It’s Not About Luck “If you’re going to tell me about all the good luck I’ve had to get to where I am, then are you also going to talk about the bad luck I had to overcome to get here?” ~Michelle Frechette to Allie Nimmons on the Underrepresented in Tech podcast A few weeks… Continue reading Community Roundup Week Ending March 24
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Member Spotlight: Marcus Burnette
For the better part of the last 10 years, Marcus has been a WordPress designer and developer, focusing on small- to medium-sized businesses that wanted to sell their products online. He worked for a small marketing agency in Orlando, Florida, for a majority of that time, but also on his own as a freelance digital… Continue reading Member Spotlight: Marcus Burnette
Community Roundup Week Ending March 17
Events are Back WordCamps, summits, and other conferences are back! In the last few years the roster of WordCamps on WordCamp.org have been sparse, to say the least. As of today there are eighteen upcoming WordCamps on the schedule, and more are in the beginning planning stages. And other events like YoastCon offer in-person events,… Continue reading Community Roundup Week Ending March 17
Member Spotlight: James Giroux
James has been in the WordPress community since 2006. He’s been a user, a freelancer, an agency owner, a theme and plugin developer, a community wrangler, marketplace rep and hosting company marketing director. You could say he’s hit the home run of involvement in the WordPress ecosystem. James got his start in WordPress through his… Continue reading Member Spotlight: James Giroux
Community Roundup Week Ending March 10
Community and Layoffs “Layoffs.” The word sparks fear in the tech community. From Stripe to Twitter to our own ecosystem, the recession hasn’t been friendly to tech employees. Having been laid off in a past career (higher education), I know first-hand how awful it feels, and how it can affect your mental health, self worth,… Continue reading Community Roundup Week Ending March 10
Community Roundup Week Ending March 3
Your Legacy Matters Back in 1986 my grandmother and I went shopping and bought “a ton” of flannel fabric. She was going to make pajamas for all of her grandchildren. But then she got sick and in 1988 she passed away. I found the fabric as we were cleaning out her apartment and took it… Continue reading Community Roundup Week Ending March 3
Community Roundup Week Ending February 24
What a week it’s been! This week started with WordCamp Asia and is ending with a 30+ hour journey home. I’ve learned a few things over the past few weeks that are worth sharing: The WordPress community remains optimistic about just about everything, and pulls together to provide for one another wherever and whenever they… Continue reading Community Roundup Week Ending February 24
Community Roundup February 17, 2023
WordCamp Asia is Amazing Are you coming to WordCamp Asia? It started today! (February 17-19 in Bangkok, Thailand.) With more than 60 speakers contributing to 2 days of talks, 100’s of organizers and volunteers, and contributor day, it is going to be an amazing event. [Get the whole schedule here.] As a matter of fact,… Continue reading Community Roundup February 17, 2023
Community Roundup February 10, 2023
WordCamp Asia Are you going to WordCamp Asia? It’s next week! (February 17-19 in Bangkok, Thailand.) With more than 60 speakers contributing to 2 days of talks, 100’s of organizers and volunteers, and contributor day, it looks to be an amazing event. [Get the whole schedule here.] I’m doing a Lightning Talk at WC Asia,… Continue reading Community Roundup February 10, 2023
Community Wrap-up February 2, 2023
WordCamps in 2023 Are you going to WordCamp Asia? It’s coming up soon! (February 17-19 in Bangkok, Thailand.) With more than 60 speakers contributing to 2 days of talks, 100’s of organizers and volunteers, and contributor day, it looks to be an amazing event. [Get the whole schedule here.] WordCamp Europe won’t be far behind!… Continue reading Community Wrap-up February 2, 2023