October 21, 2019 — A brief dive into the component library built into WordPress / Gutenberg. I’ll use a little demo plugin to demonstrate how useful these components are, and how you can use them to build the perfect authoring interface for your custom content, and more.

https://2019.brisbane.wordcamp.org/session/custom-interactivity-with-gutenberg-components/

October 21, 2019 — No longer just a humble blogging platform, WordPress is now the favourite CMS of choice for a majority of web developers.

https://2019.brisbane.wordcamp.org/session/a-dummies-guide-to-cpts-and-acfs/

October 21, 2019 — The idea of starting and managing a website can be truly terrifying for many business owners and writers, me included.

https://2019.brisbane.wordcamp.org/session/why-wordpress-works-for-the-technically-challenged-among-us/

October 21, 2019 — My talk will focus on how to use stories in the business of marketing. We will uncover why are strategic stories so irresistibly powerful and how to use them in customer acquisition and retention. You can expect to learn how to structure, craft and tailor your story to your audience, as well as how to apply storytelling in content marketing.

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October 21, 2019 — I’ll take you through 5 core things that I wish I knew when I start to develop on WordPress with examples and demos.

https://2019.brisbane.wordcamp.org/session/5-things-i-wish-i-knew-when-i-started-with-wordpress/

October 21, 2019 — Working remotely has many benefits but also some obvious and non-obvious challenges. Discussions about remote work also often tend to be generic, however each discipline require its own kind of variations, and design isn’t different.

A lot of the tools available to designers are meant to be used in person, but what if we happen to work remotely, or we want to switch a product team to being remote? How to build trust, gather feedback and craft a unified vision? This talk takes inspiration from some of the practices of Automattic’s teams to overcome some of the unique challenges of remote working.

These solutions will also be beneficial to any designer that desires to engage with open source projects, as they are by definition remote.

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October 21, 2019 — Three marketing lessons I learned the hard way, working on small, medium, and large companies for more than 15 years in the business. How to increase your revenue, lower your costs, keeping the focus on your core values. How to position your services, charging fare amounts, developing better relationships with your clients. I wish I knew all of that when I started my freelancing career.

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October 21, 2019 — I recently reviewed 30 websites in 30 days and it was a journey of discovery. I saw the good, the bad, the ugly and a site with over 100 plugins. In my presentation, I’m going to tell you the 10 main problems that I saw in all these websites. 10 issues to avoid. 10 fixes to fix.

https://2019.brisbane.wordcamp.org/session/30-wordpress-website-audits-in-30-days-the-lessons-i-learned/

October 21, 2019 — Learn why you should create a WordPress.com account to connect to your WordPress.org website to give it superpowers.

This one login gives your website security, analytics, spam prevention, secure login, Plugin and Theme management, Profile Pic when you comment all over the web, eCommerce, speed and performance optimisation, SEO connect, quick posting, widget visibility options, custom Post types (Testimonials and Portfolio), social sharing and so much more … all for Free!

https://2019.brisbane.wordcamp.org/session/little-known-secrets-to-supercharge-your-wordpress-org-site-with-wordpress-com/

October 21, 2019 — “What could I have done to avoid being hacked?” is a question you’ll often hear after a site is hacked. In some cases the answer is complicated, but a lot of the time it’s relatively simple and there are many checklists and guides online outlining the ways sites can be hacked, plus how to secure them. However, a lot of people learn better from seeing and doing than reading (often boring) checklists. So rather than look at checklists on slides for 30 minutes, we’re going to hack into WordPress instead!

https://2019.brisbane.wordcamp.org/session/think-like-a-hacker-and-secure-wordpress-in-30-minutes-live-on-stage/