It’s amazing to think how far WordPress has come over the years. I first began using WordPress in early 2007 when a developer friend showed it to me after a dinner party. Yes, I am that geeky. I discuss WordPress with dinner guests at home! Once I learned how flexible, versatile and usable the system was I immediately switched my blog to WordPress. Until then I had used Blogger and there was something about it that I just didn’t like. I had considered TypePad as an option but didn’t like having to buy into the system in order to use it. So, WordPress as an open source software with a passionate developer community was the perfect fit for my blog.
As I said earlier WordPress has evolved tremendously from being just a blogging engine. It is now a full-fledged CMS that can power any website (including e-commerce websites). It has become so ubiquitous that there are now over 71 Million WordPress based sites in the world including CNN, CBS Radio, UPS, TechCrunch etc.. Each month 355 million people view 2.5 billion pages on websites powered by WordPress. From web designers and web developers to browsers and content creators everyone on the web loves WordPress. In a very short few years it has become a very important infrastructure that powers the Internet.
WordCamp Phoenix
To celebrate the world’s premier open source software WordCamp Phoenix is being organized in Chandler this weekend (February 24-26). This non-profit event brings together WordPress enthusiasts from around the globe to share best practices and strategies for a wide variety of businesses. More than 650 small business owners, non-profit agencies, bloggers, social media mavens, realtors, photographers, designers, journalists and even kids will swarm downtown Chandler to learn easy website publishing and development.
At E.B. Lane we have been using WordPress for many of our client websites. The use of WordPress has allowed our designers to be creative without much restriction and has enabled us to deliver cost effective websites. In short it has been a win-win situation. I will share more of my agency experience using WordPress on a panel on Saturday at WordCamp. The panel will be discussing the challenges associated with building a web design on WordPress and will touch on topics such as pricing, estimates, managing labor, necessary skill sets, keeping up on technology, motivating employees etc.
So please come to the Chandler Center for the Arts this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Friday is free (but it is also sold out), but tickets are still available for Saturday and Sunday on the WordCamp Phoenix website. Hope to see you there!
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