{"id":195775,"date":"2013-08-19T09:00:21","date_gmt":"2013-08-19T13:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2013.grandrapids.wordcamp.org\/?p=195775"},"modified":"2013-08-19T18:42:10","modified_gmt":"2013-08-19T22:42:10","slug":"joe-rozsa-speaker-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grandrapids.wordcamp.org\/2013\/joe-rozsa-speaker-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Rozsa Speaker Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-195779\" alt=\"Joe Rozsa WordCamp Grand Rapids\" src=\"https:\/\/2013.grandrapids.wordcamp.org\/files\/2013\/08\/Joe-Rozsa-WordCamp-Grand-Rapids-300x300.jpeg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grandrapids.wordcamp.org\/2013\/files\/2013\/08\/Joe-Rozsa-WordCamp-Grand-Rapids-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/grandrapids.wordcamp.org\/2013\/files\/2013\/08\/Joe-Rozsa-WordCamp-Grand-Rapids-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/grandrapids.wordcamp.org\/2013\/files\/2013\/08\/Joe-Rozsa-WordCamp-Grand-Rapids.jpeg 420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Joe Rozsa has\u00a030 years of design experience; 7 designing and using WordPress sites. He&#8217;s spoken at multiple WordCamps including Toronto (3 times), Buffalo, Columbus (2 times) and most recently was lead organizer for WordCamp North Canton.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;ll be presenting\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/2013.grandrapids.wordcamp.org\/session\/you-want-to-stick-that-where\/\">You Want to Stick that Where?<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Interview<\/h2>\n<h2>Why do you use WordPress?<\/h2>\n<p>I use WordPress not only the <a href=\"http:\/\/trailertrashdesign.us\">Trailer Trash Design website<\/a>, but also for almost all of my clients. I can design and develop sites for them and make them their own admins. It&#8217;s a beautiful thing.<\/p>\n<h2>When and how did you start using WordPress?<\/h2>\n<p>In 2006 I was creative director for an in-house agency. We were designing our website. We went the Flash route for the site itself, but wanted a blog aspect to it as well. We tried this thing called WordPress for that. That was the beginning of a beautiful friendship.<\/p>\n<h2>What tips or resources would you recommend to a new WordPress user?<\/h2>\n<p>Don&#8217;t get frustrated early on. That seems to be when most WordPress users I know want throw in the towel.<\/p>\n<h2>What advice would you give someone who\u2019s building a business around WordPress design or development?<\/h2>\n<p>Learn. Learn. Learn. Visit all the WordPress tutorial sites like <a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.tv\">WordPress.tv<\/a>. But I think the best piece of advice I could give is go to as many WordCamps as possible. You can walk into any given WordCamp thinking you know a lot about WordPress, but quickly discover that you kind of don&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<h2>How do you stay informed about WordPress (news, tips, etc.)?<\/h2>\n<p>I belong to a WordPress MeetUp group. I also follow a user group on LinkedIn, and just general searching on the web for all things WordPress.<\/p>\n<h2>What do you like most about WordCamps?<\/h2>\n<p>What I like most about WordCamps are meeting new people. I&#8217;ve grown an incredible number of new friendships as a result of WordCamps. And I never leave a WordCamp without some kind of new nugget of knowledge.<\/p>\n<h2>Where can we find you online?<\/h2>\n<p>Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TRAILERTRASHUS\">trailertrashus<\/a><br \/>\nFacebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Trailer-Trash-Design\/161967840490064\">Trailer Trash Design<\/a><br \/>\nWeb: <a href=\"http:\/\/trailertrashdesign.us\">trailertrashdesign.us<\/a><br \/>\nLinkedin: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/joerozsa\">Joe Rozsa<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Rozsa has\u00a030 years of design experience; 7 designing and using WordPress sites. 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