{"id":1117,"date":"2011-08-18T12:11:45","date_gmt":"2011-08-18T02:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2011.goldcoast.wordcamp.org\/?p=1117"},"modified":"2011-08-24T16:28:45","modified_gmt":"2011-08-24T06:28:45","slug":"speaker-dan-milward-of-wp-e-commerce-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goldcoast.wordcamp.org\/2011\/speaker-dan-milward-of-wp-e-commerce-fame\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaker: Dan Milward of WP e-Commerce Fame"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dan Milward @ WordCamp Melbourne<\/p><\/div>\n

Dan is a member of WordPress royalty. His company, Instinct Entertainment<\/a>,\u00a0has been building WordPress Plugins<\/a> & providing custom WordPress development since, well, since the dawn of the ‘Press. Instinct’s flagship plugin, the hugely popular WP e-Commerce plugin<\/a>, even has a download count double the population of the Gold Coast<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Dan has attended and spoken at WordCamps all over the world. At WordCamp Gold Coast, he’ll present on how to facilitate and build an Open Source community<\/strong>. A subject core to WordPress and a topic he knows a thing or two about, with tens of thousands in the community around Instinct’s plugins.<\/p>\n

I asked Dan a few questions about his presentation and his love of WordCamps.<\/p>\n

At WordCamp Gold Coast you’ll be discussing how you built the open-source community around WP e-Commerce, which now has more than 1.2 million downloads. Can you give us a teaser with your top tips for how to build a community like that?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Well ummm actually its more like 1.5 million downloads. I think to attract a community one must create something that appeals to a group of people.<\/p>\n

The WP e-Commerce Plugin has helped hundreds of thousands of people sell online and that goes a long way. A lot of the people who contribute to our project are experienced developers from all around the world that want to ensure the longevity of WP e-Commerce Plugin because they know it’s the best solution for their own customers.<\/p>\n

I also think a community needs an evangelist, I guess for WP e-Commerce that has been me over the years. And I do it because I love it and believe in what we’re doing.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

You’re no stranger to WordCamps, having attended and presented at WordCamps all over the World. What is your favourite memory from a WordCamp?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

One of the highlights for me was attending the after-party at the 2010 San Fran WordCamp where I got to meet Richard Stallman (founder of GNU) and hang out with lots of like-minded people, many of whom are my friends and colleagues in the WordPress space.<\/p>\n

As I write this I’m in LA preparing for San Fran WordCamp where I have a booth, but get this, I’m crashing on the couch of Jennifer Finch (google her), a super talented WordPress developer that I met at last years San Fran WordCamp! It’s just awesome how these things work out if you put yourself out there.<\/p>\n

Of course… another awesome memory was getting to chauffeur Matt around Wellington at the first New Zealand WordCamp and getting to show him all my favourite teenage hangout spots.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What are you most looking forward to about this WordCamp and your time across the ditch at the Gold Coast?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

BBQ!!<\/p>\n

Hopefully I’ll get in lots of networking, maybe we’ll get to do a little recruiting, and of course it’d be nice to grow our community some more and make some new friends.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Thanks Dan. We haven’t got Richard Stallman<\/a> attending (yet) but we will have lots of awesome like-minded people attending.<\/p>\n

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You can follow Dan on Twitter<\/a> and should also follow WordCamp Gold Coast<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you want to join the awesome line-up of WordCamp Gold Coast speakers, apply now<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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