The Journey from a Side Project to a WordPress Agency @ WordCamp Vancouver

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1. THE JOURNEY from a Side Project to a WordPress Agency

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2. THE JOURNEY from a Side Project to a WordPress Agency

   image by boris-baldinger.com

3. KARIN CHRISTEN not as bold as it looks image by

   bikeparkphotos.com

4. THE TEAM how we met

5. Silvan Karin Designer Developer

6. Silvan Velthy Karin Designer Developer Designer

7. Silvan Velthy Karin Stefan Designer Developer Designer Developer

8. Silvan Velthy Karin Stefan Designer Developer THE TEAM a good

   mix of skills

9. THE SIDE PROJECT building something without a client involved

10. WEB JOB TITLES are not formal nor protected 2006 2010

    2011 2013 2014 2016 2015

11. UNHAPPINESS can lead to new ideas 2006 2010 2011 2013

    2014 2016

12. THE IDEA a niche job-board with consistent content quality 2006

    2010 2011 2013 2014 2016 2015

13. MOVING ON the idea never left our minds 2006 2010

    2011 2013 2014 2016 2015

14. STARTING LEAN a prototype to prove the idea 2006 2010

    2011 2013 2014 2016 2006 2010 2011 2013 2014 2016 2015

15. FOCUSSING on the content instead of a fancy feature-set 2006

    2010 2011 2013 2014 2016 2006 2010 2011 2013 2014 2016 2015
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17. PROOF OF CONCEPT building a prototype within 3 months 2006

    2010 2011 2013 2014 2016 2006 2010 2011 2013 2014 2016 2015

18. THE NAME find a catchy name 2006 2010 2011 2013

    2014 2016 2006 2010 2011 2013 2014 2016 2015

19. Freshjobs

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21. MISSING FEATURES how we engaged with our clients 2006 2010

    2011 2013 2014 2016 2006 2010 2011 2013 2014 2016 2015

22. MISSING FEATURES consistent content and engaging personally with the clients

    2006 2010 2011 2013 2014 2016 2006 2010 2011 2013 2014 2016 2015

23. HOW TO FINANCE IT get funded or bootstrap it 2006

    2010 2011 2013 2014 2016 2006 2010 2011 2013 2014 2016 2015
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26. SMALL CLIENTS lead us to corporate clients 2006 2010 2011

    2013 2014 2016 2006 2010 2011 2013 2014 2016 2015

27. REFERALS clients refer clients 2006 2010 2011 2013 2014 2016

    2006 2010 2011 2013 2014 2016 2015
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30. COMMUNITY WordPress

31. ATTENDING Meetups & WordCamps 2006 2010 2011 2013 2014 2016

    2006 2010 2011 2013 2014 2016 2015

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33. CO-ORGANISING WP Meetup Zürich & WordCamp Switzerland 2006 2010 2011

    2013 2014 2016 2006 2010 2011 2013 2014 2016 2015

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35. SPEAKING sharing experiences at WordCamps 2006 2010 2011 2013 2014

    2016 2006 2010 2011 2013 2014 2016 2015

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40. OPEN SOURCE developing Plugins & Themes 2006 2010 2011 2013

    2014 2016 2006 2010 2011 2013 2014 2016 2015
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42. GROWING SLOW one new team member per year 2006 2010

    2011 2013 2014 2016 2006 2010 2011 2013 2014 2015

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    2014 2015

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    2014 2016 2015

48. WHAT HAPPENED? to freshjobs.ch 2006 2010 2011 2013 2014 2016

    2006 2010 2011 2014 2016

49. FRESHJOBS 2.0 all new but still based on WordPress 2006

    2010 2011 2014 2016 2006 2010 2011 2014 2016
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52. THE ANNIVERSARY 5 years freshjobs.ch 2006 2010 2011 2013 2014

    2016 2006 2010 2011 2014 2016

53. THE BALANCE working for clients while running a job-board

54. FOCUS MATTERS only do what you do best

55. WHAT WE DO User Experience Design & Custom Development

56. THE TAKE AWAYS what we learned

57. MAKE SURE YOUR TEAM IS HAPPY happy people perform better

58. PROVIDE THE BEST SERVICE EVER your clients will refer you

    to others

59. LET LIMITATIONS GUIDE YOU constraints drive innovation and force focus

60. AN IDEA BY ITSELF IS WORTH NOTHING it’s the team

    that executes that makes the difference

61. FALL IN LOVE WITH A PROBLEM everything else will follow

62. Thank you - @karinchristen

63. People who are passionate about solving a problem, are the

    ones who eventually find each other and make it happen. Thank you - @karinchristen