137 Sallie Goetsch: WP Fangirl
We put the spotlight on our panelist Sallie Goetsch. Sallie has been involved with the web since it's beginnings in the early 1990s, as well as a career in academia. She talks about these subjects, the WordPress community, living in the UK, and Greek philosophy in this very special episode of WP-Tonic. Sallie is also the organizer of the East Bay WordPress Meetup and a valued member of the WordPress community. http://www.meetup.com/Eastbay-WordPress-Meetup/ https://www.wpfangirl.com/ Episode 137 Table of Contents 0:00 Intros 1:42 How did Sallie first get into web development? 4:01 Sallie's early experiences with WordPress 5:07 How Sallie got involved with the East Bay WordPress Meetup 6:52 What are the biggest changes Sallie has seen in the web since the early 1990s? 9:27 What Sallie remembers about the Web Standards Movement. 10:05 Are we still addressing the same concerns on the web as we were ten and twenty years ago? 11:18 How is the web community progressing on making accessibility a priority? 12:43 What advice would Sallie give to people just starting out in web development today? 17:16 Some quick pricing advice. 17:35 Is there anything different about WordPress in comparison to other web communities? 20:46 Are there problems in the larger overall web community when it comes to discrimination? 24:25 Why Sallie left academia. 25:51 Differences with living in the UK and the US. 30:51 Sallie's advice on prequalifying clients. 34:18 Does your physical location make a difference in being able to do business? 37:17 Will the San Francisco WordCamp be brought back anytime soon? 38:47 Jonathan and Sallie have stories about travelling in the winter. 40:20 What does Sallie see happening with WordPress? 45:18 Podcast outros =================== Subscribe to WP-Tonic on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/wp-tonic-wordpress-podcast/id893083124?mt=2 =================== WP-Tonic is a both a WordPress maintenance service, and publisher of a twice weekly WordPress business podcast where we talk with some of the most successful people in WordPress development, business, and online marketing.