I’ve written and rewritten this essay so many times now I’ve forgotten what it originally looked like. In the beginning it was going to be the short(ish) story of my first year with WordPress and the lessons I’ve learned about myself. It always ends up being a long and boring story of a year of…
The Up and Running Scholarship has been open for 10 days now, with 9 more to go! We’ve gotten many applications, from all of the world. I’ve been really pleased with the diversity of the applicants. They really are all over the map, both in location and gender. Several people have come to me privately…
I don’t have nearly as many countries from Eastern Europe as I’d like. The ones I do have are along the western edge. Several of the countries represented have more than one essay from them. Also of note, the first HeroPress essay ever came from Ukraine, and is listed here. Finding Your Place The WordPress…
The journey of a Developer that has the pleasure and gratitude of having WordPress as a resource. Who am I and am I good? We define ourselves in order to navigate life. Like we brand our business or our clients’ websites, we brand ourselves. Remember to define yourself, because others are always going to define…
For the first time ever, HeroPress is taking part in offering a scholarship! The good folks over at WPShout are soon releasing some great new WordPress training material called Up and Running. As part of that release they’d like to offer ten copies for free to those who fit the application qualifications. How do I…
I was born in Luxembourg (Europe), almost exactly 36 years ago. To be honest, I was not one of the children or teenagers who knew what they wanted to become when they grow up. And to stay honest, I still don’t know exactly to this day. After school I got advised to start working for…
If you post the Monday after a holiday weekend, is it still part of the weekend? Of course it is! This week’s Geography collection is from Central and South America, and I’m stretching a bit and including one from the Caribbean. I hope you enjoy them and feel free to leave comments! A Minority Amongst…
I started playing with websites back in 2003. I was in secondary school and Internet was relatively new to Somalia. It arrived in 1998-99 but only very few people had internet in their homes. Luckily there were internet cafes and I was introduced to this guy who owned an internet cafe. He had a large…
This week’s HeroPress geography is from Oceania. I’d love more people from that area, so if you know anyone who would be good for HeroPress, please encourage them to fill out the contributor form. Actually, WordPress didn’t change my life. It All Begins With a Thought When Life Throws You a Curveball, WordPress is There…
When I was asked to describe myself and my interests for a bio at work I floundered. I felt the same way when sitting down to write this. Where do I even begin? For my bio, I decided instead of narrowing it down I’d go with “jill-of-all-trades.” I really like to do everything and if…
