This document discusses different types of WordPress jobs and careers, including web development, design, marketing, education, and more. It provides advice on finding your passion within WordPress work, volunteering to build experience, creating opportunities, networking, and generating your future career path. The document emphasizes pursuing what lights you up and using preparation to create luck through opportunity.

1. Which WordPress Job Is Right
For You?
by Suzette Franck

2. 2008 Discovered WordPress
Web Development background of 15 years

3. 2009 Small WordPress Agency
Built Over 300 Custom Small Business Websites over 3 years

4. 2011 First WordCamp Orange
County
Spoke on BuddyPress four years ago at first WordCamp I ever
attended

5. 2012 WordPress Evangelist at
Hosting Company
Spoke at 25 WordCamps Nationwide over 2 years

6. 2014 Large WordPress Agency
Front-end Developer/Designer - 9 months, distributed team

7. 2015 Professional WordPress
Freelancer
Teaching with Girl, Develop It!
Writing for ServerPress.com
Speaking at WordCamps
Content, Design & Development
Site Administration & Domain Configuration
Consultant

8. Types of WordPress Jobs

9. Web Development
Front-end or back-end, or a little of both
Freelancer or Company (choose your project)
Small WordPress Agencies (high volume small but hacky
sites)
Large WordPress Agencies (high-end complex standards
compliant sites)

10. Designers
Web Design (Wire frames and mockups)
Graphics or CSS/Sass Coder (pixels or code?)
Typography Expert
User Interface/User Experience
What design problem are you solving?

11. Marketers
Small business consultants
Keyword & SEO research
Analyze Sales & Google Analytics
Generate business ideas
See opportunity and follow-through & research

12. WordPress Power Users
Biggest area of growth
With plugins, less coding is needed
Ability to see the big picture
Triages and allocates work they can't handle
Administration, Maintenance
Content Creators

13. Education
One-on-One Training
Teaching in Classrooms
Presenting at Conferences
Documentation and User manuals (make.wordpress.org/docs)
Creating Lesson Plans (make.wordpress.org/training)

14. Find Your Passion
"You have to be burning with an idea, or a problem, or a wrong
that you want to right." - Steve Jobs

15. What would you do if money
were not an object?
Passion = What Lights You Up

16. Play Often and with Purpose
“Almost all creativity involves purposeful play.” – Abraham
Maslow (psychologist)
“Play is the highest form of research.” – Albert Einstein (scientist)

17. Volunteering and Contribution
Keep your word, be reliable, no one likes a flake
Be friendly and easy to work with, avoid conflicts
Contribute everywhere you can, allow others to contribute
Try everything out!

18. Create Your Own Opportunities
“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”
― Seneca

19. Generate Your Future
Address a specific need that is not addressed
Find ways to work smarter instead of harder
Build case for your service: saving or generating revenue
Make yourself invaluable and necessary
Be easy to work with and helpful, honest, keep your word

20. Networking and Community
Surround yourself with people who know more than you do
Refer out jobs when they are out of your skillset or availability
Be generous with your knowledge and learn from others' gifts
Partner with talented people on projects for purpose of
learning

21. Thank you to SiteGround Web
Hosting

22. 1 Year Free Hosting for
WordCamp Attendees
Thank you, SiteGround!
https://www.siteground.com/wordcamp

23. Thank you to ServerPress.com

24. Q & A
My name is Suzette Franck.
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Twitter:
http://suzette.pro
http://suzettefranck.com
@suzette_franck