Category Archives: Member Stories

Interview with Chris King

Tell us a bit about yourself: I have been building websites as a hobby dating back to 1996 when I learned to hand code sites in HTML on Geocities and Tripod. I began working professionally in SEO and web analytics … Continue reading Interview with Chris King

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Interview with Jeremy Tanner of MapQuest

Tell us a bit about yourself: MapQuest is the #1 destination for maps and directions in the US, used by more than 40 million every month. Please share a brief history of your company (or your work with WordPress): Around … Continue reading Interview with Jeremy Tanner of MapQuest

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Interview with Garth Koyle and Seth Shoultes

Please share a brief history of your company: Garth says that Event Espresso began when he interviewed Seth for a job. Seth was using another CMS system and wasn’t aware of WordPress. Right in the interview process Garth evangelized WordPress, … Continue reading Interview with Garth Koyle and Seth Shoultes

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Interview with Josh Feck

Please share a brief history of your work with WordPress: After building a few web sites, mostly hand coded in HTML and CSS, I started to realize that I needed to make this process more efficient. I started using WordPress … Continue reading Interview with Josh Feck

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Interview with Sponsor DJ Johnny Medley

Tell us a bit about yourself.  Please share a brief history of your company:   My name is John Gibson, but I use the alias DJ Johnny Medley for all media- and production-related endeavors.  I am one half of the DMA Media … Continue reading Interview with Sponsor DJ Johnny Medley

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Member Story – Martin Lindsey

I love the flexibility of the WordPress CMS when it comes to template design in particular. I think it is great that designers can create multiple layout options within a template which I can then redesign a million different ways … Continue reading Member Story – Martin Lindsey

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