{"id":1146,"date":"2016-04-24T08:32:42","date_gmt":"2016-04-24T13:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2016.chicago.wordcamp.org\/?p=1146"},"modified":"2016-05-03T09:30:31","modified_gmt":"2016-05-03T14:30:31","slug":"disastrous-deals-to-profitable-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2016\/disastrous-deals-to-profitable-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Disastrous Deals to Profitable Projects: Comparing My Best and Worst Client Experiences"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kyle Maurer\u00a0is a speaker at WordCamp Chicago talking about\u00a0Disastrous Deals to Profitable Projects: Comparing My Best and Worst Client Experiences<\/a>. Get to know him below!<\/p>\n

Bio<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Kyle is the co-founder of a Jackson, Michigan based firm called Real Big Marketing which\u00a0specializes in using WordPress to solve complicated problems for businesses. He is also the author\u00a0of and a contributor to dozens of WordPress plugins, is the co-organizer of the Jackson WP meetup,\u00a0is a co-organizer of WordCamp Ann Arbor, plays in a band and is an aspiring beer snob.<\/p>\n

WordCamp Mini-Interview<\/h2>\n

When did you first become interested in WordPress?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I had a passing interest in WordPress as a tool for powering a previous employer\u2019s corporate blog when it was first introduced to me in 2011. Shortly after, I decided I\u2019d rather run my own agency then work for those bums so I got more serious about web development and attended the first gather of the Jackson, Michigan WordPress Meetup. After that, no consideration was given for alternatives. WordPress or nothing.<\/p>\n

What motivated you to speak at WordCamp?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Public speaking has been a passion of mine for quite a few years. I enjoy very much any opportunity to share my experiences with others in a way that helps them progress like so many helped me before. Plus, I\u2019ve been so deeply immersed in WordPress for the past five years that I have a lot of lessons learned to pass on. Oh, and because WordCamp Chicago is always a total blast.<\/p>\n

Why do you think WordPress is different from other web platforms?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shoot, answering why WordPress is the way it is could take a long time and I\u2019m unqualified.\u00a0There\u2019s a book though<\/a>\u00a0which is pretty awesome. As for what stands out to me personally that is different, there are numerous things. But some of the important ones include: the sheer size of the WordPress ecosystem which means finding help, tools and resources is pretty easy and<\/em>\u00a0clients are asking for it all the time. When I started making websites, no client ever came asking for a specific platform. They didn\u2019t care! Now I have customers calling me all the time asking if I can build them something using WordPress<\/em>. Crazy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kyle Maurer\u00a0is a speaker at WordCamp Chicago talking about\u00a0Disastrous Deals to Profitable Projects: Comparing My Best and Worst Client Experiences. Get to know him below! Bio Kyle is the co-founder of a Jackson, Michigan based firm called Real Big Marketing which\u00a0specializes in using WordPress to solve complicated problems for businesses. He is also the author\u00a0of … Continue reading Disastrous Deals to Profitable Projects: Comparing My Best and Worst Client Experiences<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6966815,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p72ZMx-iu","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1442,"url":"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wordcamp-chicago-2016-slides\/","url_meta":{"origin":1146,"position":0},"title":"WordCamp Chicago 2016 Slides","author":"Emily Barney","date":"May 2, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Slides from our 2016 WordCamp Chicago speakers - we'll work to keep this list up to date as more are shared online!","rel":"","context":"In "Recap"","block_context":{"text":"Recap","link":"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2016\/category\/recap\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2016.chicago.wordcamp.org\/files\/2016\/02\/cropped-WCP1602-Interior-TopImage-GRAPHIC-composite.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1487,"url":"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2016\/recap-adam-silver-and-kyle-maurers-wordpress-experts-ama\/","url_meta":{"origin":1146,"position":1},"title":"Recap: Adam Silver and Kyle Maurer’s WordPress Experts AMA","author":"Emily Barney","date":"May 9, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Missed our impromptu \"Ask Me Anything\" Q&A with Adam Silver and Kyle Maurer on Sunday morning? 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