Building Products using WordPress
In his session, Noel will talk about how WordPress can be used to build web applications. He’ll draw on examples using Happytables, a SaaS built on top of WordPress.
Smart tips and tricks for managing freelancers
Freelancer is the ‘new employment’. Most organisations use freelancers for some tasks but some even build an entire business model on using freelancers. It’s not all ‘legal free’. Freelancers in the UK have a whole range of rights – and some, despite their label are not really freelancers at all but turn out to be employees. How do you plot your way through this territory and arrive at profitable and reliable relationships with the freelancers … Continue reading
Change is inevitable, growth is intentional
15 years in the Hosting industry. Rackspace from 100x growth in 10 years. Why I believe in WordPress. Gartner’s view of WordPress. My vision for WP Engine in Europe
Use WordPress to Find Clients
Rob Cubbon discusses how he uses WordPress to find clients.
The Business of WordPress
My business uses WordPress a lot to help meet client’s website needs. This talk is not techy but, instead, will touch on the business side of building & selling WordPress websites. Aside from discussing lessons learnt along the way, Joel will also drift off into his (probably wrong) predictions about the future of WordPress and web publishing. Joel’s company makes websites & he’s been in the game for a long old time. He was wrestling … Continue reading
Tips and tricks for using WordPress as an application platform
Dan Westall (http://www.dan-westall.co.uk/) will share tips and tricks for using WordPress for application prototyping, covering recommended plugins and some tricks that he’s found along the way.
Writing blogs and articles – lessons from writing for newspapers
Peter Curtain gives a talk on writing blogs and articles, his lessons from writing for newspapers.
Tips, tools & techniques for making a living from WordPress
Code for the People co-founder Simon Dickson will talk a bit about the development of the UK ecosystem, the interplay between freelancers & agencies, and the variable concept of WordPress ‘expertise’.
Team Genes
Nathan Roberts will discuss team genes at the WordPress London Meetup.
