October 21, 2019 — Learn how you can build buzz for your blog by hosting group writing challenges — even if you don’t consider yourself a writer.

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October 20, 2019 — Do you ever have the feeling to have little time for yourself? Or that you never have the chance to do the things that you love? And what about being always late, to run all day, but never be able to complete the tasks on your to-do-list?
You’re not alone! We all went through this and certainly some time management techniques can help you to be more productive (I’ll tell you some in this talk!), but there is a secret ingredient that you have to add in your day to really lead it with satisfaction. Curious to know more about it?

October 20, 2019 — I started my business to make money doing what I love. For a long time, these 2 were mutually exclusive. I love working with small businesses but they are almost always on a small budget. In 2017 I redesigned my business to serve my favorite types of customers and make money in a sustainable way. You will get a close look into my business process, the tools I use, my workflow and my communication tactics to actually help my clients and sustain and grow my business.

October 18, 2019 — Have you ever wondered what your website could do for you, other than just being a pretty brochure online? In this talk, discover 10 things that your website could do that you may not have thought was possible.

https://2019.brisbane.wordcamp.org/session/10-things-your-wordpress-website-can-do-that-you-may-not-know-it-could/

October 18, 2019 — In the past 15 years the technology of the web has evolved, enabling exciting new techniques and tools for web developers. WordPress has evolved with it, but some of the newer and more exciting tools are still out of reach… or are they?

This is a developer focused talk about bringing newer technologies into WordPress development through the use (and abuse) of plugins and themes.

https://2019.brisbane.wordcamp.org/session/you-cant-do-that-with-wordpress/

October 18, 2019 — How much is a website worth? Isn’t WordPress just templates?? In this presentation, Jen will showcase just how much you can do with a custom WordPress site. She’ll show you how the team at Pixel Palace build premium custom WordPress websites that are worth every cent to clients. She’ll uncover how to make your website work valuable as well as profitable and how to escape the race to the bottom in terms of price. For business owners looking to invest in a new website, you’ll gain insight into successfully navigating the crazy world of website quotes for your business.

https://2019.brisbane.wordcamp.org/session/what-goes-into-a-50k-wordpress-website/

October 18, 2019 — Page loading speed is critical these days for user experience, particularly on mobile phones, and therefore for SEO. Research shows that a 1-second difference in loading time can have a huge impact on site conversions.

Luckily, there are some awesome plugins that make speeding up your site light work. Using them, you can get 95% of the possible performance boost using only FREE plugins.

https://2019.brisbane.wordcamp.org/session/how-to-make-your-site-load-5-times-faster-in-10-minutes-for-free/

October 18, 2019 — This talk will help content creators get more use of their website and blog content while eliminating the stresses of social media management.

October 18, 2019 — Learn how to use GraphQL and Vue to build an interactive WordPress site.

We will go over some of the motivations and fundamentals behind GraphQL. From there we will install wp-graphql and VueJs. Finally we will get the client and server to talk to each delivering data via GraphQL.

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October 18, 2019 — AMP is an open-source web components framework that enables building websites that are compelling, smooth and performant and can be built in an easy and declarative way. With AMP, even highly dynamic and interactive web pages load near instantaneously. The framework furthermore ensures that the high-quality experience achieved after the initial build of a website is maintained over time, by utilizing its powerful validation framework which immediately highlights issues that could potentially hurt user experience.

The core of this workshop is to build a WordPress site that benefits from the power of the AMP framework, taking into consideration all the different pieces a typical site consists of. We will go through the process of creating an AMP compatible theme, and learn what to look out for when selecting or building AMP compatible plugins to enhance the feature set of your site. In preparation for this, a brief introduction will highlight the key principles of AMP, explain why it exists, and showcase some impressive use-cases of the framework.

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