October 1, 2017 — Accessibility can feel overwhelming with lots of scary-sounding legal language and complicated requirements. We’ll take a quick look at the laws around accessibility so they don’t sound so scary. Then we’ll go over the basics of making accessible WordPress websites from the perspective of both design and development. We’ll go over practical examples of accessibility requirements. Finally, we’ll discuss tools you can use to help you get comfortable thinking about accessibility and testing for it on any website, including your next project.

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September 30, 2017 — How a non-tech person leverages the power of Jetpack and WordPress happiness engineers support team to take a site from an old slow user interface to a new re-themed, responsive, mobile friendly, secure, SEO, backed up and faster site. Protection, spam filtering, back ups, image performance, downtime monitoring, awesome plugins, stats, security and on-demand scans with automated one-click resolution are a just “step” away. Integration of Jetpack PRO with Vaultpress, Akismet, SEO Yoast Premium and WooCommerce payment gateways like Paypal, Stripe, and Apple Pay. From business to WordPress and from WordPress to business. All things possible. https://bindupowercoaching.com is a blog, a business site, and an e-Commerce store.

September 30, 2017 — What is eCommerce? It’s selling something (physical or digital) on the internet.
To a lot of people, developing eCommerce is a very scary thing. “It is only for the Advanced Developers,” some people say.
Let’s break down those walls together, as I show you the basics of building an online store

September 30, 2017 — How to start a new business with just $41.60 and a bottle of wine. Vanina shares her experience and gives some advice.

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September 30, 2017 — What being nomadic really means? What pros and cons are there? How do you work remotely while traveling to multiple countries? How do you cope with limited wardrobe.

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September 28, 2017 — We all want to design and build better projects—to feel proud of what we’ve made and to have our end users love it too. Sometimes our projects afford us research budgets and sometimes they don’t. So how do we build in a better user experience when our clients don’t want to pay for those line items?

In this talk, I’ll share some practical tools and tips to “sneak in good UX” as one of my bosses used to say, with minimal impact on your budget but a positive impact on your team’s understanding of key problems to solve.

September 28, 2017 — Surrounded by constant workflow advancements, new frameworks, and version updates, tech culture often makes exhaustion a badge of honour. How do we best take care of ourselves when faced with obstacles like burnout, isolation, and uncertainty?

Whether you’re a remote employee, freelancer, or working within a larger tech team, the issues of mental health are important. In this talk, we’ll examine the state of mental health awareness within tech and discuss strategies and resources to improve it on both a personal and community level.

September 28, 2017 — This practical talk covers the top tips for creating site and blog content that’s built to attract traffic, is compelling and persuasive, and can help you build a subscriber base and/or generate leads for your business.

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September 28, 2017 — It’s a scary world out there, so come and learn easy ways to keep your website secure! While freelancing, I had more than one client approach me with a completely compromised website asking for help. I then learned the ins and outs of recovering and protecting their website, both with WP plugins and additional third-party tools. Key takeaways include why WordPress websites are inherently open to vulnerabilities, a list of free plugins to install today, and additional tools to use to keep your website healthy.

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September 28, 2017 — Mike, Jon, and Noel will be having an AMA session together. The audience and facilitator will be asking questions on their expertise, which may include their involvement in the WordPress communities, running a SaaS product using WordPress, WordPress hosting trend, and more.

マイク、ジョン、ノエルの3人が「AMA（Ask Me Anything）」スタイルであらゆる疑問に答えるセッション。客席やセッションモデレーターが彼らの専門分野についての質問を投げかけます。WordPress コミュニティへの参加、WordPress を使った SaaS プロダクトの運用、WordPress ホスティングの最新トレンドなどについて、聞きたいことがある方はぜひ用意してきてください。