bridgetwillard – @bridgetwillard

Member Since: September 11th, 2007
Location: San Antonio, TX
Website: bridgetwillard.com
GitHub: gidgey
Job Title: Marketing Consultant
Employer: Bridget Willard, LLC
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Bio

Bridget Willard is a marketer who brings her background in accounting to help small businesses. She began her career in construction, then worked in franchise development, nonprofits, and tech. She is especially known for the brand building of Riggins Construction, GiveWP, and the Make WordPress Marketing Team.

Bridget co-hosts The Smart Marketing Show with Jason Tucker — a podcast on the WPwatercooler network.

Besides attending and volunteering at WordCamps, Bridget also speaks at WordCamps. Teaching and empowering people is her why.

When she’s not writing about marketing, she is spending time with her friends, changing her hair, learning languages, or walking in nature.

Say hi to her on Twitter at @BridgetMWillard and read her blog at bridgetwillard.com.

WordPress Origin Story

My friend Pam from Pam Ann Marketing said she wanted to meet us at WordCamp Orange County in 2013. Carol Stephen and I went and Pam couldn’t attend. We’ve been going to WordCamps ever since. I built bridgetwillard.com in April 2015 which was my first self-hosted WordPress site. The resulting blog post opened a door for me to write about plugins. I was hired as the Marketing Manger at ThoughtHouse and was promoted to Director of Marketing. Not only have I spoken at many WordCamps since, I’ve been on organizing teams and lead the Make WordPress Marketing Team for two years. Since October of 2017 I have been a freelancer who specializes in helping WordPress Products and Agencies with Marketing (training, strategy, social media management, copywriting, and even collections.)

Contributions

bridgetwillard contributes 1 hours per week to the Core team.

Contribution History

Core Contributor
Marketing Contributor
Meta Contributor
WordCamp Organizer
WordCamp Speaker

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Posted a reply to Pretty useless, sorry, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hiya. I'm so sorry that was your experience. I'm working with the developer to put…

9 hours ago
Created a topic, Great UI and UX, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I've been using Rank Math Pro for quite a while while …

2 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Discussion: align the WordPress release cycle with the industry standard, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I think it's fantastic. I'd also like to suggest no updates in a calendar after…

3 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Dropping support for old PHP versions via a fixed schedule, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I love the idea of a fixed schedule. It's open and fair. Great proposal.

5 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post External Linking Policy – Trusted Sources, on the site Make WordPress Documentation:
Documentation is marketing, first of all. Secondly, if the Marketing Team had front-facing publishing ability…

6 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Tuesday Trainings: Practising Open Communication, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
This is really important. I've shown up to Org meetings for Camps where the decisions…

8 months ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp San Diego, CA, USA 2020

10 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal for WordCamp site’s SEO fixes, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
"The problem we have is that Google treats each of these subdomains as a separate…

11 months ago
Posted a reply to versatile and affordable, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Awesome!

1 year ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas, USA 2019

1 year ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Auto-Update Old Versions to 4.7, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I would agree to abandon security updates for anyone below 4.7 is reasonable. However, to…

1 year ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Auto-Update Old Versions to 4.7, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I wholeheartedly agree, John.

1 year ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Auto-Update Old Versions to 4.7, on the site Make WordPress Core:
agree

1 year ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Auto-Update Old Versions to 4.7, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I'm with you on this Mika.

1 year ago
Wrote a comment on the post Update: Sanctions and Open Source, on the site Team Updates:
Thanks for working on this, Josepha. <3

1 year ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp US 2019

1 year ago
Wrote a new post, So Many Ways to be Part of the WordPress Community, on the site Make WordPress.org Marketing:
Thinking of joining the WordPress community? Please do! Watch these videos that showcase how easy…

2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Why Your Company Should Contribute To WordPress, on the site Make WordPress.org Marketing:
That's a fair statement. I spend a minimum of 10 hours a month volunteering for…

2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Why Your Company Should Contribute To WordPress, on the site Make WordPress.org Marketing:
I think it's a great idea.

2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Why Your Company Should Contribute To WordPress, on the site Make WordPress.org Marketing:
That's awesome.

