future of wordpress in nashville 2013

FUTURE OF WORDPRESS IN NASHVILLE 2013

JOHN HOUSHOLDER@ahsodesigns

#wcn13

WHO AM I . .Owner of Ah So, a Nashville

WordPress shop

Emma emarketing plugin

Meetup organizer with Randy Hicks

Art Institute of TN Web and Interactive Instructor

THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS

Thanks to the VOLUNTEERCommittee

GOALS Build email list to 400

Grow Meetup group to 500 – currently at 300

Developer meetup to 25 consistent attendees – currently at 10

NASHVILLE become a major collaboration center for WordPress in the South

We are here to facilitate the growth of WordPress in Nashville

STATE OF WORDPRESS IN NASHVILLE

Goals from 2012

Consistent Meetups

More Collaboration through WP Nashville

Professional

the RESULTS!

Meetup Facebook Twitter WordCamp0

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2012 2013

505 members of MEETUP.com groupLAST YEAR: 303

1216 people in Nashville mention WordPress in their LinkedIn ProfileLAST YEAR: 282

129 Likes on FacebookLAST YEAR: 44

148 Followers of WPNashville on TwitterLAST YEAR: 279248 tickets sold to WordCamp Nashville LAST YEAR: 210

REVIEW OF 2012 :a year of transition

FROM WORDCAMP 2012 TO WORDCAMP 2013

WordCamp 2012

Meetups11 held this yearMay 15th: WordPress Social

June 26: Top 5 Plugins you should know about

July 17th: WordPress Social

August 21: Meet Members who teach WordPress

September 18th: Avoid 5 Common Web Design Mistakes that hurt SEO

October 15th: How to Use the Emma Emarketing WordPress Plugin

November 19th: Category Tags and Custom Post Types

December 5th: Nashville Christmas Jug Party with other user groups

January 21st: WordPress 3.5: Media Manager and Settings

February 18th: WP Plugin Panel

March 18th: WordCamp Volunteers Meeting: Social

Meetups

Dev meetups

NEW Developer Meetups

Relaunch and rebrand of wpnashville.com

Panel at BarCamp

Larger venue for WordCamp: more attendees, free lunch, same price

Nashville school of Law

EDUCATION

WordPress Landscape in Nashville

CONTINUING ON 2013 :

a year of growth

FROM WORDCAMP 2013 TO WORDCAMP 2014

Who is here today

Bootcamp

Specialized

Development

GOALS Build email list to 400

Grow Meetup group to 500 – currently at 300

Developer meetup to 25 consistent attendees – currently at 10

NASHVILLE become a major collaboration center for WordPress in the South

HOW WPNashville.com

Consistent User Groups

Attend WordCamps and spread our story

You are a designer, you need a local developer: two clicks : DONE

You are a developer who needs a design: two clicks: DONE

You are a business who needs WordPress training for your employees: two clicks: DONE

Grow meetup.com/NashvilleWordPressnow part of WordPress account

Email list

Wpnashville.com

Attend more WordCampscentral.wordcamp.org/schedule

WE ARE ASKING YOU TO: FOLLOW: @wpnashville

SIGNUP: email list on wpnashville.com

WHY: This will help NASHVILLE become a major collaboration center for WordPress in the South