{"id":1266,"date":"2015-03-10T18:04:26","date_gmt":"2015-03-10T23:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2015.stlouis.wordcamp.org\/?p=1266"},"modified":"2015-03-09T20:19:22","modified_gmt":"2015-03-10T01:19:22","slug":"speaker-interview-jarrett-gucci","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stlouis.wordcamp.org\/2015\/speaker-interview-jarrett-gucci\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaker Interview: Jarrett Gucci"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jarret runs a WordPress fix it service where he helps fix WordPress problems for a small flat rate fee. He&#8217;s taken some time to participate in our <a href=\"https:\/\/2015.stlouis.wordcamp.org\/tag\/speaker-interview-series\/\">Speaker Interview series<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Jarrett also runs a community on Facebook that is WordPress related. You can find out a lot more about Jarrett in his <a href=\"https:\/\/2015.stlouis.wordcamp.org\/speakers\/#wcorg-speaker-jarrett-gucci\">bio<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Jarrett will be presenting on <a href=\"https:\/\/2015.stlouis.wordcamp.org\/session\/what-to-do-when-you-dont-know-what-to-do\/\">What to Do When You Don&#8217;t Know What to Do<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/2015.stlouis.wordcamp.org\/files\/2015\/03\/wcstl-speakerinterview-jarrettgucci.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2015.stlouis.wordcamp.org\/files\/2015\/03\/wcstl-speakerinterview-jarrettgucci.png\" alt=\"wcstl-speakerinterview-jarrettgucci\" width=\"600\" height=\"315\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stlouis.wordcamp.org\/2015\/files\/2015\/03\/wcstl-speakerinterview-jarrettgucci.png 600w, https:\/\/stlouis.wordcamp.org\/2015\/files\/2015\/03\/wcstl-speakerinterview-jarrettgucci-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/stlouis.wordcamp.org\/2015\/files\/2015\/03\/wcstl-speakerinterview-jarrettgucci-500x263.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>NILE FLORES:<\/strong> What got you interested in WordPress?<\/p>\n<p><strong>JARRETT GUCCI:<\/strong> <em>At first because I was looking for a solution that I could pass off to client and allow them to manage their own content.  What kept me around WordPress was and is the community behind it.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>NILE FLORES:<\/strong> What is the most interesting WordPress-related project you\u2019ve worked on?<\/p>\n<p><strong>JARRETT GUCCI:<\/strong> JamesRay.com which included e-commerce and sensei lesson drip.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NILE FLORES:<\/strong> Name 3 WordPress plugins that have always been on your MUST install list, and why.<\/p>\n<p><strong>JARRETT GUCCI:<\/strong> <em>So hard to pick just 3 but these I would say are a must.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wordpress-seo\/\"><em>WordPress SEO by Yoast<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/simple-custom-css\/\"><em>Simple Custom CSS<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-super-cache\/\"><em>WP Super Cache<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>NILE FLORES:<\/strong> What is something interesting about you that the WordPress community doesn\u2019t know?<\/p>\n<p><strong>JARRETT GUCCI:<\/strong> <em>I have a passion to help homeless people and hope one day to start my movement called PB&amp;J Across the USA where 1 million PB&amp;J sandwiches will be passed out to homeless people.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>NILE FLORES:<\/strong> In regards to new WordPress users, what one or two pieces of advice would you give them that could be very helpful?<\/p>\n<p><strong>JARRETT GUCCI:<\/strong> <em>Make sure you have selected a host that accommodates WordPress and offers excellent support.  Get involved in online WordPress communities to forge relationships with others that can help when you get stuck.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions for Jarrett, you can either ask in the comments section of this post, or at the conference. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jarret runs a WordPress fix it service where he helps fix WordPress problems for a small flat rate fee. He&#8217;s taken some time to participate in our Speaker Interview series. 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