{"id":211473,"date":"2013-08-22T15:00:29","date_gmt":"2013-08-22T19:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2013.grandrapids.wordcamp.org\/?p=211473"},"modified":"2013-08-23T11:52:42","modified_gmt":"2013-08-23T15:52:42","slug":"chad-warner-speaker-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grandrapids.wordcamp.org\/2013\/chad-warner-speaker-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Chad Warner Speaker Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ChadChad Warner creates websites that empower small businesses. He owns OptimWise<\/a>, a small web design company in Zeeland, MI, that specializes in WordPress. He\u2019s an active member of our very own WordPress Grand Rapids group<\/a>. Chad\u2019s an entrepreneur, hiker, reader, and Tolkien fan.<\/p>\n

He’ll be leading\u00a0Q&A Panel: WordPress for Small Business Websites<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Interview<\/h2>\n

Why do you use WordPress?<\/h2>\n

I love empowering small businesses on the Web, and WordPress lets me do that. It enables me to create effective websites for my clients, and is user-friendly enough that I can train them to manage their own content.<\/p>\n

When and how did you start using WordPress?<\/h2>\n

In 2009 my church asked me to take over their website, which someone had created with iWeb. I spent hours researching and playing with Drupal, Joomla, and WordPress. I found that WordPress was easiest to learn and had the most helpful community.<\/p>\n

What tips or resources would you recommend to a new WordPress user?<\/h2>\n

Build relationships with WordPress experts, because they’ll save you a lot of time you’d spend researching and breaking your site. I have a post with resources that I recommend to my clients: The WordPress Admin Area: learning resources<\/a>. That list has my favorites:<\/p>\n