Wow! WordPress Greenville was awesome! We are wanting to get feedback and want you to share what you learned. If you are in the Greenville area or surrounding areas and want to come and share your thought here is your chance. We are having a WordPress Meetup call "WordPress Greenville Recap" coming up next Tuesday, April 3rd, 2018.
As organizers, we would love your input on what we did right and what we could improve for next year. There will be refreshments and it will be a great time to meet other WordPressers like yourself. See all the details below
Here are several reasons to come to next weeks WordPress Greenville Meetup.
Share how WordCamp Greenville change how you used WordPress.
If your a beginner show what you learned about WordPress.
If you are a developer to come and share what you learned or what you currently know about WordPress.
Detail:
Meetup Title: WordCamp Greenville 2018 Recap Date & Time: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Location: Drum Creative 35 Cessna Ct Suite C Greenville, SC 29607
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Bluehost
Bluehost has been a WordPress partner since 2005 and powers over 1 million WordPress sites worldwide. Their objective is to help customers, whether novice or pro, create a thriving online presence at an affordable price. With a team of in-house tech experts available 24/7, Bluehost dedicates time and resources to providing the best support and services in the industry. Join millions of other site owners and see what Bluehost can do for you and your online presence.
Since 1997 DreamHost has helped individuals, small businesses, entrepreneurs, and developers worldwide bring their dreams to life on the Internet. A leader in Managed WordPress hosting, over 400,000 customers trust DreamHost to be their online home. Supporting the open source community with dedicated resources and a passionate team, DreamHost believes in the power of the Open Web and the people that make it happen. Learn more at DreamHost.com.
GoDaddy
GoDaddy Pro is a free membership program for web developers, designers & agencies. It offers exclusive tools to help onboard, manage and maintain multiple clients and their sites fast and easy. With GoDaddy Pro tools, you can easily shop for your client, monitor their sites, and manage their products from a single dashboard. Additionally, your membership includes advanced 24/7 technical support and rewards for recommending GoDaddy to your clients.
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Drum Creative are a web design company based in Greenville, SC, specializing in customized, content-managed, web designs developed in WordPress. We have the web design experience, skill, and expertise to design impact for your business or brand.
HIBR was born from the idea that a company could use modern technology and innovation to build incredibly comfortable, super high quality bedding products that would help people get a better night’s sleep. From athletes to programmers, moms to children, HIBR has delivered thousands of great nights to customers all over the country.
Endeavor: Coworking for Creatives
Endeavor’s mission is to help creative services companies and freelancers accelerate success – together. By placing complementary creative companies, individuals and client-side marketers in shared space, we foster business opportunities, personal growth…bigger, better ideas. Endeavor is a place where the whole really is greater than the sum of its parts. It’s progressive. It’s ambitious. It’s an initiative with a spirit and a soul. Endeavor celebrates the extraordinary things that can happen when sharp, talented, good people are allowed to shine their brightest.
BoldGrid is a website builder powered by WordPress. It is a free set of WordPress plugins, themes, and other content that allows site creation and management similar to non-WordPress website builders. By placing WordPress more in line with DIY site builder solutions on the market, our mission is not only to make WordPress more accessible and easy for beginners to utilize, but also automate and streamline typical WordPress tasks to provide a fast, creator-friendly platform that even web professionals will appreciate.
Experience WordPress as a website builder, including: free pre-built themes, drag and drop editing, integrated image banks, simplified photo editing, built-in staging, automated backups, and so much more.
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WPScans.com
WPScans.com is a free online WordPress Vulnerability Scanner. WPScans keep track of all your WordPress installations and tell you as soon as they are outdated. With our solutions you are always protected against hackers or attackers who might want to penetrate your WordPress website.
Sandlapper Creative
Sandlapper Creative is a custom web design company in Greenville, SC that specializes in websites built with WordPress. We also provide white label WordPress development for agencies, search engine optimization (SEO), and retainer-based website maintenance/support. Have an upcoming project that might be a good fit? Give us a shout today – we’d love to discuss it with you.
WPCliffsNotes
WPCliffsNotes is a WordPress Youtube Channel that puts out weekly WordPress tutorials to help you get the most out of your WordPress website. We have over 10 years of experience working on WordPress websites. We teach tips and tricks for making your web design workflow better by using WordPress as a Content Management System.
