June 15, 2020 — Any designer that has had more than a handful of clients knows that they are not all the same. Just like in any business there are those that are well let’s just say a bit more difficult or hands on than others. So how do you handle these clients without losing yourself in the process? Compassion… that is right compassion is key in every relationship, even in business.
Say you have a client that quits responding to your emails, or perhaps they are late on their payments. Our knee jerk reaction is to cut them off and move on to the next more cooperative client. Did you take a moment and put yourself in their shoes and perhaps ask them what might be preventing them from meeting your expectations? Life happens and trust me you will hear every excuse in the book as a business owner. I cannot tell you how many “checks in the mail”, “my air conditioner went on the frits again”, “my car broke down”, “I got a divorce” and much more. I now know what teachers go through when the proverbial dog ate my homework is laid on them.
Through all these excuses and some legitimate reasons, as business owners we must continue to provide the impeccable white glove service our clients have come to expect from us. In this talk, Charles will go over ways of handling different clients with and scenarios with the same level of compassion and service his and hopefully your company has become known for. Key areas such as listening, responding with empathy, learning how to avoid the drama queens and what to do when you find yourself in business with them.

June 15, 2020 — Σε αυτή την ομιλία, ο Θάνος πρόκειται να μοιραστεί μερικές πρακτικές συμβουλές για μια σωστή WooCommerce User Experience. Από τη σελίδα προορισμού έως το check out, αυτές οι οδηγίες θα σας βοηθήσουν να δημιουργήσετε καταστήματα που προσελκύουν το χρήστη.

In this talk, Thanos is going to share some practical hints & tips for a proper WooCommerce User Experience. From landing page to check-out, these guidelines will help you build stores that convert.

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June 15, 2020 — Η καρδιά των σύγχρονων υλοποιήσεων σε WordPress στηρίζεται στην βέλτιστη αξιοποίηση των Custom Post Types, Post Meta και Custom Taxonomies. Σκοπός της παρουσίασης ειναι να κάνει ενα σαφή διαχωρισμό ανάμεσα στα τρία και μέσω εύκολων παραδειγμάτων να βοηθήσει τον χρήστη στην ορθή επιλογή λύσεων που στηρίζονται στα άνωθι.

The heart of modern WordPress implementations is to make the most of Custom Post Types, Post Meta and Custom Taxonomies. The purpose of the presentation is to make a clear distinction between the three and through easy examples to help the user in choosing the right solutions based on the above mentioned.

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June 15, 2020 — Do you have an adequate website, but are great results missing? Do you find it difficult to renew your website, even though you know it’s really necessary? We will help you to take the next step(s).

During our presentation we will guide you through every step of the process. Of course, we keep in mind not to lose your current position in Google!

We will discuss:
1) The importance of a strong brand identity,
2) Different ideas for conversion optimization,
3) New ways to attract the right visitors

After this presentation you will have enough ideas to improve the success of your own website!

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June 15, 2020 — Παρά την ευελιξία και ευκολία στη χρήση που χαρακτηρίζει τη πλατφόρμα του WordPress, συχνά παρατηρούνται λάθη κατά την διαδικασία της υλοποίησης μιας εφαρμογής, σε επίπεδο απαιτήσεων, σχεδιαστικών και λειτουργικών επιλογών. Τα λάθη αυτά αφορούν συνήθως στη συνεργασία των ομάδων σχεδιασμού και προγραμματισμού. Και οι δύο ομάδες συμβάλλουν στη δημιουργία της εφαρμογής και διαδραματίζουν πολύ σημαντικό ρόλο, αλλά έχουν διαφορετικά σύνολα δεξιοτήτων, εργάζονται σε διαφορετικά αντικείμενα κι έχουν διαφορετική νοοτροπία. Καθώς αυτό είναι ένα σημαντικό θέμα που κοστίζει χρόνο και χρήμα στην εταιρία αλλά και στον πελάτη, έχουμε αναπτύξει, και προτείνουμε, μια σειρά από καλές πρακτικές, χρήσιμα εργαλεία και οδηγούς για την «γεφύρωση του χάσματος», αποσκοπώντας σε ένα σωστό και οργανωμένο πλαίσιο συνεργασίας μεταξύ των ομάδων σχεδιασμού και προγραμματισμού. Αυτές οι πρακτικές, βελτιώνουν το εργασιακό περιβάλλον, ενισχύουν την ανεμπόδιστη ροή διαδοχής των έργων και, τελικά, βελτιστοποιούν την εμπειρία των τελικών χρηστών.

Despite the versatility and ease of use that characterizes the WordPress platform, errors are often encountered in the process of implementing an application, at the level of requirements, design and operating options. These mistakes are usually in the cooperation of the planning and implementation teams. Both teams contribute to the creation of the application and play a very important role, but they have different sets of skills, work on different objectives and have a different mentality. As this is an important topic that costs time and money to the company and to the customer, we have developed, and we propose, a set of good practices, useful tools and guides for “bridging the gap”, aiming at a proper and organized framework of cooperation between the planning and implementation teams. These practices improve the work environment, enhance the unobstructed flow of projects and ultimately optimize the end-user experience.

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June 14, 2020 — WordPress is the most successful application that was ever written in PHP. As such, the two have a symbiotic relationship, where the proliferation of one benefits the other and vice versa.
In recent years, the introduction of PHP 7 helped make WordPress better and more competitive, allowing users to deploy high-performance sites with radically better response times and while using fewer resources than ever before – simply by upgrading the underlying platform. In this session, Zeev will tell the story of how PHP 7 came to be (and WordPress’s role in it), the impact it has on the PHP ecosystem, as well as provide a glimpse into some of the key upcoming features to look for in PHP 8.

June 14, 2020 — An overview (followed by actionable steps) for WordPress users in complying with EU data protection law and cookie law.
Suzanne’s session will briefly look at which businesses around the world the GDPR applies to, before going through the principles of the GDPR and how these relate to WordPress sites and online marketing.
She will explore how EU cookie law impacts on WordPress sites and online marketing and how the future changes to this law (expected in the next year or so) will potentially revolutionise online marketing.
Finally, Suzanne will share 5 actionable steps that every WordPress user (no matter how small the business) needs to take to comply with the GDPR and EU cookie laws.

June 13, 2020 — La ponencia «¿Cómo buscar palabras clave para tu blog?» te enseñará a buscar palabras clave para tu blog con el objetivo de poder optimizar tus entradas y con ello lograr su optimización.

June 12, 2020 — Apprendre à faire son premier patch sur le projet Gutenberg en utilisant GitHub, avec Riad Benguella

June 9, 2020 — The workshop will enhance participants’ performance as leaders and deal makers who achieve results through creative problem solving and collaboration. At the end participants would be able to:

Understand the challenges to a successful negotiation
Approach problems or issues with a win-win mindset