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How WordPress let mequit the rat race.

WordCamp Toronto 2013#wcto2013 / @wcyyz

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Who am I?

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Who am I?

• started my career as a film stripper;

• became a graphic designer, and art director;

• worked for ad agencies, papers & magazines;

• started developing with WordPress in 2008;

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• continue to learn from the community daily;

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How to make aliving with WordPress

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WordPress is awesome.

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WordPress to power your website.

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WP Engine or Bluehost to host your website.

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ManageWP to manage your website.

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Free is not a business model.

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WordPress for consultants.

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60 million installations.

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60 million installations.

51 million do not run 3.6

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85% of you see PacMan.

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85% of you see PacMan.I see $2,550,000,000.

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Making a living WordPress.

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Making a living WordPress.

• 51,000,000 websites are security risks;

• $50 per website to update and fix this;

• $2.55 billion (with a b) in market potential;

• updating takes ~15 minutes per site;

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• representing a $390,000/yr income potential;

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WordPress for bloggers.

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• teach yourself HTML;

• teach yourself CSS;

• teach yourself JS;

• teach yourself PHP;

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WordPress for bloggers.

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• reach out and meet other bloggers;

• comment on blogs, contribute to stories;

• participate in forums, help other users;

• help people learn from you;

WordPress for bloggers.

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WordPress for bloggers.

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• blog regularly (daily or weekly);

• own a network, regardless of which one;

• promote others, socially and in posts;

• improve your content everyday;

WordPress for bloggers.

• learn to deep link, and do it regularly;

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WordPress for bloggers.

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• search engine optimization matters;

• use Editflow to enforce best practices;

• feel free to ignore After the Deadline;

• don’t focus on your ads;

WordPress for bloggers.

• don’t focus on your theme;

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WordPress for sellers.

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• seamless theme integration;

• download digital content;

• manage plugin / theme licensing;

• track downloads;

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• sell online;

• easy integration with payment gateways;

• shipping calculators, and gateways;

• sell physical goods;

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• support and community forums;

• membership pages and business directory;

• niche social network for a product;

• member focused community;

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Pray for helpand swim for shore.

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Ask for help.

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• WordPress.org community forums;

• follow experts on Twitter;

• participate in forums, help other users;

• become active in the support forums;

Ask for help.

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Offer help.

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• write plugins and themes;

• contribute to other peoples contributions;

• contribute to the Codex;

• contribute to Core;

Offer help.

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