I believe firmly in the “pay it forward” mantra. Below are just some of the ways I’ve helped others learn about WordPress, social media, and more.
Events
- Heather Acton co-organized WordCamp Chicago 2011 (July 2011) – the annual Chicago WordPress conference
- Heather Acton founded and organizes WordPress Lake County Meetup Group (founded November 2011)
Speaking Engagements
- Chicago North Side WordPress Meetup – What are theme frameworks and should you use them? (April 11, 2012)
Testimonials from this meetup are on the meetup page. Slides are available on Slideshare. - WordPress Milwaukee Meetup – Frameworks, or Not? (January 11, 2012)
Heather Acton spoke on a panel of 3 with Allan Fuelling and Mike Zielonka. She led the discussion with an overview of WordPress frameworks and demonstrated a popular framework and a starter theme. - WordPress Lake County – WordPress Crash Course (November 16, 2011)
Heather Acton led a presentation/discussion on WordPress basics for a group of beginning users and developers. - WordCamp Detroit 2011 – Custom Post Types, What, Why, and How (November 13, 2011)
Heather Acton gave a presentation to attendees on custom post types. The presentation intended to speed up the learning curve for users and developers that hadn’t worked with custom post types before, or had heard of them but hadn’t yet implemented them. - Chicago COUNTS – Get Your Nonprofit Blog On (September 2012)
- Chicago COUNTS – How To Be a Nonprofit Social Media Rockstar (September 2010)
