David Lockie: How to Grow from Freelancer to Agency Owner

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May 30, 2017

Taking that first step from working as a freelancer to making your first hire and becoming an agency is an exciting but daunting step. In this talk I will explain how I accidentally started an agency and strategically grew my WordPress specialist agency from myself to over 40 people over the course of 5 years with minimum staff turnover.
I will cover:

How and when to make hires
Where to find new employees (from developers to operations)
How to create a company culture
How you can ensure your employees are on board for the long run

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Event

WordCamp London 2017 35

Speakers

David Lockie 10

Tags

Agency Owner 20
freelancer 30

Language

English 10533

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