
Top 9 Lessons from Daily Blogging for over 900 Days & Still CountingHelen Rittersporn, PMP
Presentation from the WordCamp Wilmington 2017 Conference
If you have ever found yourself staring at a blank screen to come up with blog topics this session: “Top 9 Lessons from daily blogging for over 900 days & still counting” with Helen Rittersporn will be of help. It is a continuation from last year’s WordCamp Wilmington 2016 where Helen presented “Lessons from daily blogging for over 600 days & still counting”.
Join Helen as she shares Lessons Learned from blogging over 900 daily blog posts (& still counting!). Her blog, Anchored Scraps, encourages old-style correspondence letter writing. Items will include Time Management of writing and posting daily blog posts; benefits of blogging daily; and insights using WordPress to blog daily.
Helen’s Milestone 1000th daily blog post will be on November 21, 2017, since launching AnchoredScraps on February 26, 2015! Whether you are new or a returning WordCamp Wilmington alumni this presentation will help inspire you to increase your blogging frequency and with confidence!
This presentation is not only about explaining why these theories about WordPress are not true, but also to arm you with the tools needed to overcome objections when your potential clients mention “my site is too big for this, i need better security, etc"
WordPress Development in the EnterpriseIan Oeschger
Presented at Wilmington WordCamp 2017: WordPress has grown from a humble, open source blogging tool into the most dominant site development platform in the world. But does its growth, flexibility and robustness extend all the way to the enterprise? IBM software developer and architect Ian Oeschger talks about a large scale adoption of WordPress at IBM developerWorks, about user management and security, REST APIs, web standards, custom types, performance and other features that work in the enterprise, and some that do not.
Should I DIY or BUY a new WordPress website? Jennifer Novak
St Pete WordPress Meetup group 6/21/18
Should I hire a Designer/Developer to build my website versus doing it myself? It depends!
We will touch on basics you need to know, such as:
• Do you need to outsource building your website?
• Resources for learning WordPress.
• Overview of steps to building a website.
• Determining the goals for your website.
• What to look for in a web designer/developer.
You will learn tips and resources to successfully build a site you can be proud of and/or what you need to hire someone to build a website for you.
Featured Speakers Elaine Simmons & Jennifer Novak:
Elaine creates mobile friendly WordPress websites, landing pages, maintain websites and refresh existing websites. (http://elainesimmonsdesign.com).
Jennifer currently does digital marketing including social media, AdWords, e-mail marketing and, of course, building and managing WordPress websites. (http://nextrise.co)
The document provides career advice for getting into the tech field, including:
- Doing projects and internships in college to build a portfolio.
- Learning about different roles and technologies through industry research.
- Contributing to open source projects to build experience and network.
- Developing a personal brand through a website and social media presence.
- Networking through events, communities, and finding a mentor.
- Practicing interviews through mock interviews and whiteboarding coding questions.
The document provides career advice for getting into the tech field, including advice for students, recent graduates, and those looking to change careers. It recommends gaining experience through internships and side projects during college, contributing to open source projects, networking, finding a mentor, practicing mock interviews and whiteboarding questions, and preparing for technical interviews through sites like LeetCode and HackerRank. The document is presented as a guide with sections on various topics and includes the speaker's own career path and contributions to open source as an example.
- The document provides an overview of designing a business website using WordPress, covering topics like understanding your brand, the design process, and digitally marketing your site.
- It introduces WordPress and discusses themes, plugins, and basic functionality. Tips are provided for defining your brand, audience, and goals for the site.
- The design process section covers picking a theme template and provides examples for non-profits and e-commerce sites. Methods for digital marketing like email, social media, and search engine optimization are also outlined.
The document discusses organizing various types of Drupal community events including meetups, camps, conferences, and online projects. It provides tips for finding venues, promoting events, planning logistics, and ensuring successful community building. Large events require more planning and resources to address needs like facilities, contracts, insurance, equipment, and budgets.
