May 21, 2017 — Elle est loin l’époque où WordPress était un simple moteur de blog, un outil parmi d’autres dont la seule fonction était la publication de contenus à lire en ordre chronologique inverse.

Pas un mois ne s’écoule maintenant sans que des thèmes ou des extensions ne viennent enrichir la liste des applications pouvant être installées par la plateforme. E-commerce, sites de réservation, plateformes de petites annonces, ERP… une liste qui semble s’allonger sans fin.

Selon les études récentes, WordPress propulse aujourd’hui plus d’un quart du Web, mais les chiffres ne sont que des indicateurs. Ce dont je vais parler dans cette conférence, ce sont les raisons d’un tel succès, en partageant quelques-unes de mes expériences en tant que développeur, mais aussi en tant qu’entrepreneur.

Je présenterai en quelques exemples comment WordPress et sa palette d’outils permettent aussi bien au startupper débutant de se constituer une plateforme, qu’au développeur pur et dur de créer des outils aussi complexes qu’un système d’information sans y perdre sa santé !

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July 3, 2015 — Ellen und Manuel haben eine Botschaft für uns: Nutze WordPress als kostenloses Tool, um dein Talent einzusetzen und deine Träume umzusetzen. Ergreife deine Chance und warte nicht auf die Erlaubnis von anderen (z.B. deinem Chef, Lehrer, Professor). Warte nicht darauf oder erwarte nicht, dass andere dein Talent erkennen. Setze deine Stärken ein, mit WordPress und Social Media war es noch nie einfacher.

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March 30, 2015 — A discussion with four agency owners in a moderated panel. Learn what makes them tick.

March 14, 2015 — No design skills? Can’t code PHP or Javascript? There are still many careers available to you within the WordPress world for freelancers like me and you. Start your own WordPress business or link arms with a growing business. This is an amazing time to be working with WordPress… even if you’re not a designer or developer.

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December 18, 2014 — The focus is on what WordPress agencies need to do to be enterprise-ready which I think is the biggest challenge the WordPress community is facing in the next ten years. As the software matures and becomes more well-known, the demand for bigger and more innovative projects is increasing, too, and the many WordPress consultancies around the world need to be ready to answer that call.

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October 15, 2014 — A practical guide to doing more with WordPress; developing yourself to work on things that matter, getting in the habit of shipping and finally contributing back to this great open source project.

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January 26, 2014 — Running a business is not an easy task. A lot of people tried and failed at it. And even more people are still trying to find the secret recipe to building a successful business. This presentation shares what was learned on the journey to build an 8 people agency that specializes in building bespoke WordPress websites. All the Do’s, Dont’s and Lessons learned over the years.

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January 11, 2014 — This presentation highlights working in and building the WordPress community, sharing knowledge, constantly learning more of the craft as well as ways to manage your own freelance business and client strategies. The work is out there; if you make the commitment, you can make a living.

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January 7, 2014 — This panel is for people looking to build their WordPress business past an employee of one. It discusses hiring/firing, money management, team collaboration, finding higher level clients, our “breakout” moments.

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December 13, 2013 — The great thing about our WordPress community is, while there is always going to be someone (or hundreds) of people who know more about something than any single individual, we all bring something unique to the table. It’s my hope that I validate some things you are doing right, shine some light on some areas you maybe hadn’t thought of before – or things you just haven’t had the courage to do or say.

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