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 image by boris-baldinger.com
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
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
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
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
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
34. image by florianziegler.com image by florianziegler.com
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
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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44. 2006 2010 2011 2013 2014 2016 2006 2010 2011 2013 2014 2015
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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
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