Crazy Stupid Smart
Crazy Stupid Smart is a web design and digital marketing agency located in Greenville, South Carolina. CSS has one simple focus – helping businesses reach their online goals. Whether you are a local, national or international business, our strategic design process, custom web development and progress tracking enables us to build custom, competitive and impactful solutions that deliver qualified leads to you and your team.
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Blumer CPAs
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Bigfoot Media
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WordPressers, when you are headed to the WordCamp there are parking garages all over downtown Greenville. We recommend that you park in the Richardson Street Parking Garage which is parallel to Main St. Exit the parking garage through the back side (facing Main St.). When you exit the garage walk right towards the water fountain and then left at the water fountain. ClemsonOne Building will be on your right on Main St.
Pat Landry Wendy Lynam Katherine Wakefield Alex Smith Rye Yauilla Tanya Manning Jon Manning Stephanie Miller
In-kind Sponsors
StickerGiant is a team of employees that love to make stickers. As a company, we focus on being a benefit to not only our customers, but also the community around us and the world as a whole. We utilize wind energy to run our operation and strive to be as sustainable and environmentally friendly as possible with our production process.
Designs Unlimited has been screen printing custom t-shirts over 25 years. We specialize in custom screen printing, direct-to-garment printing, embroidery and promotional products. All of our t-shirt printing is done in-house, not contracted out, so every aspect of your order can be controlled on-site. Our facility is capable of printing thousands of t-shirts per day, however if one t-shirt is all you need, we can handle that as well.
Since the inception in 2012 we have established locations in Anderson, Spartanburg, Fountain Inn and Greenville, SC. Growler Haus is creating a unique craft beer buying experience in the Upstate of South Carolina that offers multiple seasonal and tasteful craft/micro beers and other libations. Consuming or buying beer or other libations from bar or grocery store/big box retailer does not offer the unique buying experience to discuss the sophisticated palate for the persnickety craft beer or micro brew lover.
Ah yes, we will have a bar, but not the kind of bar your thinking about. The Happiness Bar is a place that you can get help with all your WordPress questions. Even though we can not guarantee that they will be answered, it’s a great place to get started.
Running 9:00am-4:25pm.
Staffed by volunteers (at WordCamp, what isn’t?) who are willing and interested in helping you solve your WordPress problem. The idea isn’t that the volunteers have all the answers or will do the work for you, but that they can point you in the right direction. If the volunteer does not know the answer, they can always introduce you to a person who can help.
Many speakers will head for the Happiness Bar after their presentation, so if you want to further explore one of their ideas or have really specific questions, sit down with them and ask.
Whether you have a question you need to be answered, code that needs to be reviewed, or want to get some work done, this is the place to be. Come and ask questions, answer questions and meet new friends. If it’s a WordPress question, you can ask it at the Happiness Bar!
A Note: Not all problems can be solved quickly and easily. Although the Happiness Bar is a place to get you going in the right direction, you might need to continue the conversation after WordCamp. And, not to disappoint you, but that might cost money when you do. Volunteers will do their best to help you as much as possible during the weekend, but sometimes, you just need a professional.
Since the inception in 2012 we have established locations in Anderson, Spartanburg, Fountain Inn and Greenville, SC. Growler Haus is creating a unique craft beer buying experience in the Upstate of South Carolina that offers multiple seasonal and tasteful craft/micro beers and other libations. Consuming or buying beer or other libations from bar or grocery store/big box retailer does not offer the unique buying experience to discuss the sophisticated palate for the persnickety craft beer or micro brew lover.
The Growler Haus has been very gracious to let us use their Greenville location to have our WordCamp Greenville after party. You can find all the details on the After Party page. Hope to see you there!!
A group of WordPress users that want to help one another and also help others discover the power of an open source Web presence building tool. We're based in Greenville, SC and welcome folks from around the Upstate! Anyone who is eager to learn more about WordPress is welcome to join; save your spot for the next one here!
If you would Share something you have leaned about WordPress. Fill out the Speaker Form.
We're a group of local WordPress beginners, site owners, developers, designers, and publishers. We meet to share our knowledge, experience and challenges. And of course to network and learn from each other. The Spartanburg WordPress Meetup is open to all who share a love and enthusiasm for WordPress Anyone who is eager to learn more about WordPress is welcome to join; save your spot for the next one here!
