This document provides information about Rebecca Gill and her company Web Savvy Marketing. It discusses how Gill fell in love with technology in college and started her company using WordPress. The document then provides details about WordPress, including that it is free and cloud-based software that allows users to easily create and manage websites. It notes many famous brands and individuals use WordPress and discusses WordPress' features and plugins. The document shares Gill's experience starting and growing her business using WordPress over the past five years.

1. Technology
Katy
Perry
Jus3n
Timberlake
and
You

2. Technology,
Katy
Perry,
Jus3n
Timberlake,
and
You
Name:
Rebecca
Gill
Company:
Web
Savvy
Marke8ng
Years
Working:
20
College:
Central
Michigan
University
Major:
Accoun8ng
I
am
a
wife
and
mother
of
two
children,
one
very
large
dog,
and
three
overly
furry
cats.
I
am
also
an
accidental
entrepreneur.
In
my
senior
year
of
college
I
wrote
a
small
computer
program
and
at
that
very
moment
I
fell
in
love
with
technology.
Ever
since
I’ve
been
glued
to
soLware
and
I
love
using
it
to
do
good.

11. What
Do
All
of
the
Websites
Have
in
Common?
ü Katy
Perry
ü Jus8n
Timberlake
ü Ryan
Seacrest
ü Kobe
Bryant
They
all
use
a
soCware
package
called
WordPress.
A
Few
More
Cool
WordPress
Users
ü CNN
ü Play
Sta8on
ü Michigan
State
University
ü The
Country
of
Sweden
The
Who’s
Who
List
ü Coca
Cola
ü General
Motors
ü Ford
ü Jay-­‐Z
ü Chicago
Bulls
ü Dallas
Mavericks
ü Rolling
Stones
ü The
United
States
Army

13. ü It
is
a
CMS
or
content
management
system.
This
means
it
is
a
great
tool
for
controlling
and
displaying
lots
of
“stuff”
–
text,
images,
and
videos.
ü It’s
free.
You
can
pay
for
some
themes
and
plugins,
but
for
the
most
part
it
is
100%
free!
Why
Do
So
Many
Cool
Websites
Use
WordPress?
ü It
stored
in
the
“cloud”,
so
the
soLware
can
be
used
by
anyone,
anywhere
and
at
any
8me.
ü It’s
super
easy
to
use.
If
you
can
use
Word,
you
can
use
WordPress.
ü You
can
create
really
cool
things
with
it.
All
you
have
to
do
is
dream
it,
WordPress
can
do
it
with
a
database
called
MySQL
and
code
like
PHP
and
CSS.
That’s
nerd
talk
that
you
only
have
to
learn
if
you
want
to.

14. ü It’s
really
easy
to
learn
because
there
is
so
much
free
informa3on
available
on
the
internet.
Free
tutorials,
videos,
and
support
forums
are
all
wai8ng
for
you
and
ready
to
help
teach
you
WordPress.
Why
Do
So
Many
Cool
Websites
Use
WordPress?
ü There
is
a
huge
community
of
people
behind
it.
The
community
creates
and
supports
the
soLware.
We
are
also
friends
and
we
support
each
other.
ü It’s
based
on
a
GPL
(General
Public
License)
which
means
it
is
open
source.
This
really
means
the
“community”
owns
it
and
not
a
person
or
company.

15. A
Few
Facts
About
WordPress
ü Mad
Mullenweg
and
Mike
Lidle
created
it
in
2003
while
in
college.
ü They
just
wanted
a
beder
way
to
blog
and
share
images.
So
the
create
it.
ü Today
WordPress
is
used
by
20%
of
the
websites
in
the
world.
ü Time
Magazine
named
Mad
one
of
the
30
People
Under
30
Changing
the
World.
ü Mad
is
now
worth
well
over
$40
million
dollars.

16. ü You
can
set
up
a
free
account
and
start
using
it
at
WordPress.com.
ü Or,
you
can
download
it
from
WordPress.org
and
use
it
anywhere.
ü You
can
customize
the
look
of
it
with
thousands
of
themes.
ü You
can
add
a
ton
of
features
by
using
any
of
29,000
free
plugins
available:
§ Photo
galleries
§ Video
channels
§ Online
stores
§ Events
and
8cket
sales
§ Forums
§ Directories
§ Quizzes
and
surveys
§ Membership
sites
§ Social
networks
Gelng
to
Know
WordPress

17. ü Six
years
ago
I
create
my
first
blog
on
WordPress.com.
ü Five
years
ago
I
founded
our
company
using
WordPress.
ü I
taught
myself
WordPress
by
just
using
free
informa8on
on
the
internet.
ü I
have
employees
located
around
the
country
and
in
the
Philippians.
ü We
have
customers
all
across
the
world.
ü Some
of
my
favorites
websites
and
blogs
we’ve
built
were
for:
§ Michigan
State
University
§ State
of
Delaware
§ Fashion
model
§ Surf
resort
in
Costa
Rica
§ Dude
ranch
§ News
reporter
ü Did
I
men3on
I
really
love
what
I
do?
What
Can
a
“Real”
Person
Do
With
WordPress?

18. The
411
on
Sunny
-­‐>
ü Started
using
WordPress
at
age
13
ü At
age
14
he
landed
his
first
client
ü He’s
now
17
and
he
s8ll
loves
WordPress
and
is
making
money
doing
it
ü He
writes
custom
plugins
(that
means
he
is
super
cool)
ü He
is
a
contributor
to
Easy
Digital
Downloads
(that
means
he
is
super
smart)
ü This
week
WP
Tavern
wrote
about
him
to
highlight
his
awesomeness
Meet
Sunny
Ra8lal
How
a
High
School
Student
Became
a
Professional
WordPress
Developer

19. ① Go
to
WordPress.com
② Sign
up
for
a
free
account
③ Set
up
your
blog
(or
create
a
full
website)
④ Pick
one
of
250
themes
to
create
a
unique
look
⑤ Customize
your
theme
with
colors,
backgrounds,
and
more
⑥ Create
your
first
post
and
add
text,
photos,
or
videos
⑦ Browse
through
plugins
to
see
what
you
func8onality
might
want
to
add
⑧ Share
your
blog
with
the
world
(connect
to
Instagram,
Facebook
or
Twider)
⑨ Track
your
popularity
with
reports
and
stats
⑩ Find
something
your
passionate
about
and
change
the
world
Let’s
Get
Started

20. Let’s
Get
Started
–
Sign
Up

21. Let’s
Get
Started
–
Create
Your
Blog

22. Let’s
Get
Started
–
Pick
a
Theme

23. Let’s
Get
Started
–
Write
a
Post

24. Let’s
Get
Started
-­‐
Publish

25. Start
Simple,
Learn
at
Your
Own
Pace
and
Go
Big!

26. Let
me
ask
you…
What
would
you
like
to
create
with
WordPress?

27. Meet
a
Few
of
the
Amazing
Women
of
WordPress

28. Technology
can
change
the
world.
Technology
can
take
you
anywhere
you
would
like
to
go.
Dream
a
des8na8on
and
let
technology
take
you
there.