This presentation is from Affiliate Summit West 2017 (January 15-17, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada). Session description: WordPress is more than a blogging platform, it’s an application framework. Learn the plugins, themes, tools, and techniques used to create WordPress experiences that are so much more than blogging.

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DIY Tips for building BIG
things with WordPress
By:
Brian Messenlehner, WebDevStudios, @bmess
David Vogelpohl, WP Engine, @davidvmc

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Win over $5,000 in FREE WordPress stuff!
2 years of free
hosting 10 sites!
Valued at $2,376
Free Agency
Bundle
Valued at $499
Free copy of WP Forms,
OptinMoster, &
MonsterInsights
Valued at $597
All premium
videos for life
Valued at $249
Free copy with
unlimited sites
Valued at $97
Free Pro plan w/
unlimited sites
Valued at $199
Free Copy of Advanced
Custom Fields
Valued at $73
2 free months mini
subscription
Valued at $1,000

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Win by being the first to build a WordPress app!
What you’ll build
A high-powered WordPress and
Social Media content engine.
10 min build if you’re good.
litturl.co/contest
(Simple instructions)
What if no one wins?
Tweet #asw17, @davidvmc,
@bmess about this session.
Winner selected at random.
- 1 year WP Engine at least -
Warning! Use your production site at your own peril

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WordPress is more than a blogging platform

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WordPress is an application framework

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Used by countless companies to create revenue

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Attract evergreen traffic & links with innovative tools
litturl.co/intuit

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Power their business operations & monetization
#ASW17 - @bmess - @davidvmc

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Supercharge affiliate campaigns
#ASW17 - @bmess - @davidvmc

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Dominate in mobile with a native app
#ASW17 - @bmess - @davidvmc

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WordPress apps even flourish without their heads
Backend CMS,
tools, &
functionality
Public facing web
pages
NA
Application
#ASW17 - @bmess - @davidvmc

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Or with completely different heads
Backend CMS,
tools, &
functionality
Mobile
Application
#ASW17 - @bmess - @davidvmc

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Or with a bunch of different types of heads at the same time
#ASW17 - @bmess - @davidvmc

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WordPress is the world’s most-
used framework for building
things on the web
27% of the web uses WordPress to create elegant
solutions that drive their business forward.
#ASW17 - @bmess - @davidvmc

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And you built a cat blog.
#ASW17 - @bmess - @davidvmc

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Build your own
BIG things

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Create a FREE bit.ly clone in under 7 minutes
litturl.co/video
#ASW17 - @bmess - @davidvmc

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Build an affiliate-powered ecommerce shopping engine
litturl.co/bobwoo
#ASW17 - @bmess - @davidvmc

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Mashup an auto-updating coupon engine with Clipper & FMTC
litturl.co/clipper
#ASW17 - @bmess - @davidvmc

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Broadcast your newsletter for FREE with MailPoet
#ASW17 - @bmess - @davidvmc
litturl.co/mailpoet

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Scale digital product businesses with JS Support Ticket
#ASW17 - @bmess - @davidvmc
litturl.co/JSST

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Clone social media experiences with BuddyPress
#ASW17 - @bmess - @davidvmc
litturl.co/BuddyPress
Member Profiles
Activity Streams
Organic Groups
Private Messaging
Friendships and Follows
Extend with Plugins

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Manage your entire site portfolio with WordPress Multisite
#ASW17 - @bmess - @davidvmc
Sub Directory webapp.com/subsite
Sub Domain subsite.webapp.com
Custom Domain webapp.com

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Automatically cover the web with your content and links
#ASW17 - @bmess - @davidvmc

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Build your own affiliate powered mobile app
#ASW17 - @bmess - @davidvmc
Easily Make an iOS/Android App From
Any WordPress Website
Customize in WordPress
Compile With Phonegap
Submit To The App Stores
Social Sharing, Facebook Login
Push Notifications
Geolocation
Camera
Offline/Airplane Mode
Custom Themes
WooCommerce
BuddyPress

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Sort of / are a developer? Try Advanced Custom Fields.
litturl.co/how2acf
#ASW17 - @bmess - @davidvmc

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Still need to hire a developer?
#ASW17 - @bmess - @davidvmc

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Escape the content treadmill & build things people bookmark!

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Announcing the winner of over $5,000 in FREE WordPress stuff!
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2 years of free
hosting 10 sites!
Valued at $2,376
Free Agency
Bundle
Valued at $499
Free copy of WP Forms,
OptinMoster, &
MonsterInsights
Valued at $597
All premium
videos for life
Valued at $249
Free copy for
unlimited sites
Valued at $97
Free Pro plan w/
unlimited sites
Valued at $199
Free Copy of Advanced
Custom Fields
Valued at $73
2 free months mini
subscription
Valued at $1,000

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David Vogelpohl
WP Engine
@davidvmc
Questions?
Brian Messenlehner
WebDevStudios
@bmess
#ASW17