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How WordPress let me
quit the rat race.
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Who am I?
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Who am I?
• started my career as a film stripper;
• became a graphic designer, and art director;
• worked for ad agencies, papers & magazines;
• started developing with WordPress in 2008;
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• continue to learn from the community daily;
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How to make a
living with WordPress
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WordPress is awesome.
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WordPress to power your website.
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WP Engine or Bluehost to host your website.
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ManageWP to manage your website.
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Free is not a business model.
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WordPress for consultants.
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60 million installations.
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60 million installations.
51 million do not run 3.6
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85% of you see PacMan.
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85% of you see PacMan.
I see $2,550,000,000.
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Making a living WordPress.
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Making a living WordPress.
• 51,000,000 websites are security risks;
• $50 per website to update and fix this;
• $2.55 billion (with a b) in market potential;
• updating takes ~15 minutes per site;
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• representing a $390,000/yr income potential;
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WordPress for bloggers.
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• teach yourself HTML;
• teach yourself CSS;
• teach yourself JS;
• teach yourself PHP;
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WordPress for bloggers.
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• reach out and meet other bloggers;
• comment on blogs, contribute to stories;
• participate in forums, help other users;
• help people learn from you;
WordPress for bloggers.
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WordPress for bloggers.
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• blog regularly (daily or weekly);
• own a network, regardless of which one;
• promote others, socially and in posts;
• improve your content everyday;
WordPress for bloggers.
• learn to deep link, and do it regularly;
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WordPress for bloggers.
Tuesday, 8 October, 13
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• search engine optimization matters;
• use Editflow to enforce best practices;
• feel free to ignore After the Deadline;
• don’t focus on your ads;
WordPress for bloggers.
• don’t focus on your theme;
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WordPress for sellers.
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• seamless theme integration;
• download digital content;
• manage plugin / theme licensing;
• track downloads;
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• sell online;
• easy integration with payment gateways;
• shipping calculators, and gateways;
• sell physical goods;
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• support and community forums;
• membership pages and business directory;
• niche social network for a product;
• member focused community;
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Pray for help
and swim for shore.
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Ask for help.
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• WordPress.org community forums;
• follow experts on Twitter;
• participate in forums, help other users;
• become active in the support forums;
Ask for help.
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Offer help.
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• write plugins and themes;
• contribute to other peoples contributions;
• contribute to the Codex;
• contribute to Core;
Offer help.
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