Adam Silver (@heyadamsilver) gave a talk titled Breakdown of Common Beginner Struggles & Solutions on Saturday, April 30 at 1:00 PM.
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Social Recap
Here are some of the highlights and tips our audience shared on Twitter:
Excited to learn about "Common beginner struggles & solutions" from @heyadamsilver #WCChi
— Geoffrey Shilling 🌴 (@geoffreys808) April 30, 2016
Excited to learn about "Common beginner struggles & solutions" from @heyadamsilver #WCChi (awesome idea for a site as well)
— WJD • NotWade (@_NotWade) April 30, 2016
https://t.co/xAcJCW7HY5 @ #wcchi. Nice! pic.twitter.com/SAJkpX1y4R
— Tracee Keyes (@TraceeKeyes) April 30, 2016
.@heyadamsilver Find your ip neighbors – w/ shared hosting, see how many domains w/ malware, spam, could affect your site #wcchi
— WordCamp Chicago #WCCHI (@WordCampChicago) April 30, 2016
Shared hosting? When getting started, it's affordable, but has its risks: look at support, policies, check reputation #wcchi –@heyadamsilver
— WordCamp Chicago #WCCHI (@WordCampChicago) April 30, 2016
Free vs. premium plugins? Value your time!! If all your time is spent looking at settings, code, user interface, etc. @heyadamsilver #wcchi
— WordCamp Chicago #WCCHI (@WordCampChicago) April 30, 2016
Re: Premium Themes and Plug-ins "It's not an expense, it's an investment" #wcchi
— Lisa Youngdahl (@lsydesign) April 30, 2016
common beginner frustration w/ widgets: built-in calendar widget is list of posts, not for events by date –@heyadamsilver #wcchi
— WordCamp Chicago #WCCHI (@WordCampChicago) April 30, 2016
Q: How do you build up a WP biz? A: Meetups, local networks, give back to WP community w/ WordCamps, podcasts, etc.! @heyadamsilver #wcchi
— WordCamp Chicago #WCCHI (@WordCampChicago) April 30, 2016
On the #WordPress community: "Study, learn and then give back.” – @heyadamsilver #wcchi
— Jessie Jury (@JessieJury) April 30, 2016
Q: @wordpressdotcom vs. @WordPress: A: .com is hosted by @automattic to be free+ – but no plugins, external themes @heyadamsilver #wcchi
— WordCamp Chicago #WCCHI (@WordCampChicago) April 30, 2016
Q: Biz names & domains – if neither is started, which takes priority? A: If matching domain is available, take it! Marketing issue #wcchi
— WordCamp Chicago #WCCHI (@WordCampChicago) April 30, 2016
Beginner Q: Genesis? frameworks? child themes? A: Want to save customizations to your site design? use these! @heyadamsilver #wcchi
— WordCamp Chicago #WCCHI (@WordCampChicago) April 30, 2016