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E174 - Starting a Freelance Career (Sam Smith, gsamsmith.com)
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In today’s episode, we get to listen again to Joe and Sam’s conversation about joining WordPress. They discuss Sam’s stories during his firefighter days, how he stumbled upon WordPress and coding, and his approach on how he successfully managed his time to build his own business.
Sam Smith is a retired Firefighter/Paramedic, an Orlando WordCamp Organizer, and a Web Developer.
Episode Resources:
- Sam Smith is on Twitter, Instagram, and WordPress.org
- Leave an Apple podcast review or binge-watch past episodes
- Visit the WPMRR Community
What to Listen For:
- 00:00 Intro
- 01:18 Welcome to the pod, Sam!
- 03:16 From a firefighter paramedic to a WordPress developer
- 05:50 Stories of injuries while at work
- 09:17 Taking little bits per day to successfully launch a business
- 17:24 Build on relationships and have real friends in the industry
- 24:59 What’s it like to organize a WordCamp?
- 28:23 Getting a jump on blog impressions
- 30:19 The Martian
- 33:59 Find Sam online
133 episodes
Archived series ("Inactive feed" status)
When? This feed was archived on July 28, 2023 12:56 (). Last successful fetch was on January 12, 2023 09:31 ()
Why? Inactive feed status. Our servers were unable to retrieve a valid podcast feed for a sustained period.
What now? You might be able to find a more up-to-date version using the search function. This series will no longer be checked for updates. If you believe this to be in error, please check if the publisher's feed link below is valid and contact support to request the feed be restored or if you have any other concerns about this.
Manage episode 308308886 series 2465018
In today’s episode, we get to listen again to Joe and Sam’s conversation about joining WordPress. They discuss Sam’s stories during his firefighter days, how he stumbled upon WordPress and coding, and his approach on how he successfully managed his time to build his own business.
Sam Smith is a retired Firefighter/Paramedic, an Orlando WordCamp Organizer, and a Web Developer.
Episode Resources:
- Sam Smith is on Twitter, Instagram, and WordPress.org
- Leave an Apple podcast review or binge-watch past episodes
- Visit the WPMRR Community
What to Listen For:
- 00:00 Intro
- 01:18 Welcome to the pod, Sam!
- 03:16 From a firefighter paramedic to a WordPress developer
- 05:50 Stories of injuries while at work
- 09:17 Taking little bits per day to successfully launch a business
- 17:24 Build on relationships and have real friends in the industry
- 24:59 What’s it like to organize a WordCamp?
- 28:23 Getting a jump on blog impressions
- 30:19 The Martian
- 33:59 Find Sam online
133 episodes
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