Dave Ross – I noticed something funny the other day. My favorite coffee shop is always full of freelancers, developers, and writers. There’s been fewer glowing white fruit logos lately, replaced by the thin slabs of Microsoft flagship tablets. Developers are noticing how capably Windows 10 meets the demands of modern web development and how […]
Sam Brodie – This will be a business-oriented talk where I will cover the following topics: – What is productizing? (And why productizing is key for design agencies) – Why you should choose a niche (discussion of the marketing, SEO, and sales benefits of choosing a niche) – How to narrow your offering (discussion of […]
April 24, 2017 Microsoft NERD Center 1 Memorial Dr. Cambridge, MA Agenda • 6:30: Networking & Pizza • 7:00: Presentations Presentation 1: Lessons Learned Building a Productized Design Agency that was Acquired for 7 Figures Sam Brodie This will be a business-oriented talk where I will cover the following topics: – What is productizing? (And […]
Amada Giles – Want to give the WordPress admin area some professional polish? Want to make it super easy for your clients to locate and work with their most critical data? How about making it super easy for your client to contact you? This talk will provide theme developers with ideas to do just that […]
Christian Nolan – WP-CLI is a set of command-line tools for managing WordPresss installs. Don’t be scared off by the command line — in this talk I will walk you through the basics of WP-CLI and illustrate how much time can be saved by administering WordPress via the command line instead of the admin interface. […]
Ken Gagne – Podcasting is an easy way to engage with your audience, have your voice heard, and stand out from the crowd—and WordPress makes it even easier. With a few free plugins, WordPress becomes a natural platform for publishing your serial audio content. From recording hardware and editing software to WordPress plugins and configuration, […]
A Day of REST is the only conference dedicated to the WordPress REST API. Its mission is to Inspire and educate developers to take new directions in WordPress, expand opportunities, and build modern projects in any technology. With a one day conference and two days of workshops the event is a great opportunity to learn […]
February 27, 2017 MIT – Tang Center 70 Memorial Dr., Building E51 Room 149 Cambridge, MA Agenda • 6:30: Networking & Pizza • 7:00: Presentations Presentation 1: Podcasting 101 Ken Gagne Description coming soon. Bio Ken Gagne is the host of the Polygamer and IndieSider audio podcasts, where he intervews marginalized voices in the gaming industry. […]
Matthew Boynes – Matther will be talking about getting up and running with chat robots (and using WP with them via the REST API). Bio Matthew Boynes is a partner at Alley Interactive, where he’s worked on sites such as the Kaiser Family Foundation and the New York Post. The only thing Matt loves more […]
Jeff Selig – Past, present and future of SEO and search. Bio Jeff is a VP of Earned Media and Analytics at Overdrive Interactive. He builds things on websites that make people want to click and convert, using a little neuromarketing and gobs of data to generate and back results up.