WordCamp Boston 2012

ZippyKid is proud and excited to be Sponsoring WordCamp Boston again

WordCamps are made awesome by people like you who attend them as speakers, volunteers, and organizers. We’re excited to join you, in your quest to learn and share your expertise in all things WordPress. We’re looking to meet some awesome people who want to work with us. We’re hiring, and if you like what we’re about, come find us. We’ll be giving away shirts, stickers, advice and hugs.

For those who don’t know about ZippyKid, here’s the quick blurb:

ZipypKid is the best place to host a WordPress site. When you host with us, you get access to a content delivery network (CDN), expert tuning for speed, automatic scaling, malware scanning, protection and removal, all for one fixed monthly price. We’re already trusted by businesses big and small, like Reuters, McGraw Hill, Sendgrid, Virginia Tech, and Harvard. Chances are, we already host one of your favorite foodie or gossip blogs.

The company started two years ago, we’ve been kicking ass since then. We got this way by focusing on one thing, customer happiness. We recognize that our customers are businesses, and they rely on their website for their livelyhood. So, we treat them with the respect they deserve, and always look out for what’s best for them.

Recently we got some investment capital from the founders of Rackspace, Slicehost and 500 Startups. We’re using this capital to expand our team, and invest in bigger and better hardware. We chose the specific investors for their expertise in the hosting industry, and scaling startups.

So, once again, we’re hiring, if you want to help us help businesses, checkout our careers page , or find us in between sessions.

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Sign up to ManageWP and be sure to check visit WordCamp Boston in person for incredible savings!

What a great time to be part of the WordPress community.

At 10up, meaningful community engagement is part of our DNA, and WordCamp Boston is a special part of that history. Just last year, 10up sponsored four WordCamps, and team 10up employees have spoken at over a dozen WordCamps around the country, from Seattle, to Miami, to New York. I’ve personally participated in many camps, but Boston is the one I look forward to the most.

WordCamp Boston wasn’t the first camp I attended or spoke at (both of those credits go to NYC). But Boston’s first WordCamp, in 2010, was the first camp that I made a deeper contribution to, as a fellow organizer. It inspired me to deepen my involvement in a community I had been on the periphery of since 2006. I formed lasting professional friendships, and was inspired to start a meet up and community in nearby Providence, Rhode Island. Not 2 years later, that meet up is organizing it’s own WordCamp, led by a fellow 10upper. In February of 2011 I started 10up, and even as we were getting our hands dirty a few months later, I reached into our pockets to sponsor our first conference – WordCamp Boston 2011.

One year later, 10up has blossomed into a leading WordPress agency, with 13 full time employees and a growing network of our contractors. We’re privileged to serve diverse and talented clients, from small non-profits and budding businesses, to publishing powerhouses like Consumer Reports and TechCrunch.com, to diverse enterprises like Universal Sports and Trulia, to major universities and colleges. When the amazing WordCamp Boston organizing team reached out about a sponsorship, we didn’t even hesitate. For 10up, WordCamp Boston is another opportunity to support our community. For me, it feels like a reunion.

I’m proud that no fewer than three 10up employees, including myself, will be speaking this year, representing the diverse range of skills our team brings to the table. Jess, our Senior Web Strategist, helps kick off the beginner track with inspiring showcases. I’ll explore what it means to pursue and win big deals with WordPress, and Luke will help close out the developer track by showcasing a tucked away side of WordPress core that deserves more attention than it gets.

Of course, we get tired of hearing ourselves speak – we want to hear from you. Whether you’re an organization looking for a first class web experience, an eager developer looking for an amazing work opportunity, or just have an inspiring story to tell about WordPress, we want you to track down us down in our 10up t-shirts. We’re always seeking new and exciting opportunities, and always recruiting. If you can’t wait till Saturday, or you’re reading this too late, just use our WordPress-powered website.

Happy camping,

Jake Goldman – President, 10up

Fellow Campers: The most wonderful time of the year is upon us! WordCamp Boston 2012 is just weeks away. And if you love WordPress like we at Oomph love WordPress, you’ll agree it feels like Christmas in July. In fact, we’re all coming in Santa suits. Okay, that’s not true—it gets a little hot here in July. What is true is that the Oomph team lives for Camp. It’s an unequaled event in terms of the opportunity it affords us to share what we’ve learned so far, while also discovering brave new worlds of brilliance happening within the WordPress community, right here in our own neighborhood and beyond. For this reason and many more, we’re proud to be a Platinum Sponsor this year.

One thing we’re really looking forward to is Saturday evening, when we have the pleasure of hosting Camp’s can’t-miss afterparty. We’re also excited that our very own Erick Hitter—who’s not only an expert developer, but also a core WordPress contributor and Camp veteran—will be back for a repeat performance, presenting insider tips that will guide you through some existing yet hidden WordPress functionality and help you to both improve efficiency and alleviate frustration. Erick’s part of our wow factor … we kind of have to bring the wow factor on account of the exclamation point in our logo.

And, bring it we will. At Oomph, we’re a full-service digital agency providing strategy, design and development solutions across web, mobile and social media platforms. Like you, we’re always thinking creatively about this digital world we share, and we’ve directed a great deal of our passion and talent to developing within the WordPress and WordPress.com VIP platforms. Quite frankly, we floor our clients with what’s possible. From international corporations to busy blogs, we keep jaws dropping when we deliver impressive, innovative solutions that yield high-end results, all within WordPress.

At WordCamp Boston, we hope to contribute to your great Camp experience, and tell you a good Oomph story or two. Look for us! We’ll be wearing Oomph red—kind of like Santa. By the way, we’ll be looking for you, too, because we’re hiring fellow WordPress lovers. Go ahead and peek early—http://www.thinkoomph.com/join/, we won’t tell.

See you in July!