Hey everyone!
Things you can do in Phoenix that you can't do in Green Bay
I'm enjoying the nice sunny weather in Arizona (which means I escaped Green Bay huzzah!). It's January 14th and it's a high of 70 degrees. I've done rock climbing, hiking, and explored the downtown. I'm in heaven. I'll also be speaking at WordCamp Phoenix later this week.
What I'm Speaking About
I'll be speaking Sunday at 2pm about using the freemium model to build a sustainable business. I'll be bringing up my own experiences building extensions for Ninja Forms & other 3rd parties as well as how I view the freemium model from within WooThemes. I'll talk a little bit about the different ways you can do freemium and I'll bring up plenty of examples from within the WordPress world and a couple of examples that you see everyday.
Rockstar Bar
I'll be at the Rockstar Bar (aka Happiness Bar) Friday from 2pm – 4pm with 5 other volunteers including Chris Lema. If you have any WooThemes / WooCommerce or really any WordPress question please stop by and bug me! If would be even better if you tweet me @bftrick) ahead of time so I do a bit of research before I get there.
Awesome Presenters
The best thing about WordCamps is meeting all of the other people involved with WordPress. Here are some names that I recognize from either having seem them present in person or online. They're all phenomenal speakers and I'm sure you'll get something out of these presentations.
Friday
- Michelle Schulp – A Website Is Not A Poster: Designing Successfully For The Web
- Marc Benzakein – There’s No Place Like Local (<- Woo! Fellow Wisconsinite!)
- Brad Parbs – Writing Extensible Plugins (<- Woo! Fellow Wisconsinite!)
- Brennen Byrne & Sam Hotchkiss – Security Best Practices
Saturday
- Eric Mann – Ten Lessons on Customer-centric Development
- Brent Shepherd – Wooing eCommerce with WordPress
- Pippin Williamson – Sane Plugin Updates and Releases
- Chris Lema – Escaping the Impostor Syndrome
Sunday
- Andrea Middleton – WordPress Foundation + Local Community: WordCamps and Meetups
- Eric Mann – {12} Needs Unit Tests