Author: Jen Miller

Jen Miller has spent a lifetime deep in the content trenches - more than 25 years - publishing everything from newspapers, magazines, and books to newsletters, emails, resumes, and websites. As the author of The Book on Content, entrepreneur, blogger, and sales and marketing expert, Jen understands how to use content to build authority, create trust, and forge lasting client relationships. Jen became known in the WordPress world as her company, Need Someone To Blog, published and promoted more than a million blog posts for companies and individuals representing many industries, from real estate and mortgage, executive coaching and leadership, health and fitness, construction, plumbing and air conditioning, insurance and finance, technology and start-ups to non-profits and artisans. Jen has a breadth of website content and business blogging knowledge you will not find elsewhere. Jen launched a course entitled "Create Great Content" in 2015, where she taught clients how to get the same results her company produced for their clients. She has spoken at many WordCamps and, in 2021, began sharing her knowledge as an adjunct faculty member at four universities. Professionally, as Director of Accounts at WebDevStudios, she helps clients find success through WordPress website enterprise solutions. Jen lives just outside of Phoenix, AZ, with her two teen sons and Goldendoodle dog and says she uses her college degree every day, having graduated from CSU, Long Beach, with a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies, an option in Music and a minor in Journalism. She also earned a Master of Science in Management and Leadership (MSML) and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Western Governors University and is working on a Ph.D. in Business at the University of the Cumberlands. Jen Miller is an active volunteer with her church and other non-profits in her area and has served as an organizer for WordCamp Phoenix, believing that the key to providing value is learning and sharing with her community.

Are you Ready to Get Jiggy at the WCPHX After Party?!

Posted on February 5, 2020 January 4, 2024 by Jen Miller

Setting Up for Some 90s Gaming at the WordCamp Phoenix 2020 AfterParty

What’s more ’90s than Tamagotchi? Fanny Packs? Laser Tag? Virtual Reality? Digital Color Photo Booths and Video Games?

The Totally Wicked WordCamp Phoenix 2020 After Party, that’s what!

Plan to be there from 6-10 p.m. Saturday night!

Prepare to discover your inner child and step back in time as you come face to face with the fun and flavors of the 90’s. Don’t worry, you’ll find allergy, dairy and gluten free choices, along with plenty of vegan delights at the carefully crafted food stations!

Choose from:

The Slide Back Into the ’90s Slider Station
The When a Hungry Bunch Shows Up Grown-Up “Hot Pockets” Station
The Too Hot to Tot Tater Tot Station
The Last Things Left on My Kid’s Cuisine… Vegan-Friendly Station
The Sweeter Than My Little Pony Dessert Station

Plus, you won’t be out all night! Plan to attend from 6-10 p.m. on Saturday, February 8, 2020 at Galvanize, located at 515 E. Grant in Downtown Phoenix.

Between the food by Conceptionally Social Catering, the fun provided by the Phoenix Virtual Realty Game Truck, and shouts of “Booyah!” from fellow WordPress peeps, this is one WordCamp After Party you won’t want to miss!

So, if you happen to come across someone who plans an alternate event, please give them a chance to talk to the hand.

Like someone might really not show? As if!

As a reminder, the Code of Conduct governs all WordCamp Phoenix activities, including the WCPHX After Party.

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Thank You Nexcess, a Fresh Prince of Bel-Air GOLD Sponsor

Posted on February 5, 2020 January 4, 2024 by Jen Miller

With over 99.99% uptime, 18 years of hosting experience, and a recent merger with LiquidWeb, Nexcess is making a splash in 2020!

In the video below, Carrie Wheeler from Nexcess shares her excitement about the innovation and product development collaboration efforts which are being launched in their first co-branding experience at WordCamp Phoenix 2020!

Explaining that Nexcess’ goal at WCPHX is to “spend really every minute we possibly can listening to the community there,” be they freelancers, enterprises, and ecommerce specialist. The end result is to add value to hosting and ecommerce bundles. Having launched six (6) new WordPress packages and additional ecommerce packages recently, Nexcess appreciates feedback from businesses of all sizes, Wheeler said.

Tune in to the video below to learn more or stop by their booth!

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Get the 4-1-1 at WordCamp Phoenix Contributor Day

Posted on February 3, 2020 January 4, 2024 by Jen Miller

Be sure to stay for a WordCamp Phoenix Contributor Day that will make you wish you’d been WordPressin’ in the ’90s! Psych! WordPress didn’t even exist back then!

