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Bridget Willard

Member Since: September 11th, 2007
Dana Point, CA
www.bridgetwillard.com
Marketing Manager at WordImpress
@bridgetwillard on WordPress.org, @gidgey on Slack

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Bridget Willard started her career with office work, earned a teaching degree, but returned to the office where she carved out a career in social media and marketing and ended up at a WordPress Plugin Development Shop.

Currently, she is the Marketing Manager for WordImpress whose flagship plugin is GiveWP.com — an online donation plugin, co-host of WPblab, and co-organizer of Women Who WP meetup.

She blogs about social media and, of course, WordPress on her site at bridgetwillard.com

WordPress Origin Story

My Twitter friend Pam from Pam Ann Marketing said she wanted to meet us at WordCamp Orange County in 2013. My BFF/Blogging Buddy 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 — my first self-hosted WordPress site.

Wrote a new post, Marketing to Developers – June 21, 2017 Meeting Notes, on the site Make WordPress.org Marketing:
Meeting notes for the 6/21/17 Marketing to Developers meeting facilitated by @MCDwayne. Read more to…

16 hours ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposed WordCamp Editorial Calendar, on the site Make WordPress Community:
That's wonderful.

19 hours ago
Wrote a comment on the post My leave and Bridget Willard, co-team rep for Marketing, on the site Make WordPress.org Marketing:
Thanks for all of your help, Skarjune. We couldn't do it without you.

22 hours ago
Wrote a comment on the post My leave and Bridget Willard, co-team rep for Marketing, on the site Make WordPress.org Marketing:
That's so nice of you to say, Vishal. Thanks for all you do.

22 hours ago
Wrote a comment on the post My leave and Bridget Willard, co-team rep for Marketing, on the site Make WordPress.org Marketing:
Enjoy your time off; we can't wait to see what you come back with, too.

23 hours ago
Wrote a new post, Proposed WordCamp Editorial Calendar, on the site Make WordPress Community:
Having a standardized editorial calendar for WordCamps is something the Marketing team would like to…

2 days ago
Reopened ticket #2683, in Meta Trac:
Profiles: Add Marketing Badge

1 week ago
Wrote a new post, Marketing the Community – June 7, 2017, Meeting Notes, on the site Make WordPress.org Marketing:
If you’re interested in contributing, please have a read through our chat and the items…

2 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post WordPress 4.8 adds events to the dashboard news widget, on the site Make WordPress Community:
An email to the organizers is an excellent idea, Andrea. Especially because many pro users…

2 weeks ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Sacramento 2017 coming up on September 16th

3 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post WCEU Contributor Day – Marketing the Community Project List, on the site Make WordPress.org Marketing:
Sounds good.

4 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Week in Core, May 17th – 23th 2017, on the site Make WordPress Core:
It was a fun project; happy to help.

4 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Planning for WCEU Contributor Day, on the site Make WordPress Community:
That is a great idea.

1 month ago
Wrote a comment on the post Nearby WordPress Events, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I think this is a wonderful idea. Meetups and WordCamps are very important to maintain…

1 month ago
Wrote a new post, WCEU Contributor Day – Marketing the Community Project List, on the site Make WordPress.org Marketing:
In our May 3, 2017, meeting, the Marketing the Community subgroup spent our time building…

2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Prepping for Marketing at Contributor Day #WCEU 2017 (& Bridget!), on the site Make WordPress.org Marketing:
Awesome. I can't wait to see you again, Laura.

2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Prepping for Marketing at Contributor Day #WCEU 2017 (& Bridget!), on the site Make WordPress.org Marketing:
We're going to have so much fun. I can't wait.

2 months ago
Joined the organizing team for WordCamp Los Angeles, CA 2017 coming up on September 29th

2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Time to register for #WCEU 2017 Contributor Day, on the site WordCamp Europe 2017:
Yay! I will be there in the Marketing Team. Who's in?

2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Feature Request: Give WordCamp attendees ability to mark/save sessions of interest on camp schdeule, on the site Make WordPress Community:
Dude. As a WordCamp Attendee, that would be an epic feature. EPIC.

