Designing a Process
that Gets Things Done
Tools and Tips to Exceed Expectations and Still Keep Your Sanity
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Karena Kregeropen sky web studio
jacksonville, florida
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Process
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Provide predictable costs,
timeframes and outcomes.
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Be an expert and manage
expectations.
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Avoid scary past projects.
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Process gives room for
growth.
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Be a Curator
Keeper of the
Best of the Best
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A rising tides lifts all boats
Provide excellence yourself
and the entire community will
lean towards excellence.
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Innovation Adoption Cycle
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Integrations
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Rule of Thumb
If you need it, someone else
needed it first.
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Be an Integration Ninja
• CSS/HTML5 Comfort
• Basic Coding Skills
• Be a pro Googler
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Integrations
• Social: icons, sharing, feeding, commenting
• Ecommerce: payment services, inventory, fufillment
• Communication: email lists, notifications, chat, forums
• Data: calendar, forms, tables
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Foundations
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Sandbox
Where do you play?
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Template
Where do you start?
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Frameworks
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Starter Themes
Underscores
Roots.io
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Good Plugin, Bad Plugin
• WP Repository Info
• Recommendations from WP
Sites or Blogs
• Test, test, test
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Why Premium?
• Features
• Support
• Updates
• Reputation
• Cost
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Tools
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Tasking & Communication
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File Sharing & Storage
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Updates & Backups
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Tech Docs
Naming & tracking protocols
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Inspiration
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Curse of the Blank Slate
• Color Schemes
• Inspiration Sites
• WP Blogs
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Karena Kregerwww.openskywebstudio.com
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bit.ly/opensky-process
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