How to build a (better)WordPress Community

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

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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
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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
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