Diary of a WordPress business

30
DIARY of a WordPress BUSINESS

description

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

Transcript of Diary of a WordPress business

Page 1: Diary of a WordPress business

DIARYof a

WordPressBUSINESS

Page 2: Diary of a WordPress business

BACKSTORYthe

Page 3: Diary of a WordPress business

Graph Paper Press

Page 4: Diary of a WordPress business

What We DoThemesPluginsHosting

EducationSupport

Page 5: Diary of a WordPress business

2004let’s rewind

Page 6: Diary of a WordPress business

FRUSTRATIONmotivated out of

Page 7: Diary of a WordPress business

LEARNING2004 - 2006

...and still learning

Page 8: Diary of a WordPress business

2007fast forward

Page 9: Diary of a WordPress business

VISUALIZATIONfree WordPress theme

Page 10: Diary of a WordPress business

JOBStwo full-time

Page 11: Diary of a WordPress business

NO LIFEI had

Page 12: Diary of a WordPress business

I QUIT.so

Page 13: Diary of a WordPress business

STARTEDthat’s when things

Page 14: Diary of a WordPress business

STATSa few notable

Page 15: Diary of a WordPress business

SEVENemployees

Page 16: Diary of a WordPress business

FORTY SEVENvideos

Page 17: Diary of a WordPress business

TWENTY SIXthemes

Page 18: Diary of a WordPress business

150,000subscribers

Page 19: Diary of a WordPress business

TIPSa few

Page 20: Diary of a WordPress business

BOOTSTRAPwhen possible

Page 21: Diary of a WordPress business

ORGANICALLYscale

Page 22: Diary of a WordPress business

ROBOTbe human, not a

Page 23: Diary of a WordPress business

GO EXPLOREbusiness models

Page 24: Diary of a WordPress business

NICHE MARKETfind a

Page 25: Diary of a WordPress business

A/B TESTINGembrace

Page 26: Diary of a WordPress business

YOUopportunities in WordPress for

Page 27: Diary of a WordPress business

EDUCATIONfirst

Page 28: Diary of a WordPress business

CUSTOMIZATIONsecond

Page 29: Diary of a WordPress business

&WRITING

EDITING

third

Page 30: Diary of a WordPress business

go forth and do

@[email protected]

GraphPaperPress.com