How having my website hacked opened up career opportunities
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If you joined my session at WordCamp Denmark, you've heard about how my passion for WordPress and how it helped me create an online presence for our family project, turned multinational charity program and landed me my dream job, helping to protect WordPress sites at Sucuri. It opened opportunities, allows me to work remotely for an American company, while also providing enough time to manage the volunteers behind the ShoeBox Romania Project. To make more sense, click here for the video of the presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSICqZrP08s
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How having my website hacked opened up career opportunities
- 2. WHO AM I?
- 35. 1. RESEARCH
- 37. 3. SPARE A BEER YOURSITE.COM
- 39. 5. SPECIFIC NEEDS TRIGGER DEVELOPMENT
- 40. NEVER SELLA FREE GIFT
- 48. WE ARE WORDPRESS, WE ARE COMMUNITY, WE ARE EQUAL, WE ARE THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING!
- 50. WHERE TO FIND ME: Twitter: @ADSPEDIA Instagram: @adspedia Email: valvesa@gmail.com
Notas do Editor
- Hello and introducing the hashtag, reminder: #WCDK
- WHO AM I?
- HUSBAND FATHER OF TWO: ONE BOY – LUCA (12) | ONE GIRL – HANNAH (9)
- STARTED WORKING WHEN I WAS 14 (1994) SELLING CANDLES
- I LOVE REAL PHOTOGRAPHY, OWNER OF A MAMIYA/SEKOR 500 DTL
- BUT I AM TOO LAZY, SO I TAKE IPHONE PHOTOS ALL DAY LONG : FIND ME ON INSTAGRAM @ADSPEDIA
- LIVED IN ROMANIA, GERMANY, ITALY, AUSTRIA, USA AND BACK TRANSYLVANIA (DRACULA A MYTH) - A HISTORICAL REGION OF ROMANIA
- IN THE CITY OF CLUJ NAPOCA, ROMANIA
- 18+ YEARS OF INTERNET, MEDIA, ONLINE MARKETING AND SOCIAL MEDIA (LAST 7)
- I DON'T EAT PORK
- OR SEA FOOD BY NOW PEOPLE IN THE ROOM ASK THEMSELVES: “IS THIS A JAMIE OLIVER COOKING SHOW?” WAY, WE’RE ONLY BEGINNING
- I LOVE COCA-COLA
- (TO CLEAN SINKS AND TOILETS)
- MY FIRS KISS: 13 - DANIELA (ITALY)
- MY FIRST WORDPRESS INSTALL: 2009
- - I STARTED LOOKING INTO CMS-ES WHEN I NEEDED A WEBSITE FOR THE SHOEBOX PROJECT THAT MY WIFE AND I STARTED IN ROMANIA IN 2006 > VIDEO INTRO PLAYS
- > VIDEO INTRO PLAYS
- WHAT IS SHOEBOX: 2006 IN FAMILY 2007: 512 BOXES 2014: 100.000+ BOXES || AS OF TODAY: 17 COUNTRIES, 98 CITIES AND 219 COLLECTION CENTRES.
- OLD STORY: BOY MEETS SHARED SERVER > BOY HAS SMALL BUDGET > BUDGET LIKES HOSTGATOR.COM > CPANEL HAS SOFTACULOUS INSTALLED > CMS SECTION HAS WORDPRESS > ONLINE IN 5 MINUTES!
- HOST USES CPANEL
- CPANEL HAS SOFTACULOUS INSTALLED
- CMS SECTION HAS WORDPRESS > ONLINE IN 5 MINUTES!
- STARTED SHOEBOX.RO ON DECEMBER 7, 2009. BASIC WORDPRESS INSTALL, FREE THEME FROM VLADSTUDIO.COM
- 2009-2014: CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTS, CHANGED THEME, ADDED USERS. AS I WAS LEARNING MORE ABOUT WORDPRESS I STARTED HELPING OTHERS (FREE AND PAID SMALL JOBS) ETC
- DECEMBER 12, 2014, 4 AM: WEBSITE DEFACED, BLACKLISTED, SUSPENDED BY HOST (BEEN THERE?)
