November 18, 2023 — Even if selling your WordPress website is not top of mind for you today, every content creator should have an exit strategy. Many online business owners and WordPress publishers do not realize that they are working in ways that are actually lowering the future resale value of their websites.

Business Intermediary Chelsea Clarke explains what makes a website attractive to buyers. Walk away with a clear guideline to prime your website for a profitable exit.

October 13, 2023 — In the past couple of years, there has been an increase in the number of WordPress businesses raising capital.

This talk explains how to decide if raising capital is right for your business, what options you have, how to go about the process, and what to look out for. Hint: bringing on outside investors isn’t always right, but it can sometimes help accelerate your business and impact.

April 27, 2023 — Autopromuoversi online e offline è una delle attività necessarie a liberə professionistə e piccolə imprenditorə, ma non a tuttə viene naturale. Il più delle volte è causa di disagio. Perché avviene e come uscirne?

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February 19, 2023 — En este meetup hablamos del trabajo online, remoto, a distancia, nos acompañará Aura Brito, quien nos contará cómo es posible emprender con un blog y WordPress.

Aura es bloguera, asesora de negocios digitales, entre otras cosas, y tiene 10 años de experiencia como bloguera. Es por ello que en este Meetup disfrutaremos de sus anécdotas y experiencias, y nos contará a todos cómo ha sido posible emprender con un blog en WordPress.

September 21, 2022 — This lightning talk provides a firsthand account of an agency owner’s journey building a WordPress-based business.

October 11, 2021 — Emprender es tendencia porque estamos viviendo a nivel mundial escenarios que nos empujan a esto, ya sea para resolver un problema o para salir adelante por una necesidad. Pero, ¿qué es emprender en digital?, ¿será estar en las redes sociales o en un marketplace? La verdad, crear un negocio en digital va más allá de estar presente en un canal, es más bien crear tu propio medio en Internet que te permita generar ingresos, contenidos y más mientras duermes.

June 1, 2021 — Juan S. Aparicio organizador de WordPress Cali en Colombia, nos va explicar como podemos llevar a cabo emprendimientos usando WordPress, resolveremos dudas, y nos dará consejos para hacerlo lo más practico posible.

March 22, 2021 — In February 2020, Shanta was laid off from her job after almost two years. She started looking for a new job, but a couple of weeks later, the global pandemic started. Job postings started drying up, and hiring came to a halt.

The next logical thing to do – according to her, was to open her own business! In this talk, she will discuss all the motions and emotions that she went through from never wanting to have her own company to starting up her own web development business during a pandemic. She will cover some of the things she did right, where she went wrong, what (and who) helped, and what you need to consider before you do it yourself.

This talk is designed for small business owners and is for all skill levels.

November 26, 2020 — In February 2020, I was laid off from my job after almost two years. I started looking for a new job, but a couple of weeks later, we were in a global pandemic. Job postings started drying up, and hiring came to a halt.

The next logical thing to do is open my own business, right? In this talk, I’ll discuss all the motions and emotions that I went through from never wanting to have my own company to starting up my own web development business during a pandemic. We’ll look at some of the things I did right, what I did wrong, what (and who) helped and what you need to consider before you do it yourself.

This talk is designed for small business owners and is for all skill levels.

January 13, 2020 — November 9th, 2017 – There are many people that are curious about making a career with WordPress, but don’t know where to begin. It can be difficult and overwhelming to try and make sense of all the information that is out there.

Sam went from being a Firefighter/Paramedic to being a self-taught website developer and digital marketer. He is working part-time at a web design agency, and on his way to a career with WordPress. He is going to tell his story and provide a guide for those interested in using WordPress to make a living.