{"id":4160,"date":"2018-03-19T12:08:19","date_gmt":"2018-03-19T12:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2018.atlanta.wordcamp.org\/?p=4160"},"modified":"2018-03-19T12:09:30","modified_gmt":"2018-03-19T12:09:30","slug":"why-should-digital-marketers-attend-wordcamp-atlanta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atlanta.wordcamp.org\/2018\/why-should-digital-marketers-attend-wordcamp-atlanta\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Should Digital Marketers Attend WordCamp Atlanta?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The appeal of digital marketing is that you can do much of it from the comfort of a smartphone, but why stay home when there\u2019s so much to do at WordCamp Atlanta? Let\u2019s look at a few of the reasons you might want to consider attending to sharpen your digital marketing skills:<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<strong>Get an introduction to new tools and plugins.<\/strong> Although we can\u2019t name any names just yet, digital marketers can expect WordCamp Atlanta to serve as their introduction to new tools and plugins slated to hit the market\u2014giving you a head\u2019s up on the latest and greatest in the industry. You\u2019ll get to see what plugins the pros are using to improve their marketing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WordPress sessions. <\/strong>WordPress continues to be one of the dominant platforms in the world of digital marketing. Mastering it will only help you become a better digital marketer. WordCamp Atlanta will feature\u00a0speaker-lead workshop <a href=\"https:\/\/2018.atlanta.wordcamp.org\/schedule\/\">sessions<\/a> for WordPress for a variety of skill levels.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Get access to exciting speakers.<\/strong> Digital marketing may feel like a job you can do from your pajamas at home\u2014but that doesn\u2019t mean that you can\u2019t learn from other properly-dressed people. Have a look at all the <a href=\"https:\/\/2018.atlanta.wordcamp.org\/speakers\/\">speakers you can expect to attend WordCamp Atlanta<\/a> this year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Meet fellow digital marketers.<\/strong> Given that lunch will be provided each day and that there is an after party planned for Saturday, April 15, the event will be a great way to get out of your comfort zone and network with some of your fellow digital marketers. There\u2019s no better way to meet people in your industry.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Variety.<\/strong> It\u2019s not just one aspect of using WordPress that will be covered. A variety of topics\u2014appealing to designers and digital marketers like you\u2014can be found at the WordCamp Atlanta event, which means you\u2019ll never run out of stuff to do. The variety will also help you develop a more rounded skillset as you learn the latest and greatest in the digital world.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affordability.<\/strong> Attending big-time seminars and networking events tends to mean you should expect to shell out your bills by the hundreds, but <a href=\"https:\/\/2018.atlanta.wordcamp.org\/2018\/02\/26\/wordcamp-atlanta-tickets-on-sale\/\">tickets<\/a> for this event will only be $40 for Saturday-Sunday or $60 for all three days. That\u2019s a tremendous value, especially if you\u2019re already in the Atlanta area and won\u2019t need to shell out any extra money for special travel or accommodations.<\/p>\n<p>Put it all together, and you have plenty of reasons to check out WordCamp Atlanta! <a href=\"https:\/\/2018.atlanta.wordcamp.org\/contact\/\">Contact us<\/a> if you have any questions or are interested in learning more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The appeal of digital marketing is that you can do much of it from the comfort of a smartphone, but why stay home when there\u2019s so much to do at WordCamp Atlanta? Let\u2019s look at a few of the reasons &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/atlanta.wordcamp.org\/2018\/why-should-digital-marketers-attend-wordcamp-atlanta\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"assistive-text\">Why Should Digital Marketers Attend WordCamp Atlanta?<\/span>  <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4185,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8CBHG-156","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlanta.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4160","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlanta.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlanta.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlanta.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4185"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlanta.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4160"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/atlanta.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4160\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4178,"href":"https:\/\/atlanta.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4160\/revisions\/4178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlanta.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlanta.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlanta.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}