Kathy Drewien lives in Marietta, Georgia just outside of Atlanta. There she rescues abandoned, ugly, orphaned, broken, and non-productive websites for people and businesses who are ready for a change. She’s an organizer of WordCamp Atlanta, runs a local WordPress Meetup in Marietta, and mentors other Meetups and WordCamps, too. And if that’s not enough, she’s also an organizer of WordCamp US. In her business coaching, Kathy practices what she preaches, and shares insights gleaned from years of observation and personal experience. She is all about forging meaningful connections and holds to the belief that nothing beats the power of in-person interactions for cementing relationships. Bear in mind, that whenever you’re interacting with Kathy, you have her full attention. She enjoys working closely with people interested in evolving and growing and finds the process of facilitating the process gratifying. The true mentor that she is, Kathy doesn’t hand out solutions on a silver platter; one needs to be committed to the process to derive full benefit. A bit of advice? Pay close attention to what Kathy says, because she’s not the type to ‘blow smoke’ or pound you over the head with direction. If you’re not paying attention or ready to receive, you can miss her subtle suggestions. Suggestions that if you grab hold of, and run with, can have life-changing effects on your perspective and by extension your business.
Title: Hot Mess to Favorite Client: Transformation in 24-Hours
Your clients (prospective and active) are not telling you the truth. Maybe it’s about a project that’s gone off track or a website dream they envision. Or maybe they’re not sharing their thoughts on ways their business could grow its sales or improve operations. By demonstrating your ability to be truly authentic at each step in the process, you can aim toward creating projects that are more collaborative and ultimately more successful. Learn why it's critical to: – Restate, in your own words, your perception of the project. – Boldly ask, "So, what do you want from me?" – Authentically and directly tell the client what you want from them. – Test for client commitment and control.
Brent Alexander
Brent Alexander
About Brent
A designer turned developer, Brent takes a hands-on approach with many Engenius projects. When it comes to website design and functionality, Brent can both dream it and do it: his technical expertise and creativity shine as he drives our custom code (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP), integrations, and User Experience (UX) design. Finally, Brent works with our stellar website hosting service, WP Engine, to ensure that your website is secure and functioning at pace. When he’s not working, Brent enjoys hanging out with his wife, working on his 1950’s era home, catching up on his favorite shows, and reading the latest design blog posts.
Title: 10 Things We've Learned In 10 Years Building Websites For Clients
Creating & Following Systems
Selling Like A Consultant
Taking.a Content-First Approach
Mobile vs Desktop Usage
Gathering Content from Clients
Designing with Themes
Estimating & Getting it Right
Making a Profit
Supporting Clients Post-Launch
Failing Quickly
We will never be able to say we have arrived, but learning these 10 things has been asbsolutely essential to our success.
Engenius is a digital marketing agency based in Greenville, SC. We demystify digital marketing and web design with straightforward strategies: giving you what you need and nothing you don’t. 2018 marks the 10-year anniversary of Engenius. Learn more about us at https://engeniusweb.com/about/mission.
Lauren Jeffcoat
Lauren Jeffcoat
About Lauren
Lauren has been building WordPress websites for almost a decade and is currently part of the OnTheGoSystems WPML Customer Support team. She enjoys creating WordPress websites and has worn many hats in the world of web development including Project Manager, Customer Service Representative, Account Strategist, and Web Designer. Originally from New England, she now lives in Surfside Beach, South Carolina. Lauren enjoys sharing her knowledge along with tips and tricks that she has learned either through furthering her education or personal experience. Lauren is the organizer of WordPress Meetup Myrtle Beach, a co-organizer of WordCamp Wilmington, a WordCamp Speaker and a lover of all things WordPress.
Title: Support Starts Here: How to go the extra mile to make and KEEP your customers happy
In this session I will be covering the importance of good customer service and the powerful impact your support team has on your business. I will discuss practices to use and practices to avoid. I’ll take poor customer service examples and show how they could be handled differently and turned into excellent customer outcomes.
I’ll also cover the steps to develop and implement an all star customer service program. This will include the secrets to providing super service, general support standards, and how to get things right for your customers. I’ll discuss why it’s important to go the extra mile to make and keep your customers happy so that they turn into returning customers and brand ambassadors.
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