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Case Studies

What a (WordPress) Weekend!

The story of how we took WordCamp Santa Clarita from postponed to online in nineteen days. On with the show, this is it We had

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Joe Simpson speaking at a WordCamp, gesturing.

Public Speaking

5 Tips on Applying to Speak at WordCamp

So you’re thinking of submitting a topic at an upcoming WordCamp? I’m often encouraging our Meetup members or other dynamic speakers to speak and share

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Joe Simpson gesturing during "What is SEO" from his WordPress SEO 101: Key(word)s to Success presentation.

Meetup

Hands-On: Building a Brand New WordPress Community

I realized it when stuck in late-night traffic on one of the mega-interchanges in the farthest reaches of Southern California fresh coffee spilled on my

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Hackathon

The Season of Giving: Rebrand LA and WordPress offers chance to help small businesses

Last week, I was able to participate in a charity hackathon between ReBrand Cities, the City of Los Angeles, and Automattic (the company behind WordPress), satisfying an urge to give.

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WordPress

WordPress Deals: Black Friday and CyberMonday

If you’re new to WordPress or have been using it a while today begins a weekend that may be valuable to you (although I dread it). Black Friday is underway — a four day weekend culminating with CyberMonday that offers a number of deals on the tools and products that site owners should leverage.

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Conferences

My Gift to You: WordPress Core Holiday Playlist

With the holiday season in full throttle and you’re in full nap mode by now, here’s my Spotify list of music for the season by WordPress Core Jazz Giants.

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WordCamp

WordCamp Riverside Recap: Three’s a magic number

Giving back by presenting to a great WordPress Community Although a 100-mile drive from the northern valleys of LA County from Santa Clarita southeast to

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Conferences

Giving in to the urge to give back

A look back at my whirlwind week in the WordPress Community Like that large blackbird sitting on the streetlight outside my bedroom window each morning,

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