5 Things I Wish I KnewBefore I Became a WordPress Developer

Adam Soucie

• Highforge

• Web Developer

• Content writer

• 2014 WordCamp Orlando

Organizer

• 5 minute install

• Tons of free resources

available

• Massive community of

those willing to help

• Events all throughout the

country

WordPress is easy

• More than just another blogging platform

• Lots of “bad” resources with high Google rankings

• Heavy reliance on plugins

WordPress is hard.

• Yes, WordPress has

standards!

• Not as promoted as

they should be

• Don’t necessarily

apply to final

production code

Standards Mean Something

• Just because WordPress is free doesn’t mean you should be

• At the end of the day, people are making money off of your work

• You have value

WordPress isn’t cheap

• Hardest lesson to

learn

• 10,000 hours

• There will always be

someone you can

learn from

Have Patience

Any questions?

More info:

www.adamsoucie.com

www.highforge.com

Illustrations by:

Tina Fiume