2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Marketing to End-Users April 12th Meeting Notes, on the site Make WordPress.org Marketing:
Thanks for working on the contributor badge list, Sara. People really appreciate that. :)

2 months ago
Joined the organizing team for WordCamp Orange County 2017 coming up on June 10th

3 months ago
Wrote a new post, Determine Valid Metrics for Monitoring Meetup Participation, on the site Make WordPress.org Marketing:
Introduction When asked to improve attendance at the various Meetups for WordPress the first step…

3 months ago
Wrote a new post, Marketing the Community – April 5, 2017, Meeting Notes, on the site Make WordPress.org Marketing:
The Community Marketing team reviewed what was left from that previous meeting and discussed deliverables. If…

3 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Marketing at Community Summit / Contributor Day, on the site Make WordPress.org Marketing:
I will be at WCEU Contributor Day and would love to keep the momentum going.…

3 months ago
Wrote a new post, Promotional Strategy for WordPress Meetup Testimonial Videos, on the site Make WordPress.org Marketing:
During the April 5, 2017, Marketing the Community meeting, we discussed how we can promote…

3 months ago
Posted a reply to Thank you for a great plugin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Friend, this made our collective day. And, of course, we'd love to hear about how…

3 months ago
Wrote a new post, Marketing to Developers – Slack Meeting Notes 3/17/17 at WCATL, on the site Make WordPress.org Marketing:
At WordCamp Atlanta's Contributor Day, the Marketing to the Developers Team met and ran a…

3 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Dear Meetup Organizers, we need your help with Meetup Video Testimonials, on the site Make WordPress Community:
Right on, Sallie. Thanks for letting us know. <3

3 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Meetup Video Testimonials — We need your help., on the site Make WordPress Community:
Videos that you lovely meetup organizers upload for the Marketing The Community will be here…

4 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Marketing at Community Summit / Contributor Day, on the site Make WordPress.org Marketing:
That's awesome to read. I'll be at WCATL's contributor day. Otherwise, see y'all in Slack.

4 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Meetup Video Testimonials — We need your help., on the site Make WordPress Community:
That's awesome. Thanks, Rahul.

4 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Meetup Video Testimonials — We need your help., on the site Make WordPress Community:
No, but I added it in. Good catch. :)

4 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Meetup Video Testimonials — We need your help., on the site Make WordPress Community:
Sure. Good idea, Birgit. 1. How long have you been using WordPress. 2. What brought…

4 months ago
Wrote a new post, Marketing the Community – March 1, 2017, Meeting Notes, on the site Make WordPress.org Marketing:
The Community Marketing team reviewed what was left from that previous meeting and discussed deliverables. If…

4 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Meetup Video Testimonials — We need your help., on the site Make WordPress Community:
Right on, Carl. We can't wait to see it!

4 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Meetup Video Testimonials — We need your help., on the site Make WordPress Community:
That's awesome, Terri.

4 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Meetup Video Testimonials — We need your help., on the site Make WordPress Community:
That would be even better, friend. xoox

4 months ago
Wrote a new post, Meetup Video Testimonials — We need your help., on the site Make WordPress Community:
Dear Meetup Organizers One of the special things about a WordCamp Meetup is the diversity…

4 months ago
Posted a reply to Great plugin, easy to setup, tweak css and excellent support, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for this review, defthaus. We are so excited to hear about the revenue generation.…

4 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Monthly Newsletter Marketing for the Community Team to WordCamp, on the site Make WordPress Community:
Thanks, Samuel. That's precisely why we gave a list of 40 alternate themes. The choice…

4 months ago
Wrote a new post, Marketing the Community – February 1, 2017, Meeting Notes, on the site Make WordPress.org Marketing:
The Community Marketing team met for the second time since Contributor Day at WCUS 2015.…

5 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Monthly Newsletter Marketing for the Community Team to WordCamp, on the site Make WordPress Community:
We would like to know what is and is not resonating with your Meetup group…

5 months ago
Wrote a new post, Monthly Newsletter Marketing for the Community Team to WordCamp, on the site Make WordPress Community:
Editorial Calendar for Community Team to Empower & Educate Meetup or WordCamp Organizers At WordCamp…

5 months ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Atlanta 2017 coming up on March 18th

5 months ago
Posted a reply to The BEST Donation Plugin!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That is high praise, Paul. Thank you so much.

5 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Discussion: Should We Pay for Speaker Travel, on the site Make WordPress Community:
Hi, Bridget here. :) I think you address legitimate concerns on both sides, Josepha. I…

5 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Collecting ideas & methods for Meetups promotion / growth, on the site Make WordPress Community:
Hi, Jenny. The Marketing Community Team is currently collaborating on best practices. We have a…

5 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Marketing the Community – January 4 2017 Meeting Notes, on the site Make WordPress.org Marketing:
Thank you for taking such thorough notes, Meagan. This is exciting indeed.

6 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Recommendations & Tips for Running Marketing Subgroup meetings on Slack, on the site Make WordPress.org Marketing:
We had a great meeting this morning. Thanks for putting this together.

6 months ago

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