Diary of a WordPress business

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Slides from my WordPress DC Meetup presentation covering the how and why I started Graph Paper Press. Plus, some tips.

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DIARYof a

WordPressBUSINESS

BACKSTORYthe

Graph Paper Press

What We DoThemesPluginsHosting

EducationSupport

2004let’s rewind

FRUSTRATIONmotivated out of

LEARNING2004 - 2006

...and still learning

2007fast forward

VISUALIZATIONfree WordPress theme

JOBStwo full-time

NO LIFEI had

I QUIT.so

STARTEDthat’s when things

STATSa few notable

SEVENemployees

FORTY SEVENvideos

TWENTY SIXthemes

150,000subscribers

TIPSa few

BOOTSTRAPwhen possible

ORGANICALLYscale

ROBOTbe human, not a

GO EXPLOREbusiness models

NICHE MARKETfind a

A/B TESTINGembrace

YOUopportunities in WordPress for

EDUCATIONfirst

CUSTOMIZATIONsecond

&WRITING

EDITING

third

go forth and do

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