Naoko Takano discussed growing the WordPress community and successful contribution. She explained that the WordPress community benefits everyone as it consists of all contributors. Contributing provides professional development, a sense of belonging, and opportunities to meet others with similar interests. Best practices include doing what you enjoy, working as a team, getting others involved, relying on others, documenting work, and keeping a long-term, optimistic focus. The presentation encouraged attendees to get involved through Make.WordPress.org, local meetups, and additional learning resources.
Second webinar in the 3 webinar master class, Secrets of a WordPress Web Designer Revealed. One of the reasons aspiring web designers stay swirling around feeling less than competent is that they never stay with a theme and learn to customize it. Of course, they do need to start with the right theme framework for their skills.
Build and Promote Your Website With A Small BudgetSally Gradle
So, you want to build a website for your organization or tiny business, and make sure it gets seen, but you have a very small budget? Learn how to use the right tools to build the site, what the options are for promotion, and where to find information to learn what you need to, all for little or no cost. Your organization or side-hustle can have a beautiful website that reaches and informs your audience while maximizing the available funds.
This document discusses organizing a WordCamp event and outlines some of the key roles and challenges. It describes 10 main roles for organizers, including Lead Organizer, Speaker Wrangler, Website Wrangler, Venue Wrangler, Volunteer Wrangler, and Social Media Wrangler. Each role faces unique challenges in coordinating the event. The document also discusses calling for volunteers and having different roles like hall leads, timekeepers, and registration assistants. It provides suggestions for activities before and after the WordCamp like review meetings and feedback surveys.
This document promotes contributing to the Drupal open source community. It outlines that anyone can contribute, including developers, business users, testers and designers. Contributing provides skills, networking opportunities and recognition. Common challenges to contributing like time constraints and inhibitions can be overcome with tips such as asking questions and working with the community. Overall, contributing brings personal and professional rewards.
This is a redux of the talk i gave at WordCamp Baltimore - updated.
Always wanted to contribute to the community but think you have to be a developer? WRONG! Contributing is within reach of everyone. Learn about the available projects, meetups, and communities. Find the perfect place to get started and have fun.
- The document describes a 1-day WordPress workshop that teaches website creation using WordPress.com. It covers topics such as designing a website, setting up a web server and domain name, and publishing a website.
- The workshop objectives are for participants to learn how to develop a basic website using WordPress and be able to use those skills for work or business. It is suitable for beginners and requires no previous experience.
- The workshop benefits include being able to create a WordPress website in a day through hands-on learning, resources, and answers during the workshop.
It's All About the Experience: What I’ve learnt from talking to thousands of ...Suzanne Dergacheva
Use cases for Drupal are changing and so are criteria for selecting a web development platform. This is a challenge for the community as well as individuals and companies that use Drupal. We can learn a lot by looking at the Drupal experience from different perspectives and thinking about the personas of people who interact with Drupal.
I’ll talk about what we can learn from design thinking and user experience techniques, and what I’ve learnt from talking to new Drupal users and teaching Drupal. And I’ll share my thoughts about how we can adapt our approach and mindset to make Drupal relevant to our clients, colleagues, and communities.
The Recipe to Getting Attendees to Your Open Source Events Karen Vuong
The Recipe to Getting Attendees to your Open Source Events
With the growth of open source comes the need for more conferences, meetups and hackathons - you name it! These events give community members the opportunity to interact face-to-face to solve problems, come up with new ideas, or even just to chat and get to know each other better. But, the question is – how do we get developers, users and contributors from open source communities to these events? In this session, we’ll learn useful tips and best practices on how to get attendees to your open source conferences and meetups. Karen will go over a 3-step process; how to setup your events, how to promote the events and what to do after the events.
The Recipe to Getting Attendees to Your Open Source Events Karen Vuong
With the growth of open source comes the need for more conferences, meetups and hackathons - you name it! These events give community members the opportunity to interact face-to-face to solve problems, come up with new ideas, or even just to chat and get to know each other better. But, the question is – how do we get developers, users and contributors from open source communities to these events? In this session, we’ll learn useful tips and best practices on how to get attendees to your open source conferences and meetups. Karen will go over a 3-step process; how to setup your events, how to promote the events and what to do after the events.
