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How I made my first $100 from WordPress and how you too can!

For: WP Accra, Ijebu & Lagos Meetup Community�A very short talk by Mary Job

I’m on the streets of twitter @maryojob

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Hi!

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My name is Mary Job�@maryojob�Lagos, Nigeria

  • Support Engineer at Paid Memberships Pro
  • Creator of How Do You Tech
  • Co-organizer of Lagos & Ijebu WP Meetup, & WP Global Community Team Rep for 2020
  • Creator of Uwani Hub where we teach females and teens digital skills, coding & WordPress as an HowDoYouTech CSR.

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What I wanted..

  • Treated my time online presence like it was not one I could get paid for
  • Wanted to be an HR Professional and step around in my mini skirt suit, managing people
  • By studying Philosophy, I thought I did never have a thing to do with marketing and or mathematics for that matter

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Where I found myself..

  • A frantic search for a space [online journal] to call home
  • A community of bloggers that became friends off WordPress.com
  • Infopreneurs calling the shots on the web
  • A request to offer support for a self hosted site
  • Another request to build a site
  • A curiosity to learn and a journey to WordPress began..

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Where WordPress has gotten me to..

  • Understanding how the Web works
  • Getting paid for the time I spend on the web
  • Building relationships that cuts across borders
  • A different career path, one I never anticipated but also one that doesn’t feel like I am working because it is enjoyable
  • Being able to work from home
  • Being able to have something worth teaching and telling others about, something that I believe could change their lives as it did mine

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So why give back?

Ask yourself one question

  • What does WordPress mean to you?

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In that answer, you will find the reason you give back!

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It has given me..

  • The freedom to use a software to publish
  • The freedom to learn how it works
  • The freedom to give back to my community
  • The freedom to teach others what i have learnt and make an impact on another individual
  • The freedom to get paid..

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Contact

Mary Job

maryjob.com

@maryojob on twitter

i@maryjob.com