How WordPress Changed My Life!
summary
Leaves a factory job after 20 years, teaches HTML/CSS, discovers WordPress and LinkedIn Learning, and turns a weeklong hand‑coded project into a 6‑page site in four hours. Joins meetups, attends WordCamp Sydney, then organizes local events including WordCamp Sunshine Coast and Brisbane; completes WP Elevation course to systematize client work. Hires out business, accepts a Pre‑Sales role at WP Engine, and starts getting paid travel to WordCamps worldwide; WordPress market share cited at 34–35%.
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chapters (20)
- 0:00Welcome
- 1:25Why I wrote this talk
- 2:32From factory worker to developer
- 4:17Choosing WordPress
- 5:39First site and struggles
- 6:42Falling in love with WordPress
- 7:48First WordPress meetup
- 9:12WordCamp Sydney
- 10:17Speaking at WordCamp
- 11:20Organizing WordCamp
- 12:46Giving back
- 13:51Business growth
- 14:55Fitness and expansion
- 15:39WP Elevation transformation
- 16:24WordCamp Sydney 2016
- 17:05Traveling via WordPress
- 18:52How WordPress changed my life
- 19:55Summary
- 20:45Q&A remote work
- 21:36Networking tips
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