{"id":276,"date":"2015-08-28T22:01:13","date_gmt":"2015-08-29T02:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2015.raleigh.wordcamp.org\/?post_type=wcb_speaker&#038;p=276"},"modified":"2015-09-16T09:12:42","modified_gmt":"2015-09-16T13:12:42","slug":"ben-meredith","status":"publish","type":"wcb_speaker","link":"https:\/\/raleigh.wordcamp.org\/2015\/speaker\/ben-meredith\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Meredith"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-287\" src=\"https:\/\/2015.raleigh.wordcamp.org\/files\/2015\/08\/Ben-Meredith.jpg\" alt=\"Ben Meredith Speaker at WordCamp Raleigh 2015\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/raleigh.wordcamp.org\/2015\/files\/2015\/08\/Ben-Meredith.jpg 300w, https:\/\/raleigh.wordcamp.org\/2015\/files\/2015\/08\/Ben-Meredith-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Ben Meredith is a freelance WordPress developer and author of 2 free plugins on the WordPress.org repository that have been downloaded more than 35,000 times this year.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s a homeschool dad, leads the music at his church here in the Triangle, and is President and founder of <a href=\"http:\/\/benandjacq.com\" target=\"_blank\">BenandJacq INC<\/a> providing WordPress services.<\/p>\n<p>This year Ben is helping as Speaker Liaison for WordCamp Raleigh.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Ben on Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/benunc\" target=\"_blank\">@benUNC<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>WordCamp Session:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/2015.raleigh.wordcamp.org\/session\/community-in-a-nutshell-getting-more-5-star-reviews-in-less-time\/\">Community in a nutshell: Getting more 5 star reviews in less time.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Session Description<\/h3>\n<p>Ever considered releasing a plugin on the WordPress.org repository? Ever wondered if there was a secret to getting highly engaged users and reviews? In this developer-focused talk we are going to pump the brakes on code-heavy content and instead hone in on how we as developers can get better reviews, better users, and even more (and recurring!) revenue from free plugins, using a few handy techniques.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll share how my two free niche plugins have generated more than $5,000 in revenue this year, and how yours can too!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ben Meredith is a freelance WordPress developer and author of 2 free plugins on the WordPress.org repository that have been downloaded more than 35,000 times this year. He&#8217;s a homeschool dad, leads the music at his church here in the Triangle, and is President and founder of BenandJacq INC providing WordPress services. 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