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WordPress for Big BusinessRADII PRODUCTION - TORONTO WORDCAMP 2013

Honrio Cham

Toronto WordCamp 2013

@radiiproduction

Agenda


Debunking the myths of WordPress

Why we love WordPress

Tips for pitching WordPress

Tips for Success

Background

WordPress and Big Business

Let’s take it back to a simpler time . . .


1995Toronto WordCamp 2013

The dot com boom days



My “ticket”

The dot com boom days


Joined a “start up”, chased the dream . . .


dot com dream


Take things into our own hands


Custom CMS & Enterprise CMS


Head out of the trenches


WordPress and Big Business


Debunking the myths of WordPress


WordPress is just for blogs


Myth


18.9% of the web is WordPress in 2013

WordPress is limited


Myth

WordPress is slow


Myth

WordPress is not safe


Myth

WordPress is not SEO friendly


Myth

WordPress is not Global


Myth

Why we love WordPress


“Out of the box”


Full team involvement


More Options


Fast and easy training


More time to work on the user experience


WordPress sells itself (almost)


Great community


Tips to Pitching WordPress


Be transparent


“Walking on water and developing software from a specification are easy if both are frozen.”


- Edward V. Berard


Quick wins, start small and scale up

Tips for Success


Map out detailed requirements


Get the team involved early


Have your environments ready


Don’t develop for today


Do your due diligence


Don’t abandon your client


Have stamina & patience


How have we measured success in projects?


“Just code. It’s just code. Anything that we want to do is just code. There’s nothing you can imagine that can’t be done.”


- Ryan Boren Early WP Contributor


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WordPress for Big BusinessRADII PRODUCTION - TORONTO WORDCAMP 2013