WordCamp Kansas City Schedule

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Tuesday, April 10th

Join the WordPress KC Meetup group at 7pm for – How to Rock WordCamp KC for Beginners (and a Refresher for Everyone Else)

Located at Kansas City Public Library: Plaza Branch in the “Large Meeting Room”
4801 Main St, Kansas City, MO 64112 → Map

Thursday, April 12th

“Welcome to WordCamp KC” pre-party at 6pm.

Come hang out with WordCamp attendees, organizers, speakers and sponsors. Geeky trivia starts at 7pm, but you’re not required to participate if you you think you’re not quite geeky enough!

Located at Pawn and Pint
613 Walnut St, Kansas City, MO 64106 → Map

Friday, April 13th

All sessions are located at Kauffman Foundation Conference Center
4801 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO → Map

Time	Town Square	Kansas City	Brush Creek
9:00 am	Keynote: The art of juggling many roles in a bootstrapped business Pippin Williamson Favorite session: Keynote: The art of juggling many roles in a bootstrapped business
10:00 am	Getting Started with WordPress for the Self-Taught Entrepreneur Angela Pugh Favorite session: Getting Started with WordPress for the Self-Taught Entrepreneur	How to Hack Your Hustle: Mindfulness 101 Gail Spangler Favorite session: How to Hack Your Hustle: Mindfulness 101	“Oh #@&!”: Troubleshooting Common WordPress Issues Kristin Falkner Favorite session: “Oh #@&!”: Troubleshooting Common WordPress Issues
11:00 am	How to use “You” to get people to buy what you’re selling Ryan Wells Favorite session: How to use “You” to get people to buy what you’re selling	Selling WordPress: Achieving Business Success While Serving Customers Better Scott Schaper Favorite session: Selling WordPress: Achieving Business Success While Serving Customers Better	The Need For Speed: Caching Fundamentals Frankie Jarrett Favorite session: The Need For Speed: Caching Fundamentals
12:00 pm	Lunch
1:00 pm	Content-able Content Strategy Alyssa Murfey Favorite session: Content-able Content Strategy	Starting a Freelance Business/Finding Great Clients Mat Casner Favorite session: Starting a Freelance Business/Finding Great Clients	FoundationPress – Adding Functionality and Style to Custom Themes Erin Thompson Favorite session: FoundationPress – Adding Functionality and Style to Custom Themes
2:00 pm	Over time and out of budget — strategies for getting projects past the finish line when it’s running out of gas Whitney Yadrich Favorite session: Over time and out of budget — strategies for getting projects past the finish line when it’s running out of gas	What is a Value Ladder & Why Your Business Needs One Sarah Kay Morrison Favorite session: What is a Value Ladder & Why Your Business Needs One	Getting Started With WordPress Security Jim Grant Favorite session: Getting Started With WordPress Security
3:00 pm	Social Media: The Nuance, The Numbers, and The Noise Andrea Garcia Favorite session: Social Media: The Nuance, The Numbers, and The Noise	Stop Wasting Time with Bad Freelancers Brent Schultz Favorite session: Stop Wasting Time with Bad Freelancers	Complete an SEO-Friendly Redesign Corey Morris Favorite session: Complete an SEO-Friendly Redesign
4:00 pm	Driving Calls from AdWords for B2C Services Rebecca Music Favorite session: Driving Calls from AdWords for B2C Services	Five Legal Issues Every Freelancer Should Understand Chris Brown Favorite session: Five Legal Issues Every Freelancer Should Understand	Gutenberg – What You Need to Know Kevin Killingsworth Favorite session: Gutenberg – What You Need to Know

Community Support Lounge – Get support from speakers & WordPress professionals in the Paseo Room.

6pm – WordCamp KC after-party at Tom’s Town Distilling Co.
- 1701 Main St, Kansas City, MO 64108 → Map

Saturday, April 14th

All sessions are located at Kauffman Foundation Conference Center
4801 Rockhill RoadKansas City, MO → Map

Time	Town Square	Kansas City	Brush Creek
9:00 am	Beginning WordPress: Step-By-Step Breht Burri Favorite session: Beginning WordPress: Step-By-Step	Outcomes Measurement with WordPress and Survey Monkey Corrina West Favorite session: Outcomes Measurement with WordPress and Survey Monkey	Social Media for WordPress 101 Nile Flores Favorite session: Social Media for WordPress 101
10:00 am	I’ve created a WordPress website, NOW WHAT!? Kim Beasley Favorite session: I’ve created a WordPress website, NOW WHAT!?	From Way-Too-Broad to Super-Niche: Using WP Multisite to Find, Nurture, and Delight Your Target Audience Brent Leavitt Favorite session: From Way-Too-Broad to Super-Niche: Using WP Multisite to Find, Nurture, and Delight Your Target Audience	Using Facebook Groups to Increase Organic Engagement aka How to Survive the Algorithm Update Jennifer Rosenblatt Favorite session: Using Facebook Groups to Increase Organic Engagement aka How to Survive the Algorithm Update
11:00 am	How to Brand your WordPress Website Karissa Skirmont Favorite session: How to Brand your WordPress Website	Eradicate Stale Marketing Efforts in 2018 with a Digital Media Audit Andy O’Neil Favorite session: Eradicate Stale Marketing Efforts in 2018 with a Digital Media Audit	The Brand of YOU! Social Media Strategies to Manage Your Online Identity Vicki S. Cannon Favorite session: The Brand of YOU! Social Media Strategies to Manage Your Online Identity
12:00 pm	Lunch
1:00 pm	WordPress For Business: 10 Things You Need To Know To Start An Online Business Sean Nicholson Favorite session: WordPress For Business: 10 Things You Need To Know To Start An Online Business	Before you Blog: Everything your WordPress Business Website is Missing Travis Pflanz Favorite session: Before you Blog: Everything your WordPress Business Website is Missing	Including Hispanic and Diversity to your Social Media Mix Nicholas Segura Favorite session: Including Hispanic and Diversity to your Social Media Mix
2:00 pm	Technology beyond the website: The Marketing Technology Stacks of KC Companies Mark Kelly Favorite session: Technology beyond the website: The Marketing Technology Stacks of KC Companies	Sweet Content Hacks: A Practical Approach for Writing that Sizzles Greta K Perel Favorite session: Sweet Content Hacks: A Practical Approach for Writing that Sizzles	How to Make People Fall in Love with Your Screencasts & Explainer Videos Shane Purnell Favorite session: How to Make People Fall in Love with Your Screencasts & Explainer Videos
3:00 pm	Integrated Dashboards – Analytics, Appearance and API Tabytha Rourke Favorite session: Integrated Dashboards – Analytics, Appearance and API	A Non-SEO’s Guide to the Power of Search Behavior Tylor Hermanson Favorite session: A Non-SEO’s Guide to the Power of Search Behavior	The Podcast Ecosystem – Where people are really consuming Podcasts Rob Walch Favorite session: The Podcast Ecosystem – Where people are really consuming Podcasts
4:00 pm	Preparing for Google’s Mobile First Michael Black Favorite session: Preparing for Google’s Mobile First	Editorial Calendars: Plan your work & work your plan Angie Pedersen Favorite session: Editorial Calendars: Plan your work & work your plan	YouTube and WordPress in 2018 Mary White Favorite session: YouTube and WordPress in 2018