{"id":1242,"date":"2016-04-29T07:55:09","date_gmt":"2016-04-29T12:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2016.chicago.wordcamp.org\/?p=1242"},"modified":"2016-05-03T09:29:44","modified_gmt":"2016-05-03T14:29:44","slug":"the-good-the-bad-the-ugly-of-finding-keeping-work-as-a-freelancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2016\/the-good-the-bad-the-ugly-of-finding-keeping-work-as-a-freelancer\/","title":{"rendered":"The good, the bad &amp; the ugly of finding &amp; keeping work as a freelancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lisa Ghisolf is a speaker at WordCamp Chicago talking about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/2016.chicago.wordcamp.org\/session\/the-good-the-bad-the-ugly-of-finding-keeping-work-as-a-freelancer\/\">The good, the bad &amp; the ugly of finding &amp; keeping work as a freelancer<\/a>. Get to know him below!<\/p>\n<h2>Bio<\/h2>\n<p>Print &amp; digital designer, developer &amp; writer with 17 years experience. WordPress, social media, travel, <a href=\"http:\/\/thriftista.com\">thriftista.com,<\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/worktraveltech.com\">worktraveltech.com<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>WordCamp Chicago Mini-Interview<\/h2>\n<p>1. I heard about it from another web developer back in 2007, and how it made updating sites easier for clients. I haven\u2019t really looked back.<\/p>\n<p>2. WordCamps are just a great way to learn more, meet people who are working in it daily, as well as the originating developers of products.<\/p>\n<p>3. It\u2019s easy enough that I can teach it to clients in just an hour or 2, but flexible enough to create robust membership portals, ecommerce and more. The fact that it\u2019s open source just means it\u2019s got amazing people supporting it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lisa Ghisolf is a speaker at WordCamp Chicago talking about\u00a0The good, the bad &amp; the ugly of finding &amp; keeping work as a freelancer. Get to know him below! 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