Orlando-based WordPress developer Adam Soucie will share his story on how two years ago he quit his job in sales to follow a career in web development and provide the road map for how you can find similar success using WordPress as your vehicle.

1. Leveling Up
Going from Beginner to Boss Using WordPress

2. Adam Soucie
• Highforge
• Web Developer
• Content writer
• 2014 WordCamp Orlando
Organizer

3. You have to start
somewhere

4. Alternative Education Options

5. But what should I learn?

6. Being alone is okay
at first

7. Hone your craft
• Write crappy code
• Figure out why it’s crappy
(you might need Google)
• Fix it.
• Repeat.

8. Amazing Resources
• The Codex
• Stack Overflow/Stack Exchange
• Google

9. Find your own
bunch of a-holes

10. Communities help you GROW
• Local MeetUps
• Twitter
• Local Facebook Groups

11. Build and Give Back
• Core contributions
• Build small plugins for free
• hack.pledge()

12. Any questions?

13. Special Thanks

14. Important Links
codex.wordpress.org
wordpress.stackexchange.com
hackpledge.org
meetup.com/wordpress-orlando

15. More info:
www.adamsoucie.com
www.highforge.com
Illustrations:
Tina Fiume
Images:
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