- WHAT TO DO? I KNEW THE WEBSITE WAS HACKED. TRYING TO FIX IT MYSELF ENDED UP HACKED AGAIN BY ANOTHER HACKER TEAM. FOUND SUCURI.NET > HAD LIVE CHAT (GOLD) > EXPLAINED MY PROBLEM > 2 HOUR LATER WEBSITE WAS CLEAN AND BACK ONLINE
- FOUND SUCURI.NET > HAD LIVE CHAT (GOLD) EXPLAINED MY PROBLEM > 2 HOURS LATER WEBSITE WAS CLEAN AND BACK ONLINE
- JAN 2015 AS WE WERE PUTTING TOGETHER THE REPORT FOR SHOEBOX 2014, I BEGIN LOOKING INTO SUCURI, MY SAVIOUR, AND FIND THIS SOCIAL MEDIA FULL TIME REMOTE JOB. ONE EMAIL AND 3 INTERVIEWS LATER THIS HAPPENS:
- [PHOTO OF SUCURI SHIRT POCKET] "IT'S NOT THE SAME SHIRT, WE DO HAVE SEVERAL FOR EACH EMPLOYEE“! LEFT MY CORPORATE 9-5 JOB FOR A FRESH START. NEVER LOOKED BACK.
- FOUND SUCURI.NET > HAD LIVE CHAT (GOLD) EXPLAINED MY PROBLEM > 2 HOURS LATER WEBSITE WAS CLEAN AND BACK ONLINE
- BRAND EVANGELIST AT SUCURI, FULL TIME, WORKING FROM HOME. LOTS OF TRAVEL AND EVENTS, MEETING PEOPLE, NETWORKING, PROMOTING A SAFE INTERNET AND SECURE POSTURE FOR WEBSITE OWNERS. I DO OTHER STUFF AS WELL: SPEND TIME WITH MY KIDS, TAKING PHOTOS FOR INSTAGRAM (A RECENT HOBBY)
- SUCURI IN NUMBERS:
- WE ARE CURRENTLY HIRING!
- FAVORITE TOPIC FOR ME DURING AUGUST - FEBRUARY SEASON: RESEARCH WORDPRESS CHARITY THEMES, PLUGINS, DESIGN, SEO ETC
- MINIMAL ONLINE PRESENCE: WORDPRESS.COM/YOURSITEHERE
- OR FOR THOSE WILLING TO SPARE A BEER A MONTH: INSTALL WORDPRESS.ORG ON YOUR OWN SHARED HOSTING ACCOUNT AT $2-$5/MONTH + FREE RESPONSIVE THEME + AKISMET + SUCURI SECURITY AND YOU'RE READY TO GO!
- MOST PREMIUM THEME DEVELOPERS WILL HAVE CHARITIES DISCOUNTS THE SAME WITH HOSTING COMPANIES
- SPECIFIC NEEDS OF CHARITIES TRIGGER PLUGIN DEVELOPMENT: MAP OF SHOEBOX LOCATIONS (IDEAS?)
- WE TEND TO APPRAISE OUR WORK VERY LOW: AFFRAID OF REJECTION, SCARED OF LOSING CUSTOMERS ETC CUSTOMERS EXPECT BIGGER VALUE FOR LESS CASH
- IF SOMEONE HELPS YOU IN YOUR TIME OF NEED. PAY IT FORWARD.
- IF YOU KNOW CODE AND THEY DON'T, DON'T CHARGE FOR YOUR GIFT
- IF YOU KNOW DESIGN AND THEY DON'T, PROPOSE A BARTER
- OPEN YOUR EYES, YOUR EARS, LISTEN TO THE COMMUNITY, SEE THE NEEDS AROUND YOU, WATCH THE PEOPLE PASSING BY. ARE THEY SAD? WHAT MAKES THEM SMILE? DID THEY EAT THIS WEEK? HOW'S THEIR FAMILY LIFE? ARE THEY HEALTHY? ARE THEY IN NEED OF A BED TO CRASH FOR A FEW DAYS?
- WE ARE A HUGE COMMUNITY, PROBABLY THE LARGEST IN THE WORLD AROUND A CMS, GREAT OPPORTUNITIES AND GLOBAL IMPACT ARE LAYING AHEAD
- INSTEAD, MANY TIMES WE NEVER EVEN KNOW THE NAME OF THE PERSON SITTING DOWN NEXT TO US: TURN AROUND, SHAKE HANDS, SAY YOUR NAME!
- NOW ALL TOGETHER: WE ARE WORDPRESS, WE ARE COMMUNITY, WE ARE EQUAL WE ARE THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING!
- ANY QUESTIONS?
- WHERE TO FIND ME: WE ARE WORDPRESS, WE ARE COMMUNITY, WE ARE EQUAL WE ARE THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING!