{"id":175,"date":"2011-08-03T18:57:01","date_gmt":"2011-08-03T18:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2011.atlanta.wordcamp.org\/?page_id=175"},"modified":"2012-11-09T13:55:23","modified_gmt":"2012-11-09T13:55:23","slug":"our-2012-sponsors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/atlanta.wordcamp.org\/2012\/our-2012-sponsors\/","title":{"rendered":"Our 2012 Sponsors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div class=\"sponsors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sponsor-level olympic-sponsor\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sponsor-level-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOlympic Sponsor\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-1487\" class=\"sponsor post-1487 wcb_sponsor type-wcb_sponsor status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry wcb_sponsor_level-olympic-sponsor\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title sponsor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/atlanta.wordcamp.org\/2012\/sponsor\/jetpack\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/atlanta.wordcamp.org\/2012\/files\/2011\/11\/jetpack200.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content sponsor-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Supercharge WordPress with tools that help you to blog better and faster &#8212; all by activating a single plugin. Jetpack is a suite of great add-ons that are fully supported by the team behind <a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">WordPress.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>With Jetpack&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>you can get better feedback on your site\u2019s popularity with <a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">WordPress.com<\/a> Stats<\/li>\n<li>never publish a typo again with After The Deadline<\/li>\n<li>readers will love the social features from Sharedaddy (including sharing posts on Twitter, Facebook, StumbleUpon and many others)<\/li>\n<li>Twitter Widget lets people know your latest 140-character thoughts<\/li>\n<li>and there\u2019s lots more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Find out more, and download Jetpack, at <a href=\"http:\/\/jetpack.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Jetpack.me<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-1603\" class=\"sponsor post-1603 wcb_sponsor type-wcb_sponsor status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry wcb_sponsor_level-olympic-sponsor\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title sponsor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/atlanta.wordcamp.org\/2012\/sponsor\/wpengine\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/atlanta.wordcamp.org\/2012\/files\/2011\/12\/WPE_Logo_Color_X-par1.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content sponsor-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wpengine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">WP Engine<\/a> is the premier, WordPress-only hosting company. We serve 100,000,000 requests daily, each one carefully and continuously tuned for speed, scalability, and security. We&#8217;re beloved by hundreds of bloggers from huge, popular sites down to small company home pages who care about their SEO ranking and their users&#8217; experience. Perhaps best of all is our tech support, where only WordPress experts answer questions. As Mikhail Baryshnikov says, &#8220;Try it. You&#8217;ll like it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>You\u2019ve heard the rumors of pages being delivered in milliseconds, blogs scaling instantly when they get featured in the New York Times, and top-tier security.<\/p>\n<p>This is WP Engine \u2013 the premier, managed WordPress hosting company. They serve 125,000,000 requests daily, each one carefully and continuously tuned for speed, scalability, and security. They\u2019re beloved by hundreds of bloggers from huge, popular sites down to small company home pages who care about their SEO ranking and their users\u2019 experience. Perhaps best of all is their tech support, where only WordPress experts answer questions.<\/p>\n<p>For WordCamp Atlanta attendees only, WP Engine is offering their most popular hosting plan, typically $99 per month, free for life! You heard that right, WP Engine is giving ALL WordCamp Atlanta attendees FREE HOSTING FOR LIFE!<\/p>\n<p>Hosting includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 Standard WordPress Installation<\/li>\n<li>30 GB Bandwidth including CDN<\/li>\n<li>50,000 Pageviews\/mo<\/li>\n<li>10 GB Disk Storage<\/li>\n<li>Off-Site Automated Backups<\/li>\n<li>One-Click Staging Area<\/li>\n<li>Managed Upgrades<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sign up for your free hosting account now at <a title=\"WP-Engine for WordCamp Atlanta\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/wpe-for-atlanta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/wpe-for-atlanta<\/a><br \/>\nHave questions? Ask howdy at wpengine dot com!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-226\" class=\"sponsor post-226 wcb_sponsor type-wcb_sponsor status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry wcb_sponsor_level-olympic-sponsor\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title sponsor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/atlanta.wordcamp.org\/2012\/sponsor\/savannah-college-of-art-and-design\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"45\" src=\"https:\/\/atlanta.wordcamp.org\/2012\/files\/2011\/09\/SCADwSloganCenteredBlack200.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content sponsor-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scad.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Savannah College of Art and Design<\/a> exists to prepare talented students for professional careers, emphasizing learning through individual attention in a positively oriented university environment.<\/p>\n<p>SCAD facilities in Atlanta are located in Midtown near the Woodruff Arts Center, the High Museum of Art and a multitude of other cultural attractions. From the cutting-edge Digital Media Center to the beautifully restored, historic Ivy Hall, SCAD provides students with the perfect environment to hone their career preparation in a major metropolitan area.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-1643\" class=\"sponsor post-1643 wcb_sponsor type-wcb_sponsor status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry wcb_sponsor_level-olympic-sponsor\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title sponsor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/atlanta.wordcamp.org\/2012\/sponsor\/mailchimp\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"73\" src=\"https:\/\/atlanta.wordcamp.org\/2012\/files\/2011\/12\/MCLogo_Light-Background.