A person with a laptop at WCUS 2017

How to Convince Your Employer Attending WordCamp is a Smart Investment of Time

So you want to attend WordCamp US this year and you are worried that taking a day off from your daily work tasks will be challenging. But you work with WordPress as part of your job, so wouldn’t it make sense to incorporate attending WordCamp as part of your workday? Makes sense, right? But how do you convince your employer that taking a whole, or even a part of, a day, is a good investment for the company and yourself?

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Person on a laptop WCUS 2018

Tips & Goals for Your WCUS Online Experience

Congratulations! You’ve decided to attend this year’s WordCamp U.S. online conference. We’re so glad you’ll be joining us, along with about 2,000 of our closest friends and fans. It’s going to be a jam-packed day, filled with delight, wonderment, and yes, a lot of WordPress!

But now what?

You’re going to have to pace yourself, and to do that you’ll need a plan. This WCUS is unlike any other because we’ve condensed it into a single day and moved it online. So without further ado, here are our three top tips for goal setting.

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