July 25, 2025 — Is your current approach old and outdated? Haven’t let go of the Classic Editor or traditional theme design and editing techniques? In this interactive presentation, we’ll ‘hike’ through a case study for a site rebuild:
– Highlight some considerations that occur when transitioning from classic editor/themes or page builders to Full Site Editing (FSE) with Blocks;
– How do you choose the right ‘equipment’ to design your WordPress sites?
– Review a comparison matrix for choosing a website tool approach for this project;
– Determine when it is time to make the switch; and
– Review a timeline of Gutenberg phases focusing on feature additions through core updates.
This presentation is perfect for those new to WordPress or those STILL hesitant to switch more than six years into Gutenberg and FSE.

November 13, 2019 — At a WordPress Meetup presentation, an attendee turned and punched Joe A. Simpson, Jr, in the arm saying, “accessibility makes me so angry!”

We’ll debunk common misconceptions designers, developers, and business owners have and learn how advocating for access to all improves your site SEO, design, user experience and function through interactive examples and discussion.

May 4, 2017 — In mid 2016 we started using Facebook Live! By the end of 2016 we saw over 9000% growth in Page Likes and Engagement with our audience. Let me know you the secret sauce to Facebook Live! engagement.

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