Taking that first step from working as a freelancer to making your first hire and becoming an agency is an exciting but daunting step. In this talk I will explain how I accidentally started an agency and strategically grew my…
We’ve all made software decisions that have gone on to cost us time, frustration and money. As a business owner, I feel an overwhelming pressure to make sure that our own company uses software that helps us to be effective,…
Taking that first step from working as a freelancer to making your first hire and becoming an agency is an exciting but daunting step. In this talk I will explain how I accidentally started an agency and strategically grew my…
Join our panelists over on the business track to ask all your burning questions about recruitment; how to do it, when to do it and how to bring the best people into your business. Via WordPress.tv
Getting burnt by a project can leave you and your team feeling unmotivated and your agency unprofitable. Using our proven Discovery & Definition approach to project planning you’ll learn how to plan and budget a WordPress project successfully from the…
Any seasoned WordPress veteran will tell you that there’s a world of difference between a good WordPress site and a bad one. In this session, David looks at why making good WordPress sites matters and what we can all do…
This session is a journey to becoming a successful WordPress freelancer, looking at some of the key lessons learned along the way including a 6 step project process. Via WordPress.tv
This one had me scratching my head for ages, and it was only some good investigation by @domsoar that found the answer, here: The answer is to use a custom button and this sort of code: <div class=”addthis_toolbox…
It is very important that WordPress and any plugins and themes are kept up-to-date for several reasons: Security – this is the most important reason. WordPress is a huge target for hackers and other malicious online types – being able…
I can never find this incredibly useful snippet when I need it, so I’m blogging it. If you child-theme Thematic, you’ll notice that archive and search results pages only return the excerpt rather than the full content. This snippet changes…
Since I wrote the original ‘Cufon for Thematic with no plugins‘ post, I’ve learnt how to use script queueing, rather than hard-coded links. Here’s the official WP page about script queueing: if you want to find out more. Here’s…