{"id":1331,"date":"2015-03-13T04:29:57","date_gmt":"2015-03-13T09:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2015.stlouis.wordcamp.org\/?p=1331"},"modified":"2015-03-12T23:33:49","modified_gmt":"2015-03-13T04:33:49","slug":"speaker-interview-chris-carter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stlouis.wordcamp.org\/2015\/speaker-interview-chris-carter\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaker Interview: Chris Carter"},"content":{"rendered":"

Only a few speakers left to feature in our Speaker Interview series<\/a>. This interview was with Chris Carter.<\/p>\n

Chris is a part of the St. Louis based full web design company called 314media. He’ll be presenting on Lessons from the 314 Team<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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NILE FLORES:<\/strong> What got you interested in WordPress?<\/p>\n

CHRIS CARTER:<\/strong> WordPress was the best CMS of the bunch when I first started this wild ride. It was easy for clients to learn and easy for me to build things on top of. It made the most sense – it tooks less time for me to make and show people how to use = more time for me to focus on new business.<\/em><\/p>\n

NILE FLORES:<\/strong> What is the most interesting WordPress-related project you\u2019ve worked on?<\/p>\n

CHRIS CARTER:<\/strong> Anything that brings leads or new business to clients. I love hearing the tales of phones ringing about the new website. That’s my reason for doing this. <\/em><\/p>\n

NILE FLORES:<\/strong> Name 3 WordPress plugins that have always been on your MUST install list, and why.<\/p>\n

CHRIS CARTER:<\/strong> 1. Akismet – because spam comment notifications are no fun.<\/em><\/p>\n

2. Custom CSS plugins – why create a child theme for 2 simple fixes?<\/em><\/p>\n

3. Wordfence – watching bots attack things is fun (especially for those that have not seen this type of traffic before)! <\/em><\/p>\n

NILE FLORES:<\/strong> What is something interesting about you that the WordPress community doesn\u2019t know?<\/p>\n

CHRIS CARTER:<\/strong> I’m a professional pyrotechnician & life long Cardinals fan. I may have closed a few support tickets high atop Busch Stadium (only during rain delays and the top half of innings).<\/em><\/p>\n

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

CHRIS CARTER:<\/strong> Be as hands on as possible and don’t be afraid to ask for help.<\/em> <\/p>\n

The number of tutorials and information online is astounding – and it’s also amazing to me that there are a ton of ‘non-technical’ people who are great at using the platform.<\/em> <\/p>\n

At 314media, I routinely train administrative and other non-technical support staff to use WordPress – someone in one of your circles probably knows more about WordPress and would love to help you out (over coffee of course). Call me if you’re buying…<\/em><\/p>\n

If you wish, you can leave comments or questions below, or catch Chris at WordCamp St. Louis 2015. Don’t miss out – purchase your ticket<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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