How We Built The Largest Tech Blog in the Balkans (with WordPress)

Since its launch in 2009., Netokracija has become “The Techcrunch of the Balkans” – according to Techcrunch itself – the largest tech and business blog in the region built entirely with enthusiasm – and WordPress.

With over 250.000 readers across the Balkans, Netokracija’s Ivan Brezak Brkan will tell the story about how his team created not just a blog, but a community that supports startups, digital change etc, explaining:

1. How WP provided a great basis, but also proved customizable when the project grew;
2. How Netokracija’s team based in 3 cities manages their editorial process to create outstanding content;
3. What has Netokracija build over the years based on WordPress and their evolving business model;
4. What other content creators can learn from the evolution of the project over the past 8 years.

Transcript

1. presents Digitalni mediji: 
 Kako uspjeti bez 
 laži, sisa i guzica How We Built The Largest 
 Tech Blog In The Balkans 
 w/
2. Ivan Brezak Brkan Email: ivan@netokracija.com Twitter: @ivanbrezakbrkan Snapchat: ivanbrezakbrkan Instagram: ivanbrezakbrkan
3. presents
4. Netokracija is the TechCrunch of 
 Southeastern Europe “ ”
5. But in 2009…
8. …and installed WordPress 2.8 Chet Baker
9. Welcome to the media industry, kid!
10. Could this become the next TechCrunch and be mainstream?
13. All the plugins we needed
15. We tried banners.
18. Today’s media industry business models are…
20. 7 years before…
26. There were and are biz people in 
 our community who "got it”
30. Before We Truly Start: Context
31. I knew I needed a great team…
33. Could this become the next TechCrunch and be mainstream?
34. We needed to have a 
 better product
39. Do we want to be the next TechCrunch and be mainstream?
42. The value was in the community that Netokracija covers
43. Netokracija je naš tračak nade i optimizma – medij koji sa entuzijazmom i stručnim znanjem te širokim networkom u svijetu pokriva teme tehnoloških poduzeća, projekata i inovacija na način koji to zaslužuju! “ ” Mate Rimac
 Founder of Rimac Automobile
44. We had to get back to our roots
45. What did Netokracija have?
47. We “got” you
48. We grew with the community we championed
49. …but criticised when needed.
50. Authority.
51. Netokracija took a stand for and about its communirty.
54. WordPress let us react fast to the needs of our community
55. Netokracija’s success is based on its community.
56. Every article counts.
57. Every contribution counts.
58. Your contributions - powered by WordPress
60. Giving back to the community.
64. presents Digitalni mediji: 
 Kako uspjeti bez 
 laži, sisa i guzica How We Built The Largest 
 Tech Blog In The Balkans 
 w/
66. Every article counts.
67. Every contribution counts.
68. Every contribution counts, no matter what it looks like. It takes every one of us to make WordPress better. – Matt Mullenweg
69. Questions? Email: ivan@netokracija.com Twitter: @ivanbrezakbrkan Snapchat: ivanbrezakbrkan Instagram: ivanbrezakbrkan Thnx! Qs? Email: ivan@netokracija.com Twitter: @ivanbrezakbrkan Snapchat: ivanbrezakbrkan Instagram: ivanbrezakbrkan
70. P.S. We’re starting a new community.
71. P.S. We’re starting a new community. DevDev!
73. www.netokracija.com/devdev powered by