As always, it was a fantastic evening with over 100 people attending and included some [awesome]awesome[/awesome] talks from Jonathan Harris and Rian Rietveld. Jonathan did a great review of the recent WordCamp held in Bournemouth including explaining how people can get involved. As you all know, I'm very vocal about the benefits of getting involved with grass roots... Continue Reading →
Responsive Day Out 2 – The Squishening
I have this thought running around in my head that I can't quite shake yet. It is "So that actually happened". You would be forgiven for thinking this is odd (even for me), but you see, on Friday I had the honour of being a part of an incredible lineup for Responsive Day Out 2... Continue Reading →
Shropgeek Rebellion #6 Featuring… ME! (and other more awesome people)
I rarely step up to actually speak at Shropgeek events, simply because there are always so many awesome people I could ask, why should I fill a spot? But, I'm also always trying to encourage people to use these events as a "safe space", perfect for anyone new to public speaking or wanting a practice... Continue Reading →
Introducing the 2014 (R)Evolution
If you have been following me or Shropgeek over the last year, there is no way you could have missed the fact that we held our first ever full day web conference, right here in the picturesque town of Shrewsbury, on September 26th 2013. There is also no way you could have missed that it... Continue Reading →
The Business of Web Design Conference
This event is being organised by the fabulous Joel Hughes who has previously shared his wisdom with Shropgeek attendees. I am really looking forward to speaking at this event. I am going to be talking about sales and winning work – a task that can sometimes seem impossible for those of us who are of... Continue Reading →
Starting a (R)EVOLUTION
Along the way there were some harsh lessons learnt and I couldn’t have done this at all without the help of Pete, Zach and also quite a few of the Shropgeek regulars. There are things I will definitely want to do differently next year, but now that the dust has settled I can look back and say... “Wow!... Continue Reading →
Speak the Web Liverpool – July 2013
I attended the first Speak the Web in Liverpool back in 2010 and looking back on it, I see it as a real milestone in my career. It really inspired me and was influential in both the decision I made to setup my own business and also to start the Shropgeek (R)Evolution conferences. So as you... Continue Reading →
Advanced Custom Fields talk for WordCamp Lancaster – July 2013
Advanced Custom Fields - Flexible Content and other Cool Stuff The talk I gave was developer focussed and looked at building themes using the popular ACF plugin and some possible suggestions of what you can do with it. I looked at building flexible columns to allow people to add or remove columns from a page... Continue Reading →
The (R)Evolution is coming…
For the last three years, around this time I have written, "I'm excited to announce ..." and this year is no exception. Yet this year is different in a big way. As I hinted at above, (R)Evolution has evolved. We've stepped things up a gear. The conference is now a full day, features some of... Continue Reading →