Say no to special snowflakes and scale - 2016 Twin Cities Drupal Camp
Building a career with WordPress
1. BUILDING A CAREER
WITH WORDPRESS
WordCamp Raleigh 2012
presented by Jayvie Canono | http://jayvie.com | @onefinejay
2. O HAI!
• Used WordPress since it was b2.
• Background in print design (family biz!)
• Branching into development
WordCamp Raleigh 2012 | Jayvie Canono | http://jayvie.com | @onefinejay
3. WHAT BRINGS US HERE?
• You’re interested in making a living
out of WordPress (duh!)
• You’re want to meet people with
complimentary skills
• You already have a career.
(congrats!)
WordCamp Raleigh 2012 | Jayvie Canono | http://jayvie.com | @onefinejay
4. WHAT IS WORDPRESS?
• A content management system
• A means to an end
• Makes design easier
• Makes development easier
• My livelihood
WordCamp Raleigh 2012 | Jayvie Canono | http://jayvie.com | @onefinejay
5. AREAS OF
SPECIALIZATION
• Front-end design (HTML, CSS, Javascript)
• Development (Programming with Data)
• Graphic design & illustration
• User Experience & interaction design
• Management (content and community)
and consulting
• Education and training
• Can’t do it all! (But you don’t have to choose just 1.)
WordCamp Raleigh 2012 | Jayvie Canono | http://jayvie.com | @onefinejay
6. USE WHAT YOU’VE
LEARNED SO FAR
• Build on your educational foundation
• No college? NO PROBLEM!
• Learn from the best, though.
• Learn by doing, but start with a great
foundation.
WordCamp Raleigh 2012 | Jayvie Canono | http://jayvie.com | @onefinejay
7. ADVICE FOR BUDDING
ENTREPRENEURS
• Work might be hard to find
• When you find it, you’ll have to do
most of the work
• Services (design and dev) or
products (themes, plugins, or service
products)
WordCamp Raleigh 2012 | Jayvie Canono | http://jayvie.com | @onefinejay
8. GET KNOWN FOR WHAT
YOU DO
• Attend and speak at local WP
Meetups
• Go to WordCamps, talk to people,
offer a presentation
• Contribute to core or in the support
forums
WordCamp Raleigh 2012 | Jayvie Canono | http://jayvie.com | @onefinejay
10. TOOLS OF THE TRADE
• Coders use different editors (free
and paid) to their liking. Try them out
to find what works for you.
WordCamp Raleigh 2012 | Jayvie Canono | http://jayvie.com | @onefinejay
11. DON’T REPEAT YOURSELF
• Designers and developers collect and build on
a library of resources.
• (no one will know you’re recycling stuff. you don’t have to tell
anyone!)
WordCamp Raleigh 2012 | Jayvie Canono | http://jayvie.com | @onefinejay
12. MORE SOUND ADVICE
• Set boundaries for yourself and
clients
• Professionalism is key. High risk of
blurring the lines when you’re under
deadline or work for yourself
• Maintain a solid network colleagues.
WordCamp Raleigh 2012 | Jayvie Canono | http://jayvie.com | @onefinejay
