{"id":1457,"date":"2018-05-10T18:00:29","date_gmt":"2018-05-10T23:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2018.stlouis.wordcamp.org\/?p=1457"},"modified":"2018-05-09T21:20:10","modified_gmt":"2018-05-10T02:20:10","slug":"interview-with-wcstl-speaker-ryan-erwin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stlouis.wordcamp.org\/2018\/interview-with-wcstl-speaker-ryan-erwin\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with WCSTL Speaker: Ryan Erwin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1563\" src=\"https:\/\/2018.stlouis.wordcamp.org\/files\/2018\/05\/wcstl-interview-ryan-erwin.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stlouis.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/05\/wcstl-interview-ryan-erwin.png 800w, https:\/\/stlouis.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/05\/wcstl-interview-ryan-erwin-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/stlouis.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/05\/wcstl-interview-ryan-erwin-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/stlouis.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/05\/wcstl-interview-ryan-erwin-500x281.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Are you a business looking to learn about SEO? Then Ryan&#8217;s talk is where you want to be, as he will be talking on\u00a0<a class=\"wcpt-session-title\" href=\"https:\/\/2018.stlouis.wordcamp.org\/session\/seo-for-business\/\">SEO for Business<\/a>\u00a0at WordCamp St. Louis. Read a little bit about him and his WordPress journey below.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Interview with Ryan Erwin<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1564\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1564\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1564\" src=\"https:\/\/2018.stlouis.wordcamp.org\/files\/2018\/05\/ryan-erwin-and-family-ski-trip-1024x770.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stlouis.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/05\/ryan-erwin-and-family-ski-trip-1024x770.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stlouis.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/05\/ryan-erwin-and-family-ski-trip-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stlouis.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/05\/ryan-erwin-and-family-ski-trip-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stlouis.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/05\/ryan-erwin-and-family-ski-trip-399x300.jpg 399w, https:\/\/stlouis.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/05\/ryan-erwin-and-family-ski-trip.jpg 2038w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1564\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ryan says, &#8220;I love to ski and be outdoors with my wife and family.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>NILE FLORES:<\/strong> When did you start using WordPress?<\/p>\n<p><strong>RYAN ERWIN:<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #800000\"><em>2010<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>NILE FLORES:<\/strong> What are a few takeaways that attendees will get from your talk?<\/p>\n<p><strong>RYAN ERWIN:<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #800000\"><em>You will walk away with some actionable items to audit and implement in your business&#8217;s digital presence. Having a good SEO foundation will allow you to be more searchable for your keywords and your local listings.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>NILE FLORES:<\/strong> WordPress is turning 15 years old. What would you like to see in the future for WordPress?<\/p>\n<p><strong>RYAN ERWIN:<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #800000\"><em>I want to see WordPress and open source pull away from the proprietary drag and drop CMSs as the most transparent way to publish on the web.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>NILE FLORES:<\/strong> What is your favorite area of the WordPress admin?<\/p>\n<p><strong>RYAN ERWIN:<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #800000\"><em>I love being able to play around with URL structure in the admin area while editing pages.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>NILE FLORES:<\/strong> What are the top three WordPress plugins that you believe every WordPress user should have installed?<\/p>\n<p><strong>RYAN ERWIN:<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #800000\"><em>Yoast SEO, Redirection and Advanced Custom Fields.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Ready to hear more about SEO to help your business? Don&#8217;t miss out on Ryan&#8217;s talk. 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