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Presented by: Mary (Mojisola) Job

Technical Support Engineer

@PaidMembershipsPro

New blog @ JourneyWithMojisola.com ��

Contact

Website: maryjob.com

Twitter: @maryojob

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@ WordCamp Skopje, 2024

My Journey in WordPress: Building Communities & Empowering Growth

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WordPress Origin Story

  • I share my origin story on my .org profile: https://profiles.wordpress.org/mariaojob/
  • At first, all I wanted to do was write! I am still a big fan of personal blogging btw!
  • My dream job was being an HR Chief who managed people in a big firm!

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Then I discovered WordPress & the “Community….”

  • First in 2012, but I thought ooh this looks complicated, I just want to write…. Then again in 2015, my search for a community started in 2016, and this is when I found Make.WordPress.org
  • Thanks to Mor10 and his Introduction to WordPress videos, I got hooked!

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Then I discovered WordPress & the “Community….” (Contd.)

  • Dormant, almost non-existent community in Nigeria
  • WordPress was Popular, but also yet unpopular because there was no active community!
  • The rest they say is “History”, well I hope not! Picture below is from the 1st meetup I hosted.

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Then I discovered WordPress & the “Community….” (Contd.)

Speaking at WordCamp Cape Town, 2017

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Then I discovered WordPress & the “Community….” (Contd.)

Our Meetup Attendance quickly grew big….

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Then I discovered WordPress & the “Community….” (Contd.)

Our Meetup Attendance quickly grew big….

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Then I discovered WordPress & the “Community….” (Contd.)

Picture from our 2nd WordCamp in Lagos

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In conclusion…

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  • This ideology above is what brought me to where I am today, it is what made me seek out the community, to learn though and I found myself learning and then giving back!
  • Being a part of the community opened my mind further on the “Power of Community”
  • Volunteering led me to being a freelancer
  • Then it led me to having a full time job in the ecosystem
  • And that got me thinking about building a business too, with the aim to make impact on my customers and employees

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Why should you contribute to the future of WordPress?

This comes to mind for me;

‘A community where no one judges or looks down on you regardless of your ability, skill and where you come from, that is where you should be!’

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Why contribute?

Put it this way;

  • Think of the people who will be impacted by you, socially, financially, educationally, etc

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When I think of those people and how I have also been impacted, I am fulfilled!

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  • If I have not convinced you enough on why you should contribute, read the stories on HeroPress; read one everyday either way! Thank you, Topher, and please donate to HeroPress too if you can: https://heropress.com/donate/

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Sources & References:

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A big THANK YOU to the Yoast Diversity Fund

for sponsoring my trip to be here!