December 2, 2018 — This the story of Rocket Lift, a Portland-based WordPress agency founded in 2011 and shut down in 2017: How and why it closed — what we did well, lessons learned along the way, and our process of deciding to shut down — shared so other WordPress businesses and freelancers can learn from our experience.

November 22, 2015 — This will be a mostly non-technical talk surveying aspects of managing and executing on large projects, and adapting WordPress to meet complex, custom needs. It should appeal to novice and experienced developers, strategists, writers, marketers, and project managers.

August 22, 2013 — Checklists can help us write and publish quality content with more consistency, and minimize bugs introduced while building and updating websites and web applications.

This presentation explores some of the history of how checklists have been applied in other industries, then takes a concrete look at practical ways to apply them to website development and publishing.