One of the best things for your front end development career can be to run a local meetup. Find out why you should do it and how to get your meetup up and running.
This presentation is for a lightning talk at the All Day Hey! event in Leeds, UK, on April 24, 2017
WordPress is a free and open-source content management system that allows users to create their own blogs on various topics. It has a plugin architecture and template system. Freelancers Academy provides WordPress training to help students learn skills and get freelance work opportunities in areas like SEO, themes, plugins, and content management. Their hands-on training approach and assistance with finding projects helps newcomers learn effectively and work in the WordPress environment.
Talk given at WordCamp Baltimore 2016
Always wanted to contribute to the community but think you have to be a developer? WRONG! Contributing is within reach of everyone. Learn about the available projects, meetups, and communities. Find the perfect place to get started and have fun.
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This document provides an overview of a WordPress 101 presentation by Laura Hartwig. It covers the basics of setting up and customizing a WordPress site, including choosing themes and plugins, settings, posts and pages, media, comments, and more. Tips are provided throughout on SEO, security, and usability best practices for a WordPress site. The presentation aims to give attendees an understanding of the core functionality and customization options in WordPress.
This document provides a summary of strategies for optimizing website content for search engines. It discusses topics like search engine optimization (SEO), using keywords in pages and titles, internal and external linking, using images and videos, blogging, and tips for specific pages like home, contact, about pages. The presentation recommends writing for viewers over search engines, using target keywords, and emphasizing quality over quantity of traffic from search results. It stresses the importance of internal linking to aid navigation and spread link equity.
Before you start your own website, be sure you know all the terminology to purchase what you need and speak knowledgeably with your developer and tech support
This document provides a guide to securing WordPress sites in 9 steps: 1) Choose a good host, 2) Keep your site updated, 3) Use strong usernames and passwords, 4) Remove unwanted users, 5) Use security plugins, 6) Backups, 7) Get notified of issues, 8) Protect your own security, and 9) Know what to do if hacked. WordPress powers many websites but this open source software is a target, so site owners must choose a security level based on resources and site value. Regular backups, software updates, and password protection are key to prevention, while monitoring and incident response plans can address any issues.
This document provides instructions for setting up WooCommerce, a popular e-commerce plugin for WordPress. It outlines the 7 step installation process and configuring key settings like payments, taxes, shipping and more. Additional sections cover adding products, managing orders, using coupons and reports. While not a 5-minute setup, following the steps carefully will avoid issues and the basic plugin is free to use, though some features require paid upgrades.
This document discusses the presenter's favorite WordPress plugins and how to use them. It begins by explaining that plugins can extend site functionality beyond what is available in platforms like Wix, Weebly, and Square Space. The document then covers types of plugins like free, paid, and freemium and things to consider with each. Specific plugin recommendations are made for security, comments, SEO, social sharing, and admin features. The presentation encourages questions and provides links for more information.
This document provides instructions and tips for customizing WordPress themes. It discusses preparing for theme customization by setting up a development site, then outlines the theme customization process including working with CSS, header images, backgrounds, fonts, and footer credits. It also provides links to additional resources and plugins to aid in customization.
Salesforce Integration for Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions A...Jeffrey Haguewood
Sidekick Solutions uses Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions Apricot) and automation solutions to integrate data for business workflows.
We believe integration and automation are essential to user experience and the promise of efficient work through technology. Automation is the critical ingredient to realizing that full vision. We develop integration products and services for Bonterra Case Management software to support the deployment of automations for a variety of use cases.
This video focuses on integration of Salesforce with Bonterra Impact Management.
Interested in deploying an integration with Salesforce for Bonterra Impact Management? Contact us at sales@sidekicksolutionsllc.com to discuss next steps.
Digital Banking in the Cloud: How Citizens Bank Unlocked Their MainframePrecisely
Inconsistent user experience and siloed data, high costs, and changing customer expectations – Citizens Bank was experiencing these challenges while it was attempting to deliver a superior digital banking experience for its clients. Its core banking applications run on the mainframe and Citizens was using legacy utilities to get the critical mainframe data to feed customer-facing channels, like call centers, web, and mobile. Ultimately, this led to higher operating costs (MIPS), delayed response times, and longer time to market.