Anyway, Registration begins at 11:30 a.m. and you definitely won’t want to miss out as it gives you one more day to hang with your WP homeskillets. Held from 12-4 p.m. on Sunday, February 9, 2020 at Galvanize, located at 515 E. Grant Street in downtown Phoenix. Parking is free (at Galvanize) and food will be available for purchase at the Larry during Contributor Day.

This is your chance to make your mark as a WordPress Contributor, whether through an individual contribution or as a team member. Make the choice to make a difference in your WordPress community through attending. Check out the video below to catch a glimpse into last year’s WordCamp Phoenix Contributor Day!

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Welcome GreenGeeks, a Fresh Prince of Bel-Air GOLD Sponsor

Posted on February 3, 2020 January 4, 2024 by Jen Miller

GreenGeeks Sponsors WordCamp Phoenix 2020

As host to more than 500,000 websites, GreenGeeks is very aware of the energy cost of running servers, and does their best to conserve! Having replaced more than 615,000 kilowatt hours with wind power, they are creating a positive energy footprint! Twelve years in business has given GreenGeeks more than hosting expertise, it has also allowed them to truly understand their customer needs.

“At the website you can choose who you are and what you want,” Marco Berrocal explained, recommending new users visit GreenGeeks.com. “Then we can help do things for you. If you have a lot of websites we can help migrate for you.”

GreenGeeks is known for their customer support and Berrocal shared that their customer support team is trained to handle many issues so there is “no need to escalate these issues to multiple departments.” Berrocal said, “We try to solve it right there and then.”

GreenGeeks also actively encourages team members to participate in WordPress locally, through speaking, meetups and organizing WordCamps. Berrocal is on the organizing team of WordCamp Costa Rica and says speaking at WordCamps on beginner topics is one way GreenGeeks tracks what beginners need.

Marco will be speaking this weekend at WordCamp Phoenix on hooks, actions, and filters and how they can be an answer when you get stuck on something in WordPress that hasn’t already been solved with a plugin.

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Thank you WCPHX Silver Saved By The Bell Sponsors, WPMU Dev, SiteGround & HubSpot

Posted on February 2, 2020 January 4, 2024 by Jen Miller

WPMU Dev, SiteGround & HubSpot are WCPHX 2020 Silver Sponsors

Please join us in expressing gratitude to our three WordCamp Phoenix 2020 Silver Sponsors. Well established in the tech community, thes Saved By The Bell Sponsors offer a variety of services, yet all seek to improve the WordPress experience.

WPMU DEV assists site owners, developers, freelancers, and agencies in WordPress security, site management, hosting, performance, marketing, and premium plugins. Smush Pro and Hummingbird, as well as additional resources and white label opportunities are provided to WPMU DEV members, complete with with 24/7 live support.

Founded in 2004, SiteGround services more than 2 million domains worldwide, providing shared hosting, cloud hosting and dedicated servers as well as email hosting and domain registration. Their security first mind-set, passion for speed, and quick to help customer support has earned them the recommendation of WordPress.org and a 98% customer satisfaction rating.

HubSpot assists more than 68,800 customers in more than 100 countries in attracting and engaging clients. HubSpot’s award-winning software, services, and support combine with their Marketing Hub, Sales Hub, Service Hub, and powerful free CRM, to deliver a complete customer care experience. Learn more about HubSpot for WordPress.

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Thank You WP Engine, a Fresh Prince of Bel-Air GOLD Sponsor

Posted on January 30, 2020 January 4, 2024 by Jen Miller

Tony Le, Solutions Engineer at WP Engine, has a lot to look forward to as a Gold Sponsor of WordCamp Phoenix 2020. Along with it being his first time EVER in Arizona, it will also be his first time giving a WordCamp talk!

And WP Engine provides plenty of opportunity to prepare anyone as a speaker, with their customer responsive and inspired platform, that serves more than 120,000 customers in 140 countries. Offering their exclusive WordPress Digital Experience Platform, WP Engine strives to provide resources and custom solutions to unique customer needs.

Be sure to stop by the WP Engine booth to see what they can do for your business and learn about their recent integrations with HubSpot, FlyWheel, and other solutions that will help you better service your customers. You can also take a few minutes to listen to the interview below and get an overview of what’s going down, including their use of atomic blocks.

