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How to build a (better)WordPress Community

How to build a (better)WordPress Community

WordCamp Transylvania 2013 - How to build a (better)WordPress Community

Remkus de Vries

June 01, 2013
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  1. “How to build a
    (better)WordPress
    Community”
    Remkus de Vries | @DeFries
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  2. Remkus de Vries
    @DeFries
    ForSite Media forsitemedia.nl
    WP Realm wprealm.com
    WordCamp Europe wp-europe.org
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  3. Why am I qualified?
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  4. Lead of Dutch WordPress
    Community
    - Organizer of WordCamp NL
    - translations
    - releases
    - forum
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  5. Co-organizing
    WordCamp Europe
    which is going to be the most
    awesome WordCamp Europe
    has ever seen. Sorry Stas ;)
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  6. WordPress Community ≠
    BuddyPress, but it could
    What a great community is
    made of
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  7. Unity
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  8. ... but, everybody has to see
    that first
    8
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  9. ... and what that really means
    is you have to forget about
    your big EGO
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  10. ... and think of the bigger
    picture. That is what growing a
    community is all about!
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  11. So, drop the ego, find that
    common goal, define roles and
    just do it
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  12. What you need is just this:
    - Find a leader
    - Language team
    - Forum team
    - Community team
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  13. Questions?
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  14. Thanks!
    Remkus de Vries | @DeFries
    Sunday, 2 June, 13

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