Ever-changing customer expectations demand more modern digital experiences, and the bank needed to find a solution that could provide real-time data to its customer channels with low latency and operating costs. Join this session to learn how Citizens is leveraging Precisely to replicate mainframe data to its customer channels and deliver on their “modern digital bank” experiences.
Taking AI to the Next Level in Manufacturing.pdfssuserfac0301
Read Taking AI to the Next Level in Manufacturing to gain insights on AI adoption in the manufacturing industry, such as:
1. How quickly AI is being implemented in manufacturing.
2. Which barriers stand in the way of AI adoption.
3. How data quality and governance form the backbone of AI.
4. Organizational processes and structures that may inhibit effective AI adoption.
6. Ideas and approaches to help build your organization's AI strategy.
5th LF Energy Power Grid Model Meet-up SlidesDanBrown980551
5th Power Grid Model Meet-up
It is with great pleasure that we extend to you an invitation to the 5th Power Grid Model Meet-up, scheduled for 6th June 2024. This event will adopt a hybrid format, allowing participants to join us either through an online Mircosoft Teams session or in person at TU/e located at Den Dolech 2, Eindhoven, Netherlands. The meet-up will be hosted by Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), a research university specializing in engineering science & technology.
Power Grid Model
The global energy transition is placing new and unprecedented demands on Distribution System Operators (DSOs). Alongside upgrades to grid capacity, processes such as digitization, capacity optimization, and congestion management are becoming vital for delivering reliable services.
Power Grid Model is an open source project from Linux Foundation Energy and provides a calculation engine that is increasingly essential for DSOs. It offers a standards-based foundation enabling real-time power systems analysis, simulations of electrical power grids, and sophisticated what-if analysis. In addition, it enables in-depth studies and analysis of the electrical power grid’s behavior and performance. This comprehensive model incorporates essential factors such as power generation capacity, electrical losses, voltage levels, power flows, and system stability.
Power Grid Model is currently being applied in a wide variety of use cases, including grid planning, expansion, reliability, and congestion studies. It can also help in analyzing the impact of renewable energy integration, assessing the effects of disturbances or faults, and developing strategies for grid control and optimization.
What to expect
For the upcoming meetup we are organizing, we have an exciting lineup of activities planned:
-Insightful presentations covering two practical applications of the Power Grid Model.
-An update on the latest advancements in Power Grid -Model technology during the first and second quarters of 2024.
-An interactive brainstorming session to discuss and propose new feature requests.
-An opportunity to connect with fellow Power Grid Model enthusiasts and users.
TrustArc Webinar - 2024 Global Privacy SurveyTrustArc
How does your privacy program stack up against your peers? What challenges are privacy teams tackling and prioritizing in 2024?
In the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey, we asked over 1,800 global privacy professionals and business executives to share their perspectives on the current state of privacy inside and outside of their organizations. This year’s report focused on emerging areas of importance for privacy and compliance professionals, including considerations and implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, building brand trust, and different approaches for achieving higher privacy competence scores.
See how organizational priorities and strategic approaches to data security and privacy are evolving around the globe.
This webinar will review:
- The top 10 privacy insights from the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey
- The top challenges for privacy leaders, practitioners, and organizations in 2024
- Key themes to consider in developing and maintaining your privacy program
Have you ever been confused by the myriad of choices offered by AWS for hosting a website or an API?
Lambda, Elastic Beanstalk, Lightsail, Amplify, S3 (and more!) can each host websites + APIs. But which one should we choose?
Which one is cheapest? Which one is fastest? Which one will scale to meet our needs?