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content sponsor-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a title=\"MailChimp\" href=\"http:\/\/mailchimp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">MailChimp<\/a> makes it easy to design exceptional email campaigns, share them on social networks, integrate with web services you already use, manage subscribers and track your results. You&#8217;ll love mixing and matching MailChimp&#8217;s templates, features and integrations to suit your needs &#8211; think of it as your own personal newsletter publishing platform.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sponsor-level peachtree-sponsor\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sponsor-level-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPeachtree Sponsor\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-1760\" class=\"sponsor post-1760 wcb_sponsor type-wcb_sponsor status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry wcb_sponsor_level-peachtree-sponsor\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title sponsor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/atlanta.wordcamp.org\/2012\/sponsor\/bloggernaut\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"52\" src=\"https:\/\/atlanta.wordcamp.org\/2012\/files\/2011\/12\/bloggernaut_wc2012.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content sponsor-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n<p><a id=\"internal-source-marker_0.6639320333488286\" href=\"http:\/\/zerogcreative.com\/beabloggernaut\/wordcamp-2012\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Bloggernaut<\/a> is a one-of-a-kind service designed specifically to help busy entrepreneurs and subject matter experts maintain a weekly blog while only spending about an hour a month of their own time.<\/p>\n<p>Using a regular blog to anchor their online marketing efforts, our Bloggernaut clients:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Usually experience a significant lift in web traffic<\/li>\n<li>Benefit from improved Search Engine Optimization<\/li>\n<li>Improve lead conversion<\/li>\n<li>Can integrate their blog with their offline sales process<\/li>\n<li>Increase their social media presence<\/li>\n<li>Maintain more effective eNewsletters<\/li>\n<li>Build additional content like white papers and eBooks<\/li>\n<li>Leverage the true power of WordPress as a publishing platform<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bloggernaut is a service of <a href=\"http:\/\/zerogcreative.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Zero-G Creative<\/a>, an Atlanta-based online marketing agency serving small (and growing!) businesses exclusively.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more at <a href=\"http:\/\/beabloggernaut.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">beabloggernaut.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-1807\" class=\"sponsor post-1807 wcb_sponsor type-wcb_sponsor status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry wcb_sponsor_level-peachtree-sponsor\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title sponsor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/atlanta.wordcamp.org\/2012\/sponsor\/clickhost-com\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"45\" src=\"https:\/\/atlanta.wordcamp.org\/2012\/files\/2011\/12\/94589_ClickHost_logo-175px-wide.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content sponsor-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a title=\"ClickHOST\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clickhost.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">ClickHOST.com<\/a> is a small and very focused web hosting company based in Atlanta. We have three driving passions: old-fashioned customer service &#8211; we provide personalized setup and transfers for our customers; simplifying technology &#8211; we love technology but we don\u2019t expect you to; and keeping you secure online. Since ClickHOST was founded in 2000, we\u2019ve grown organically and now host websites from around the world. We love WordPress and host numerous blogs and WordPress websites. We also provide full domain name services, and SSL certificates. Our affiliate program is on par with the best in the industry. 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We live, eat, &amp; breathe WordPress. We do WordPress so much better.<\/p>\n<p>ZippyKid offers reliable, secure and cost effective web hosting solutions that keep your website up and running. Content Delivery Network (CDN) is included on all plans, this means content is served from servers closest to your visitors. Partnering with Rackspace, our networks &amp; servers, along with the top 5,000 sites in the world, are located in enterprise class data centers. 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For 12 years we have worked with our clients to use our expertise in marketing and technology to solve business challenges and position them for growth.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-2662\" class=\"sponsor post-2662 wcb_sponsor type-wcb_sponsor status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry wcb_sponsor_level-peachtree-sponsor\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title sponsor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/atlanta.wordcamp.org\/2012\/sponsor\/inbound-writer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"208\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/atlanta.wordcamp.org\/2012\/files\/2012\/01\/logo_inboundwriter.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Inbound Writer\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content sponsor-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/inboundwriter.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">InboundWriter<\/a> 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src=\"https:\/\/atlanta.wordcamp.org\/2012\/files\/2011\/08\/Rationally-Creative-Logo.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content sponsor-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a title=\"Rationally Creative\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rationallycreative.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Rationally Creative<\/a> is a creative services company that specializes in integrated marketing and strategic graphic design. <a href=\"https:\/\/atlanta.wordcamp.org\/2012\/sponsor\/rationally-creative\/#more-1738\" class=\"more-link\"><span aria-label=\"Continue reading Rationally Creative\">(more&hellip;)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-1740\" class=\"sponsor post-1740 wcb_sponsor type-wcb_sponsor status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry wcb_sponsor_level-perimeter-sponsor\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title 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