Among our many sessions at WordCamp KL, we will feature a speakers panel on the topic of owning and operating a WordPress development agency, or working as a freelance designer/developer in the WordPress economy.
Planned topics include:
- The challenges of competition in the freelance/agency WP development space
- Tips for setting up and running an agency, or freelancing, with WordPress
- Ways to attract and keep new clients, and how to stand out in your field
- Rates and how to charge for your work
- Audience questions and ideas!
We want to include as many voices as we can in this discussion, and branch out into popular topics that aren’t listed above. If you work with WordPress, or are interested in starting, please come and join the discussion!
Panel Members:
As the Founder of Brand Chapter Agency, Syafrizal Sharif manages the creation of products and services that meet the needs of clients. Prior to Brand Chapter, Syaf held several IT and communications positions for companies including Nextnation Communication, Ada Vista and Fonterra Brands Malaysia. Professionally, Syaf has developed websites since 2004. Now he manages a team of 2 developers and a designer.
Purnendu Dash is an open source developer by passion. This passion gave him the high to became the founder of WC Marketplace amongst his other ideas. He cares for his customer the most, because most of his ideas have come after having some intense dialogues with them. And he believes in going beyond the technology and providing his customers a practical solution for his or her business. He started working with WordPress in 2008.
Edwin Masripan has been developing websites on WordPress since 2008 via his company Laman7. He had worked in corporate sales, developing new strategies to cut through today’s IT market. Eventually, he went back to his passion: building websites.