June 12, 2018 — For the past eleven months, Chris has been working on refining the project management system at Reaktiv Studios.In this talk she’ll share how our team’s project onboarding checklists, Asana templates, Freckle time tracking budgets and reports, Harvest Forecasting tools are used to eliminate repetitive tasks, giving them more time to focus on doing what they do best: bringing out clients biggest ideas to light.

June 12, 2018 — A sort of 101 on what General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) means for developers (and site owners), and how to approach certain aspects of it.

June 12, 2018 — So you’ve probably heard about Gutenberg, but how do you start building your own Gutenberg blocks? We’ll cover tooling and the basics to create simple blocks. I’ll also walk through a simple example to help attendees feel comfortable enough to get started.

June 12, 2018 — Ransomware is like that troll under the bridge: even if you pay the toll you or your data might still get eaten. With the high price of getting your information resurrected, this is one encounter you simply want to avoid. Instead, take the initiative to level up your risk mitigation skills. After experiencing this presentation you’ll always roll with advantage versus

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.