February 7, 2021 — It can be difficult to be an introvert in an extrovert-favoring world, but there is nothing wrong with being an introvert and you don’t need to be an extrovert to succeed. Learn about the science behind introversion and extroversion and what advantages each has in today’s workplace. Then find out how Aaron has learned to leverage the strengths of his introversion as well as what he does to help him navigate the parts of the WordPress community and his career that are harder for him as an introvert.

February 6, 2021 — Workshop on the Choosing the Right Hosting for Your WordPress Powered Website

February 6, 2021 — workshop on the Content Creation in WordPress using Gutenberg

February 6, 2021 — Workshop on the Introduction to WordPress

February 4, 2021 — An SEO plugin is a great help in tweaking your content to make search engines happy.
But it’s easier and more productive if you write for people first and then check for the machines.

Find out how to construct your content and then use Yoast SEO to CHECK your work rather than struggle to back fit changes to get to that green dot!

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February 4, 2021 — Getting more traffic to your website is always a good feeling. But what are you supposed to do once you’re getting enough traffic but aren’t yet winning new customers? I’ll go over some best practices of what to do (and what not to do) in order to slowly turn new visitors into paying customers.

February 4, 2021 — What the heck is content strategy? And why do you need one for your blog or business? We’ll talk about what this means, how to create a strategy that makes sense (and is super easy to understand), and a few important tips to keep in mind when deciding what kinds of content to create or publish on your WordPress site.

January 30, 2021 — This presentation will focus on why Page Speed matters from an SEO standpoint, including touches on User Experience, overall functionality, and brand perception. It will also provide some high-level tips on how to improve it, including specific areas to check on WordPress site for anything bogging it down.

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January 25, 2021 — Marija will talk about how the commons gave her an opportunity to learn, contribute, evolve and why is that important. The commons today is an Internet. With the internet we have new ways of sharing software, code, images, website themes, information… enabling the growth of the digital commons that we have now. People can share their ideas easily due to that possibility. Ideas are the driving force of human progress and the building blocks of creativity. Digital commons are Wikipedia, Wikimedia, open source such as: Bootstrap responsive framework, WordPress CMS, Unsplash, and many, many others as well. Web is built on open source by wonderful altruistic people.

The commons is not about the profit, it is about people, the community, a dedication and persistence. It is open minded philosophy, a social, cultural and an artistic movement. We are putting our curiosity, experiences, personalities, and beliefs in it. As technology improves, a question arises: How better can we be as humans? Fortunately, with the digital commons you can leave your footprint in a compassionate way. Technology with good people must bring compassion, the willingness to help others.

January 21, 2021 — In this talk, I would like to show how our team has evolved over the years to find balance by focusing on user expereince and how the trend of winning websites continues to be like a great expereince IRL… Practical application that I believe can help everyone build better sites (design and content).