I will be pretty busy at WordCamp Birmingham in February because, as well as being part of the organising team, I will be giving a talk and running a workshop on theme development using Advanced Custom Fields. If you are thinking of coming along to either, below is an outline of what I have planned: Talk:... Continue Reading →
It's funny how things work out. As a bit of an introvert (if you are interested, you can read more about being an introvert in a post I wrote for ShropGeek here) I have a real love / hate relationship with public speaking. I love the feeling I get when I'm actually doing the talk and the... Continue Reading →
If you design, develop, or manage websites using WordPress then you will want to be at this. A whole weekend of talks and workshops dedicated to WordPress! And, as one of the core organising team I can say that it is definitely going to be much fun. 🙂 No matter whether you are beginner and what to learn... Continue Reading →
Now you would be forgiven for thinking that the photo used here is of me doing karaoke. Don't worry, its not. I would never inflict that sort of torture on the world! ~ grin! (thank you for the photo Shropshire 3D Print) The Getting Social in Shropshire events focus on how businesses, individuals and groups... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
