Episode 2 – Networking and Building Community with Brian Hogg

Phil and John are joined by Brian Hogg to talk all about building community, regularly networking with people virtually and in-person, tips for introverts, and more. Brian is the creator of several plugins and courses, hosts a couple podcasts, runs a local WordPress meetup, and much more.

Resources

brianhogg.com

Brian on Twitter

Event Calendar Newsletter WordPress plugin

The Events Calendar Shortcode WordPress plugin

Course: Learning WordPress plugin development

Course: Launch & Run a WordPress plugin business

MicroConf

Hamilton WordPress Meetup

Key Takeaways

Don’t be afraid to put yourself out there.

Go to conferences and meet people.

In person is much better than social media.

You never know what will come out of a simple conversation or chance encounter with someone.