It’s wonderful many people earn a living using WordPress: launching sites, building plugins, and designing themes. But sometimes we find ourselves in the middle of running a business we thought was just a fun hobby. How do you change your hobby to a hustle?
A successful hobby is the path to a successful business. So, how do you take your WordPress side hustle to a full-time gig? In this talk, we’ll discuss how to recognize your hobby isn’t just a hobby, how to build in steps and processes to help it scale, and how to know that the timing is right to launch.
More recently the freelance landscape has become crowded, but there’s still a chance to be successful if you know how to stand out from the rest. If you are going to survive as a freelancer in today’s climate, you have to combine your creative skill with a business skill.
What’s the difference between a freelancer, agency and consultant? The answer to this question is the key to increasing your value as a freelancer.
In this session, we will uncover the 4 parts of the creative process and discuss the best elements of freelancing to increase the pricing on your unique value proposition.
DNS is one of the most critical steps in getting visitors to your website, but it’s something that is often overlooked and taken for granted. (Can you name who your DNS provider is? Hint: it might not be the same as your domain registrar!) Improperly maintained DNS records can cause slow performance, security issues, email deliverability issues, and WordPress outages. I will share with you an overview of how DNS works and how to maintain your DNS to protect your domain name and WordPress site.