2 years ago
Wrote a new post, Why Your Company Should Contribute To WordPress, on the site Make WordPress.org Marketing:
And WordPress is lead by volunteers. Thousands of people around the world contribute their time…

2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post These videos need subtitling — And you can help!, on the site Make WordPress.org Marketing:
Good to know.

2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post These videos need subtitling — And you can help!, on the site Make WordPress.org Marketing:
You're so very welcome.

2 years ago
Wrote a new post, Video Roundup: How to Contribute to WordPress, on the site Make WordPress.org Marketing:
Did you know there are excellent video resources which can help you contribute to the…

2 years ago
Joined the organizing team for WordCamp Orange County 2019

2 years ago
Wrote a new post, These videos need subtitling — And you can help!, on the site Make WordPress.org Marketing:
By subtitling some of the videos on WordPress.tv, you can contribute to the WordPress Project.…

2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Marketing Team Notes – November 21, 2018, on the site Make WordPress.org Marketing:
Great job on the notes!

2 years ago
Created a topic, Mobile Video Hosting, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
As a blogger who frequently has spontaneous ideas, I f…

2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Five for the Future acknowledgement page, on the site Team Updates:
I just think they shouldn't be mutually exclusive.

2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Five for the Future acknowledgement page, on the site Team Updates:
yep

2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Five for the Future acknowledgement page, on the site Team Updates:
I just think we should be able to say what company we're working for. And…

2 years ago
Wrote a new post, How to Create a Business Website with WordPress, on the site Make WordPress.org Marketing:
Is having an online presence important or useful for your organization? Then creating a business…

2 years ago
Wrote a new post, Marketing Team Update – November 7, 2018, on the site Team Updates:
The Marketing Team is a strategic resource for other WordPress teams. We also provide copywriting services.…

2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Five for the Future acknowledgement page, on the site Team Updates:
I prefer: "Option 1: The activity stream firehose" Though companies may pledge time (their employee's…

2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post WordCamp Block: Speakers, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
That's totally workable.

2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post WordCamp Block: Speakers, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Once you have a chance to explore, I’d love to know: Would you use this…

2 years ago
Wrote a new post, Marketing Team Workflow Reminders: Overarching Goals & Trello Cards, on the site Make WordPress.org Marketing:
Thanks for all of your hard work, Marketing Team. We've grown tremendously since I joined…

2 years ago
Wrote a new post, Multilingual Site Consolidation for Savvii Managed Hosting, on the site Make WordPress.org Marketing:
Radish Concepts was tasked with building a multilingual site to consolidate three sites into one…

2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Should WordCamp Websites Publish Sponsor-Provided Content?, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
I think as a courtesy to allow a sponsor to write content is a great…

2 years ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Riverside, CA 2018

2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post WordPress Jargon Glossary, on the site Make WordPress.org Marketing:
Thank you so much.

2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post WordPress Jargon Glossary, on the site Make WordPress.org Marketing:
Good to know!

2 years ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Seattle 2018

2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Slide Deck for Meetups: Contribute To WordPress, on the site Make WordPress.org Marketing:
I'll bring it to the team. Thanks.

2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal to Increase the Maximum Ticket Price for WordCamps, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
+1 https://twitter.com/royboy789/status/1043885395497246720

2 years ago
Wrote a new post, Marketing Team Notes – September 19, 2018, on the site Make WordPress.org Marketing:
We’d love you to join the Marketing Team. If you have any questions or feel…

2 years ago
Wrote a new post, Marketing Team Update – September 21, 2018, on the site Team Updates:
The Marketing Team is a strategic resource for other WordPress teams. We also provide copywriting services.…

2 years ago
Wrote a comment on the post Slide Deck for Meetups: Contribute To WordPress, on the site Make WordPress.org Marketing:
Thanks for the heads up on that. @aaroncampbell is one of the team leads for…

2 years ago
Wrote a new post, Slide Deck for Meetups: Contribute To WordPress, on the site Make WordPress.org Marketing:
Contributing to the WordPress Project is a rewarding way to give back to the Community.…

2 years ago
Created a new ticket, #3744, in Meta Trac:
Content Submission for Dot Org: How to Get Help With WordPress

2 years ago

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