WordPress Cambridge: Freelancing and Mental Well-being

We are pleased to let you know that our event that was postponed from February has been rearranged for March - Dan Maby of WP&UP (https://wpandup.org/) will be leading this meeting. You can read more about him here: https://2018.manchester.wordcamp.org/speaker/dan-maby/

Dan says: 'Back in 2009 I discovered the power of WordPress. In 2012 I met the WordPress community. In 2016 I relied on the community! Let’s have an honest discussion about the challenges of running your WordPress business. Building your own business, no matter what size, can be one of the most rewarding, satisfying and freeing experiences you’ve ever encountered. It can also be one of the most terrifying, isolating and lonely roads to take.

'Having successfully started, developed and sold businesses, Dan has first hand experience of both the positive and negative impacts on his mental health. Dan will talk candidly about some of his experiences and giving you some insight into his decision to launch the charity: WP&UP.
WP&UP supports & promotes positive mental health within the WordPress community.'

We may also be joined by a local charity working in the area of mental health and work/employment issues. If so, we'll put updates about that here in the event info.

Sponsors:

This meeting is sponsored by Twin Dots (http://www.twindots.com/) the leading branding, design and development agency in Newmarket. Twin Dots has clients like Cambridge Marketing College, 450 GSM, Racing Welfare, and Devam the jewellers.

The usual format:

18:45: Roll up for a couple of beers in the foyer, & chat, mingle etc.

19:15 start: Everyone introduces themselves: 20 seconds max, mainly describing their involvement with WordPress.

2. Up to 3 * 3 minute pitches. Share discoveries, useful tips, requests for help with charitable projects.

3: WordPress News with our star reporter Ben Attenborough.

4. Presentation 1: To be decided
   4.1 Presentation 2:

5. Clinic: Bring along a problem, and the audience will offer advice. If we can't, maybe we'll have a solution by next meeting.

Kinda aiming to finish the formal part by about 21:00, depending on everyone's enthusiasm to chat & discuss.

6. Beer & networking: We should leave by about 21:45 at the latest.