E180 - Challenges of Organizing 1,000+ Person Virtual Conferences (Brian Richards, WPSessions)

Update: 2022-01-11

Description

In today’s episode, we get to listen again to Joe and Brian Richards’ conversation. They discuss the ins and outs of virtual conferences, the challenges of making people show up on event day, and finding success in organizing paid virtual events.

Brian is the creator of WPSessions.com, where he provides training to businesses and developers working with WordPress. He also organizes WordSesh and WooSesh, two entirely virtual conferences for WordPress and WooCommerce professionals. Before getting into training and event organizing, Brian spent his days as a web development contractor and consultant.

Episode Resources:

WPSessions
Brian is on Twitter
Visit the WPMRR Community

What to Listen For:

00:00 Intro
01:16 Welcome to the pod, Brian!
05:17 The ups and downs of organizing virtual events
12:22 Getting people to show up is the challenge
22:32 Become the go-to resource person/company
32:18 Success in paid virtual conferences
38:42 Find Brian online

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E180 - Challenges of Organizing 1,000+ Person Virtual Conferences (Brian Richards, WPSessions)

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E180 - Challenges of Organizing 1,000+ Person Virtual Conferences (Brian Richards, WPSessions)

E180 - Challenges of Organizing 1,000+ Person Virtual Conferences (Brian Richards, WPSessions)