{"id":1434,"date":"2018-05-08T12:30:30","date_gmt":"2018-05-08T17:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2018.stlouis.wordcamp.org\/?p=1434"},"modified":"2018-05-09T09:32:21","modified_gmt":"2018-05-09T14:32:21","slug":"interview-with-wcstl-speaker-josh-gellock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stlouis.wordcamp.org\/2018\/interview-with-wcstl-speaker-josh-gellock\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with WCSTL Speaker: Josh Gellock"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Needing to know more about Local SEO? Well, we got you covered at WordCamp St. Louis, as Josh Gellock will talk about\u00a0Getting started with local SEO<\/a>. Here’s his WordPress journey.<\/p>\n

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Interview with Josh Gellock<\/h3>\n
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Josh says, “This is Pebble. Pebble is my Specialized Rockhopper. This picture was taken in the summer of 2017 at Nockamixon State Park. I enjoy hiking and mountain biking on trails.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

NILE FLORES:<\/strong> When did you start using WordPress?<\/p>\n

JOSH GELLOCK:<\/strong> Wanting to start my own business, I started learning and using WordPress in 2013. I continue to learn more all the time. It\u2019s been a fun ride so far.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

NILE FLORES:<\/strong> What are a few takeaways that attendees will get from your talk?<\/p>\n

JOSH GELLOCK:<\/strong> They’ll learn what to consider when claiming an online business listing, learn how to build structured data for a local business, and what business information to display on they’re website, and where to place it.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

NILE FLORES:<\/strong> WordPress is turning 15 years old. What would you like to see in the future for WordPress?<\/p>\n

JOSH GELLOCK:<\/strong> Speed. Speed is such an important factor for users and search engines. I’d be great to see this become a focus for the platform.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

NILE FLORES:<\/strong> “And just for funsies”, over the past few years, the WordPress community has seen the rise of the cute Wapuu character? Heard of it? And if so, what’s your favorite Wapuu? (Wapuu Reference: https:\/\/wapu.us\/ )<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>JOSH GELLOCK:<\/strong> Probably Remote Working Wapuu. I’m a huge advocate and support of remote work and so that would be my favorite.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

NILE FLORES:<\/strong> What is your favorite area of the WordPress admin?<\/p>\n

JOSH GELLOCK:<\/strong> Probably the SEO area? I’m not sure if that counts since it’s usually due to a plugin, but still!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

NILE FLORES:<\/strong> What are the top three WordPress plugins that you believe every WordPress user should have installed?<\/p>\n

JOSH GELLOCK:<\/strong> The All In One SEO Pack plugin, some kind of security plugin, and some kind of optimization plugin (for minification, caching, etc.)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Want to hear more about Local SEO. Come out to WordCamp St. Louis<\/strong><\/a> and attend Josh’s talk. See you there!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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