Join me in this session as we dive into each AWS hosting service to determine which one is best for your scenario and explain why!
zkStudyClub - LatticeFold: A Lattice-based Folding Scheme and its Application...Alex Pruden
Folding is a recent technique for building efficient recursive SNARKs. Several elegant folding protocols have been proposed, such as Nova, Supernova, Hypernova, Protostar, and others. However, all of them rely on an additively homomorphic commitment scheme based on discrete log, and are therefore not post-quantum secure. In this work we present LatticeFold, the first lattice-based folding protocol based on the Module SIS problem. This folding protocol naturally leads to an efficient recursive lattice-based SNARK and an efficient PCD scheme. LatticeFold supports folding low-degree relations, such as R1CS, as well as high-degree relations, such as CCS. The key challenge is to construct a secure folding protocol that works with the Ajtai commitment scheme. The difficulty, is ensuring that extracted witnesses are low norm through many rounds of folding. We present a novel technique using the sumcheck protocol to ensure that extracted witnesses are always low norm no matter how many rounds of folding are used. Our evaluation of the final proof system suggests that it is as performant as Hypernova, while providing post-quantum security.
Paper Link: https://eprint.iacr.org/2024/257
HCL Notes und Domino Lizenzkostenreduzierung in der Welt von DLAUpanagenda
Webinar Recording: https://www.panagenda.com/webinars/hcl-notes-und-domino-lizenzkostenreduzierung-in-der-welt-von-dlau/
DLAU und die Lizenzen nach dem CCB- und CCX-Modell sind für viele in der HCL-Community seit letztem Jahr ein heißes Thema. Als Notes- oder Domino-Kunde haben Sie vielleicht mit unerwartet hohen Benutzerzahlen und Lizenzgebühren zu kämpfen. Sie fragen sich vielleicht, wie diese neue Art der Lizenzierung funktioniert und welchen Nutzen sie Ihnen bringt. Vor allem wollen Sie sicherlich Ihr Budget einhalten und Kosten sparen, wo immer möglich. Das verstehen wir und wir möchten Ihnen dabei helfen!
Wir erklären Ihnen, wie Sie häufige Konfigurationsprobleme lösen können, die dazu führen können, dass mehr Benutzer gezählt werden als nötig, und wie Sie überflüssige oder ungenutzte Konten identifizieren und entfernen können, um Geld zu sparen. Es gibt auch einige Ansätze, die zu unnötigen Ausgaben führen können, z. B. wenn ein Personendokument anstelle eines Mail-Ins für geteilte Mailboxen verwendet wird. Wir zeigen Ihnen solche Fälle und deren Lösungen. Und natürlich erklären wir Ihnen das neue Lizenzmodell.
Nehmen Sie an diesem Webinar teil, bei dem HCL-Ambassador Marc Thomas und Gastredner Franz Walder Ihnen diese neue Welt näherbringen. Es vermittelt Ihnen die Tools und das Know-how, um den Überblick zu bewahren. Sie werden in der Lage sein, Ihre Kosten durch eine optimierte Domino-Konfiguration zu reduzieren und auch in Zukunft gering zu halten.
Diese Themen werden behandelt
- Reduzierung der Lizenzkosten durch Auffinden und Beheben von Fehlkonfigurationen und überflüssigen Konten
- Wie funktionieren CCB- und CCX-Lizenzen wirklich?
- Verstehen des DLAU-Tools und wie man es am besten nutzt
- Tipps für häufige Problembereiche, wie z. B. Team-Postfächer, Funktions-/Testbenutzer usw.
- Praxisbeispiele und Best Practices zum sofortigen Umsetzen
Introduction of Cybersecurity with OSS at Code Europe 2024Hiroshi SHIBATA
I develop the Ruby programming language, RubyGems, and Bundler, which are package managers for Ruby. Today, I will introduce how to enhance the security of your application using open-source software (OSS) examples from Ruby and RubyGems.
The first topic is CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures). I have published CVEs many times. But what exactly is a CVE? I'll provide a basic understanding of CVEs and explain how to detect and handle vulnerabilities in OSS.
Next, let's discuss package managers. Package managers play a critical role in the OSS ecosystem. I'll explain how to manage library dependencies in your application.
I'll share insights into how the Ruby and RubyGems core team works to keep our ecosystem safe. By the end of this talk, you'll have a better understanding of how to safeguard your code.
