Bringing Clients into Every Step of the Website Process

Developer Kevin A. Barnes and client Megan McGee described the process of getting the new ExFabula.org website off the ground and establishing a cycle of continuous improvement.

Ex Fabula is a nonprofit that strengthens community bonds through the art of storytelling. Ex Fabula migrated its website from Joomla to WordPress in 2014, moved its online ticket sales from a third-party vendor to the Ex Fabula website (with WooCommerce) in 2015, and migrated from a .com to .org domain in 2016.

This talk examined that experience from both client and developer perspectives.

Presented at WordCamp MKE 2016 on September 18, 2016.

Transcript

1. Kevin A. Barnes & Megan McGee WordCamp MKE 2016 September 18, 2016
2. Presentation available at: http://kevv.co/wcmke16/
3. !  Website / WordPress Experience !  Hand-coded my first website (for fun) in 1995 !  Created my first WordPress site in 2004 !  Responsible for web development at Milwaukee agency Creatonomy from 2006 to 2011 !  Currently a Digital Experience Project Manager at Aurora Health Care !  Webmaster for ExFabula.org
4. !  Public Allies Milwaukee alum !  Background in Theatre, Literature, and Spanish !  Passionate about personal stories and their ability to connect individuals and create the conditions for empathy !  Ex Fabula co-founder (fall 2009) !  Ex Fabula Executive Director since 2013 !  Knows enough web stuff to be dangerous
5. !  What is Ex Fabula? !  The Ex Fabula Website Project !  Success Factors !  Questions and Answers !  Appendix: Resources
6. !  What is Ex Fabula? !  The Ex Fabula Website Project !  Success Factors !  Questions and Answers !  Appendix: Resources
7. Ex Fabula Ex Fabula is committed to strengthening community bonds through the art of storytelling.
8. Ex Fabula Ex Fabula is committed to strengthening community bonds through the art of storytelling.
9. !  What is Ex Fabula? !  The Ex Fabula Website Project !  Success Factors !  Questions and Answers !  Appendix: Resources
15. !  What is Ex Fabula? !  The Ex Fabula Website Project !  Success Factors !  Questions and Answers !  Appendix: Resources
16. Success Factors Communication
17. Success Factors Empowerment
18. Success Factors Trust
19. !  What is Ex Fabula? !  The Ex Fabula Website Project !  Success Factors !  Questions and Answers !  Appendix: Resources
20. CONTACT KEVIN !  Email: connections@kevinabarnes.com !  Twitter: @KevinABarnes !  Download these slides: http://kevv.co/wcmke16/ !  Website: https://kevinabarnes.com CONTACT MEGAN !  Email: megan@exfabula.com !  Twitter: @ExFabula !  Download these slides: http://kevv.co/wcmke16/ !  Ex Fabula website: https://www.exfabula.org
21. !  What is Ex Fabula? !  The Ex Fabula Website Project !  Success Factors !  Questions and Answers !  Appendix: Resources
22. !  Some Tools and Vendors used by Ex Fabula: !  Sucuri Security: https://sucuri.net !  WooCommerce: https://woocomerce.com !  Flywheel: https://getflywheel.com !  MailChimp: http://mailchimp.com !  Basecamp: https://basecamp.com
23. !  Ex Fabula Season 8 Sponsors: