{"id":1167,"date":"2016-04-27T07:09:27","date_gmt":"2016-04-27T12:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2016.chicago.wordcamp.org\/?p=1167"},"modified":"2016-05-03T09:30:31","modified_gmt":"2016-05-03T14:30:31","slug":"never-launch-without-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2016\/never-launch-without-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Never Launch Without Training"},"content":{"rendered":"

Becky Davis\u00a0is a speaker at WordCamp Chicago talking about\u00a0Never Launch without Training<\/a>. Get to know her below!<\/p>\n

Bio<\/h2>\n

Becky is a native Chicagoan who\u2019s been working with WordPress since 2009 and specializes in custom theme development. She is active in the local community and has been running the Chicago Northside WordPress meetup<\/a>\u00a0since 2011. Along with creating beautiful and easily editable themes, she is fond of old movies, getting out on her bike and good whiskey.<\/p>\n

WordCamp Mini-Interview<\/h2>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>When did you first become interested in WordPress? In 2009. I wanted to setup a site for my father. He was a poet and a bit of a ranter and I thought he\u2019d enjoy having a public place to do that. Sadly, his health failed and he never really did anything with the site, but getting it setup and getting poetry to look like poetry in the editor taught me a lot! My clients were always asking me how they could control their own content and WordPress was the obvious choice to learn more about.<\/span><\/p>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>What motivated you to speak at WordCamp? It\u2019s fun and important to share. I\u2019ve been an active member of this world-wide community for a while and the share and learn attitude of the community at large is what makes working in WordPress so rewarding.<\/span><\/p>\n

3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Why do you think WordPress is different from other web platforms? The community! That and empowering clients to control their own content.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Becky Davis\u00a0is a speaker at WordCamp Chicago talking about\u00a0Never Launch without Training. Get to know her below! Bio Becky is a native Chicagoan who\u2019s been working with WordPress since 2009 and specializes in custom theme development. She is active in the local community and has been running the Chicago Northside WordPress meetup\u00a0since 2011. 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