June 4, 2018 — So you have your website and you keep blogging and updating but no one other then your mother sees it? You need a bigger audience who are interested in not only what you have to say in your blogs but what you have to offer as a service or product. Posting on social media is not just about you it has to be a full integration with your website and marketing plan. I will share some of my favourite plugins and tools for integrating WordPress and social media together.

June 4, 2018 — This session will offer the beginner entrepreneur an outline of how to start their own WordPress website without feeling intimidated or overwhelmed. A how-to about taking your idea from your head, to having a functioning website that showcases who you are and why you do what you do. A step-by-step process that brings WordPress and your very own website into view and makes it feel achievable complete with resources, hosting information, beginner SEO, social media presence, and the Coach to get you there.

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June 2, 2018 — Title of his talk would be something you would get curious about
Here are some punch points he will be talking on.

90’s Kid -The Beginning – How I started out
First computer
Forums
Amit Agarwal & Blogging

2. Major Mistakes
Not choosing WordPress
SEO Mistakes
Not defining TA

3. Traction
DailySEOblog
Comments & Freelance Gigs
Money

4. Lift
Social Media
Invitation to the USA

5. Experience & Learning
Working for small & big companies
Versatile WordPress projects
Differences in work culture
How startups think

6. Today
Entrepreneurial Bug
Return to India
How WordPress is the core
Helping others with blogging & WordPress

June 2, 2018 — Every business starts with someone. Most small businesses begin with just one or two people at the start, which inevitably means the founders or owners constantly juggle dozens of different tasks each day. Pippin will share stories and insights from his own experience juggling the many roles and responsibilities a founder carries in a bootstrapped business.

May 31, 2018 — Shrista Pradhan is a Front End Developer who has been working on WordPress for the past 3 years.
The main purpose of her topic is to highlight the scope for all the Front End developers in the WordPress community. WordPress is not only for the developers who code but it also provides a huge platform for Front Enders to boost their career in many different aspects.

May 31, 2018 — In this presentation, I will go over what it takes to not just survive as a WordPress freelancer but hopefully thrive as well. I will provide useful tools, links, and info on how to find work, where to look for inspiration, mental health, and work/life balance as a freelancer.

May 31, 2018 — Join Josh Gellock of Expander Digital for a talk on local SEO. Find out how to reach local searchers, manage your online listings, and use structured data to optimize your business’ search presence.

May 31, 2018 — When Matt Mullenweg announced in December 2017 that Gutenberg and WordPress 5.0 would be ready in just a few short months, we sat up and took notice. Knowing the landscape of our institution – and higher ed’s proclivity for denying change – we started making plans.

From the beginning we were thinking about the full spectrum of WordPress experience: from developers to the one-off content editors. We set to work learning as much as we could about Gutenberg, the user experience, the transition options, and eventually, arrived at our own examination of how Gutenberg could/should/would work at NC State.

May 31, 2018 — So you’ve probably heard about Gutenberg, but how do you
create your own interactive, dynamic Gutenberg blocks? I’ll
lead you through a simple example, and cover some advanced topics
like API calls to 3rd party services, server side rendering,
and using custom React components to help you understand the full
capabilities of Gutenberg – and even how to make some advanced blocks
of your own.

May 31, 2018 — In her keynote session, Aimee plans to deliver a message that will inspire us all to strive toward success and happiness with newfound hope, as well as encourage people from all backgrounds and walks of life to meet any situation as their best self.