Author Archives: Andy McIlwain

About Andy McIlwain

Andy wrangles content at GoDaddy and co-organizes WordPress meetups & WordCamps in Toronto. Find him on Twitter and his personal site.

Featured Speaker: Marilyn Kay

Marilyn Kay, CCP, is the founder of Triskele Consulting. She is an active user of all major social platforms, including Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+, Pinterest, YouTube and blogging. She is a a trainer, workshop leader and speaker about social media. An … Continue reading Featured Speaker: Marilyn Kay

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Featured Speaker: Bradley Munro

Bradley Munro is the principal of the RS4 Marketing Group, a Toronto based consulting firm specializing in marketing strategy & product development for small and mid-sized companies. Brad is a marketing professional with over 20 years of experience in the … Continue reading Featured Speaker: Bradley Munro

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Featured Speaker: Dawn Comber

Dawn Comber has been writing business and marketing materials for small businesses and non-profits for over 10 years. Recognizing the growing importance of the web, Dawn added web copy writing to her tool kit. Now she spends much of her … Continue reading Featured Speaker: Dawn Comber

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Featured Speaker: Richard Martin

Richard Martin is an online entrepreneur. He created and manages a site that provides health services to clients and continuing education training for health professionals. Before going online he did product marketing in Silicon Valley with several companies including Apple, Cisco and … Continue reading Featured Speaker: Richard Martin

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Featured Speaker: Jordan Quintal

Jordan Quintal is a seasoned web developer with 15 years of experience. His ever-growing web development company thegenius.ca specializes in WordPress-based websites, plugins, and a variety online/offline services. Jordan handles business management, project management, and some development work when needed. Workshop: Simple Theme Customization … Continue reading Featured Speaker: Jordan Quintal

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A WCTO Gift from WP Engine: Free Hosting for Life!

The following post comes from our sponsors at WP Engine. Don’t forget to check out our Q&A with WP Engine co-founder & WCTO 2012 presenter Ben Metcalfe! Hey there Toronto! We’re really excited to join you all for WordCamp Toronto! … Continue reading A WCTO Gift from WP Engine: Free Hosting for Life!

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Featured Speaker: Rick Radko

Rick Radko is a creative, artistic, and entrepreneurial engineer with a passion for finding solutions to difficult design problems. He is the owner of R-Cubed Design Forge, where he develops custom web applications, social networking and team collaboration solutions for businesses. … Continue reading Featured Speaker: Rick Radko

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Tickets are sold out!

The last of our tickets were sold yesterday afternoon. We’re happy to see that, even with two conferences in Toronto this year, interest in WordCamp from a users’ perspective remains at a high. 🙂 If you want to pick up … Continue reading Tickets are sold out!

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Preparing for WordCamp Toronto: A WordCamper’s Field Guide

You’re sure to gain a better understanding of WordPress just by coming to this year’s WordCamp Toronto with a willingness to learn. But to get the most out of your WordCamp Toronto experience, you might have to bring more than … Continue reading Preparing for WordCamp Toronto: A WordCamper’s Field Guide

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Featured Speaker: Erick Hitter

“I’m a Design Engineer with Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, Gravatar, PollDaddy, and more. As part of Team Custom, I help create awesome features that let WordPress.com users tailor sites to their personalities with more than just a great theme.” … Continue reading Featured Speaker: Erick Hitter

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