Every year WordCamp RI holds a learning conference devoted to all things WordPress.\u00a0 The tickets include two days of sessions, one-on-one help at the Happiness Bar (aka the Help Desk), lunch and a reception.\u00a0 How can we keep the ticket prices so low?\u00a0 Because of the underwriting by our sponsors!\u00a0 However, these sponsors are not just great supporters of learning at WordCamp RI, they also provide year-round advice through their blogs.\u00a0 So here are the sponsors and their blogs.\u00a0 Check them out!\u00a0 You may find that crucial piece of information you’ve been searching for.<\/p>\n
Boldgrid<\/strong> (www.boldgrid.com<\/a>) promotes WordCamps in North America.\u00a0 Check out their news section.<\/p>\n WooCommerce<\/strong> (https:\/\/woocommerce.com\/blog\/<\/a>)\u00a0 An example of one of their blog posts: “Four ways to make managing your store\u2019s updates easier.”<\/p>\n Jetpack<\/strong> (https:\/\/jetpack.com\/blog\/<\/a>) Has an informative blog post “Three Ways to Keep Visitors on Your Site\u00a0Longer.”<\/p>\n Bluehost<\/strong> (https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/blog\/<\/a>) offers some good advice in the post “Back to Blogging Basics.”<\/p>\n Linchpin <\/strong>(https:\/\/linchpin.agency\/blog\/<\/a>) shares lessons they’ve learned as well as advice from other companies on their blog.<\/p>\n GoDaddy<\/strong> (https:\/\/www.godaddy.com\/garage\/<\/a>) has tips geared to business websites.\u00a0 One such is “The top 10 industries that would benefit from a smartphone second number app.”<\/p>\n Sitelock<\/strong> (https:\/\/blog.sitelock.com\/<\/a>) One of their great posts explains why you are never too small to be hacked.<\/p>\n WPML <\/strong>(https:\/\/wpml.org\/blog\/<\/a>) (as in WordPress Multi-Lingual) makes an interesting case that many websites should consider a multi-lingual presence, even if they think they are a local business.<\/p>\n Axion Media Lab <\/strong> (https:\/\/axionmedialab.com\/<\/a>) are digital story tellers.\u00a0 They bring video to the web.<\/p>\n DreamHost<\/strong> (https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/blog\/<\/a>) shares success stories.\u00a0 One blog post of note is “The Website Owner\u2019s Guide to Email Marketing.”<\/p>\n Pantheon<\/strong> (https:\/\/pantheon.io\/blog<\/a>) has great advice, for example the blog post “WordPress Security 101: 4 Steps to Take Today.”<\/p>\n The WordPress blog of Herb Chambers Honda of Seekonk<\/strong> (http:\/\/www.wehearthonda.com\/<\/a>), “We Heart Honda,” really got things going two winters ago with their blog post<\/a> about whether to leave windshield wipers up during a snow storm.<\/p>\n Plesk<\/strong> (https:\/\/www.plesk.com\/help-center\/<\/a>)\u00a0not only offers their own advice, they also host a community forum where Plesk users can gather to share more information.<\/p>\n Emagine<\/strong>\u00a0(http:\/\/www.emagine.com\/blog\/<\/a>)\u00a0 offers practical marketing advice on their blog such as “Creating Killer Content Without a Huge Marketing Team.”<\/p>\n Moo<\/strong>\u00a0(https:\/\/blog.moo.com\/<\/a>) check out their blog for three-to-five minute reads with inspiration and practical tips, such as “Some Ace ideas for your next event.”<\/p>\n