June 11, 2018 — Error establishing database connection? White screen of death? Memory exhausted error? Plugin conflicts? No need to panic. Learn where to look first to solve the most common WordPress issues, as well as “insurance”-like best practices for your site like working with staging environments and utilizing backups.

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June 11, 2018 — Let me start by saying that 99% of Freelancers aren’t bad, but they could very likely be a bad fit for you and your project. Have you found someone through an acquaintance or even a family member who knows someone that “does WordPress”? Great! You should most definitely talk to this wonderful recommendation but more importantly you should be equipped with the tools to find out if they’re the person for the job. Save money, time, and stress by following my advice.

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June 11, 2018 — Get ready to dive into the most important legal issues freelancers should know. We’ll cover:

1 – What you should know about starting and running an LLC
2 – How to report and pay taxes
3 – How to protect your intellectual property and best practices for dealing with IP with your clients
4 – How to hire and manage employees and subcontractors; and (5) A primer on how to use contracts to improve your freelance business.

There will also be plenty of time for Q&A so bring your questions!

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June 11, 2018 — Deep in the heart of every client lurks the same secrets: things they don’t (or can’t) say to their service providers. This session will explore the fears and insecurities one must understand to provide top-notch customer service.

June 11, 2018 — We asked leaders in the WordPress community, what excites you about Gutenberg

June 11, 2018 — Writing a new blog or page for your WordPress website can take hours of research and crafting to get it just right. Learn how to leverage plugins and social media to re-promote that content from your WordPress site in ways to save you time and effort.

In this session, you’ll learn:

– The best plugins for re-promoting your content and settings to use on those plugins
– New content types you can create from your original work
– What social media sites are best for promoting your content in new ways
– Tools to share your content over and over again with very little time on your part

Don’t let that well-researched, well-written piece get stale and lose all engagement on your website.

Session Summary: (key takeaways)
Attendees will learn plugins, social media platforms, and time saving free tools to help repurpose their existing content to get more traffic to their WordPress site.

June 11, 2018 — How to manage a single WordPress website to keep it safe, secure, updated and backed up.

June 11, 2018 — After years of general fatigue, a myriad of tests without an answer, a catheter was inserted through my hip eventually winding its way to my heart, discovering two blocked arteries. After successfully re-opening them, I set out on difficult cardio-rehabilitation to regain heart fitness. During the next three months (including a leave of absence from work), I set out to restore my physical, spiritual and emotional well being. This speech details a 3-month journey of rediscovery the things that nourish and nurture each of these three areas — a thirst for learning, unearthing my dormant creativity and all things WordPress.

I set out to become more mindful of the things that bring me positive energy including truly engaging in the Community — 4 WordCamps, 16+ WordPress Meetups, and Events, designed a Wapuu, and a website build/brand to give back. From Castaic north to Palmdale (northernmost Los Angeles County), east to Riverside and all ports of call in-between (Pasadena, Whittier, Hollywood, Downtown Los Angeles) learn what makes good clubs while finding a network of common minds and colorful characters and gain inspiration to start the WordPress Santa Clarita Valley Meetup, over 8,000 Miles later.

June 11, 2018 — ¿Es Gutenberg el futuro de WordPress? o ¿Es Gutenberg el fin de WordPress? Creo que Gutenberg es el futuro de WordPress y en esta ponencia trataré de explicar cómo nos afecta a tod@s su implementación en la versión 5.0 de WordPress. Complementaré la ponencia incluyendo todo tipo de recursos disponibles para Gutenberg, es decir webs, artículos, cursos, plugins, blocks, etc..

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June 11, 2018 — Design with Purpose is the mantra that all web designers should adopt. If your design does not support a properly defined and researched purpose, it’s wasting the user’s time, your client’s time, and your time.

We’ll talk about how to think about your designs more effectively as a communication tool, and how to make clients more receptive to your work.