{"id":836197,"date":"2014-05-14T20:22:26","date_gmt":"2014-05-15T01:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2014.chicago.wordcamp.org\/?p=836197"},"modified":"2014-05-24T00:01:01","modified_gmt":"2014-05-24T05:01:01","slug":"interview-with-mel-choyce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2014\/interview-with-mel-choyce\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Mel Choyce"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"interview\"><a href=\"https:\/\/2014.chicago.wordcamp.org\/speakers\/#wcorg-speaker-joe-casabona\">Mel Choyce<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/melchoyce\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/2014.chicago.wordcamp.org\/files\/2014\/05\/twitter-square-icon.png\" alt=\"twitter dark blue jeans social media icons designed by icons.mysitemyway.com\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Mel will be presenting\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/2014.chicago.wordcamp.org\/session\/getting-the-most-out-of-wordpress-com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Getting the Most out of WordPress.com<\/a> in the 101 Foundation Friday track.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left;margin-right: 10px\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ed4f856405e64c1492839d2bf4913baa?s=250\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mel is a Design Engineer at Automattic. She loves big type, cold brew coffee, and printmaking.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"interview\">Interview:<\/h3>\n<p><b>Why do you use WordPress?<\/b><br \/>\nI love how easy it is! You don&#8217;t need to be an expert developer to get a beautiful site up and running.<\/p>\n<p><b>What would you say to convince someone to attend a WordCamp?<\/b><br \/>\nWordPress has an incredibly vibrant, diverse, and welcoming community. Attending a WordCamp is like hanging out with a bunch of friends, even if you&#8217;ve never met anyone before. There&#8217;s always something interesting going on, and you&#8217;ll learn so many new things.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><b>What is your favorite WordPress project you have worked on recently?<\/b><br \/>\nI&#8217;ve been working on a couple new themes alongside Kelly Dwan that I&#8217;m really excited about. We have a couple getting pretty close to launching!<\/p>\n<p><b>Do you have any advice for someone looking to start or grow a WordPress based business?<\/b><br \/>\nPick a niche! Focus small and grow bigger as you need to.<\/p>\n<p><b>What is your favorite WordPress-related resource?<\/b><br \/>\nPost Status, WP Tavern, but above all else, Twitter.<\/p>\n<p><b>Tell us something awesome about yourself that is not WordPress related<\/b><br \/>\nEven if you don&#8217;t like beer, I&#8217;ll find at least one beer that you will enjoy. I&#8217;ve never failed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mel Choyce &#8211; Mel will be presenting\u00a0Getting the Most out of WordPress.com in the 101 Foundation Friday track. Mel is a Design Engineer at Automattic. She loves big type, cold brew coffee, and printmaking. Interview: Why do you use WordPress? I love how easy it is! 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