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Thank You Pantheon, a Fresh Prince of Bel-Air GOLD Sponsor

Posted on January 29, 2020 January 4, 2024 by Jen Miller

Pantheon is almost as excited to be a gold sponsor of WordCamp Phoenix 2020 as we are to have them! They will be bringing a large team to the WordCamp in an effort to give back to the community through talks, mentoring, sharing information, and especially helping business owners and managers better understand the needs of their clients.

With global availability, and as host to more than 300+ million websites, Pantheon definitely has resources and knowledge to share! One of their current focuses is helping agencies find easier ways to increase sales and improve websites through iteration.

In an attempt to “kill the relaunch” Tara King, Community Developer Manager at Pantheon, explained that one of Pantheon’s goals is to educate developers on better practices. Part of this is, “Trying to help people understand a more agile website workflow,” King said.

Tune in to the video below for tips on how to simplify and improve processes so you can leave the era of 90s development far behind!

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Welcome Fresh Prince Of Bel Air GOLD Sponsor Wordfence

Posted on January 27, 2020 January 4, 2024 by Jen Miller

Wordfence is a security plugin that protects WordPress websites with a malware scanner, firewall, and source code validation. Installed on more than 3 million websites, Wordfence has a clear view as global attacks occur, allowing them to block attacks before they occur. With more than 90 million downloads, it is easily one of the most utilized plugins on WordPress.org.

At WordCamps, Wordfence attempts to teach attendees how to “think like a hacker” through lock picking at their booth. The hope is that once attendees consider how easy it is to pick a lock, they may also understand how easily someone could hack into their site through easy passwords or out of date plugins. The goal is that attendees will begin to make better decisions about their site security.

“I think that being proactive instead of reactive really is the name of the game,” explained Tim Cantrell, Wordfence Director of Customer Support. “The bottom line is that if you don’t take some steps to secure your site, there’s nothing we can do to help.”

Get more insight on this crackalackin’ WordCamp 2020 sponsor by watching the interview below!

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Thank You Jetpack, a Fresh Prince of Bel-Air GOLD Sponsor

Posted on January 21, 2020 January 4, 2024 by Jen Miller

Jetpack brings free security and website management tools to WordPress sites all over the world! Installed on over one million sites, Jetpack provides a wealth of helpful tracking and marketing tools for both self-hosted WordPress sites and WordPress.com hosted sites. It truly is all that and a bag of chips!

With over 200 themes available and a powerful suite of tracking, SEO, email, and social media distribution tools, Jetpack allows real, engaged audiences to be created easily.

Jetpack served 29 million images each day, allowed free use of its CDN for images, blocked over 10 billion malicious attacks and helped share two million posts last week. Plus with a team of happiness engineers and offerings for full site-backup, Jetpack includes the comfort of support and website backups.

Finally, Jetpack goes where you go, allowing native WordPress apps for iOS and Android to talk to your self-hosted WordPress sites. Updates are a cinch, and can be done from any mobile device, providing you a sure fire method of making sure your blog is not stuck in the ’90s!

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Thank You Fresh Prince of Bel-Air GOLD Sponsor Liquid Web

Posted on January 20, 2020 January 4, 2024 by Jen Miller

Liquid Web brings more than 22 years of web hosting experience to WordCamp Phoenix 2020, offering powerful, blazin’ fast, managed hosting plans for WordPress and WooCommerce.

But that’s not all, the Liquid Web Brand Promise reads: “In this age of technology, we give you more than just the best and widest choice of hosting products. We give you the most helpful humans in hosting.”

With over 30,000 customers in upwards of 150 countries, Liquid Web delivers highly optimized solutions for WordPress customers. Multiple global data centers, top-notch, lighting fast customer support (with a reported response of 59 seconds or less 24/7/365), and cutting-edge technology make Liquid Web a clear choice for WordPress stores and sites requiring scalability.

Liquid Web has created unique hosting bundles to help their customers succeed online. Offering robust features, such as staging that receives data changes from your production site, Liquid Web’s bundled services like Jilt abandoned cart recovery, Glew e-commerce analytics, and Beaver Builder are seriously dope.

In addition to their promise to be the “Most Helpful Humans in Hosting”, Liquid Web is now a Global Sponsor of WordCamp community events in the western region and supports the Arizona WordPress Group’s E-Commerce Meetup. Plus, they are a proud supporter of WordCamp Phoenix 2020!

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