Generating privacy-protected synthetic data using Secludy and MilvusZilliz
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With Skybuffer AI, various AI models can be integrated into a single communication channel such as Microsoft Teams. This integration empowers business users with insights drawn from SAP backend systems, enterprise documents, and the expansive knowledge of Generative AI. And the best part of it is that it is all managed through our intuitive no-code Action Server interface, requiring no extensive coding knowledge and making the advanced AI accessible to more users.
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An English 🇬🇧 translation of a presentation to the speech I gave about the main changes brought by CCS TSI 2023 at the biggest Czech conference on Communications and signalling systems on Railways, which was held in Clarion Hotel Olomouc from 7th to 9th November 2023 (konferenceszt.cz). Attended by around 500 participants and 200 on-line followers.
The original Czech 🇨🇿 version of the presentation can be found here: https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/hlavni-novinky-souvisejici-s-ccs-tsi-2023-2023-1695/269688092 .
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27. Groups pay a small monthly fee.
The head organizer of a Meetup pays a subscription
of about $10-15/month, which they can offset
via dues, event fees, or contributions from members.
28. Venue
● CO-WORKING SPACES
● LIBRARIES
● universities
● COMMUNITY CENTERS
● OFFICE CONFERENCE ROOM
● Movie theaters
(HOW TO get ONE)
29. Speakers
● Group members
● Go to other tech meetups
● WordCamps
● Google “WordPress” in your town
● Local Website design businesses that
use WordPress
● Local business owners that use
WordPress for their site (case studies)
● Ask other members to organize
meetups
(HOW TO GET THEM)
30. Speakers
● SPEAK YOURSELF
● PARTIES!
● Coffee & wp
● SHOWCASES
● WordPress TV
(WHAT TO DO WHEN
YOU CAN’T GET THEM)
31. “I won’t speak unless I know
everything about a subject”
Speaking is a great way to learn.
(Not!)
33. SPonsors
● LOOK AT THE SPONSORS HERE
● Local WordPress businesses
● BUSINESSES THAT SPECIALIZE
IN WP LIKE HOSTING SERVICES
● CO-WORKING SPACES/Venues
● ASK!
(HOW TO GET THEM)
34. Sponsors can help with not only
the meetup fees & venue, but
also food, swag & discounts
36. Meetup fees CAN BE COVERED BY WORDPRESS.org
IF YOU ARE WILLING TO FOLLOW THEIR RULES:
● Be interviewed
● CAN’T CHARGE
● Regular meetups
● Try to find free venue
37. Find their rules here:
https://make.wordpress.org/community/handbook/
meetup-organizer/meetup-program-basics/
38. Members
● MEETUP.COM
● PLUG AT OTHER MEETUPS
● ASK OTHER MEETUP ORGANIZERS TO
PLUG YOU by sending emails
● ADVERTISE ON SOCIAL MEDIA LIKE
FACEBOOK/slack
● HAVE REGULAR MEETINGS
● ASK MEMBERS TO TELL OTHERS
● ASK MEMBERS TO RATE MEETUP
● Adhere to best practices
(HOW TO GET THEM)
39.
40. Best
practices
● Announce meetup a month in
advance
● Keep a regular schedule (3rd Wed.)
● Have meetups regularly
● Post to multiple places like
meetup.com & facebook/slack
● Have partners in crime
● If you’re not using wordpress.org
to pay fees, charge small amount
to make sure people don’t rsvp
and then no show
42. Topics
● Theme customization
/development
● Plugins
● promotion/marketing/seo
● Advanced basics
● Social media integration
● Plugin development
● Making $$$
● Security
● WordPress 101
(MOST WANTED)
43. Other ideas:
● Charity Hackathon – WordPress.org has an extensive handbook.
● Coworking/Workalong – have people to talk to when you get stuck.
● Coffee and Code – This easy event can be done in any space where you can get coffee and they
have wifi. People can code projects, ask questions, or learn about making their first commit.
● Brown Bag Sessions – This one is a cross between a lecture and a lunch date. You view a video
from wordpress.tv and Everyone brings their lunch, and then discusses the topic afterward.
● Workshops – For this you will need someone who is comfortable walking through a project. It
can also be helpful to have a few people who are knowledgeable to help out if needed.