{"id":535596,"date":"2015-04-23T13:10:20","date_gmt":"2015-04-23T18:10:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2015.nashville.wordcamp.org\/?p=535596"},"modified":"2015-04-23T13:10:44","modified_gmt":"2015-04-23T18:10:44","slug":"john-housholder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nashville.wordcamp.org\/2015\/john-housholder\/","title":{"rendered":"Faces of WordPress: John Housholder"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 300px;float: right;clear: right;padding-left: 1em\">\n<div id=\"attachment_535597\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-535597\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-535597\" src=\"https:\/\/2015.nashville.wordcamp.org\/files\/2015\/04\/johnwordcamp-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"john housholder\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nashville.wordcamp.org\/2015\/files\/2015\/04\/johnwordcamp.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nashville.wordcamp.org\/2015\/files\/2015\/04\/johnwordcamp-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-535597\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">John Housholder<\/p><\/div>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;clear: left\">\n<li>John Housholder<\/li>\n<li>Founder, Ah So Designs LLC<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"ahso-designs-nashville\" href=\"http:\/\/ahsodesigns.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">AhSoDesigns.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"John Housholder on Twitter\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/jhous1\">@jhous1<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>How were you first introduced to WordPress?<\/strong><br \/>\nSeven years ago, I needed a website built fast and my sister-in-law, who lived in Birmingham, invited me to a WordCamp. I learned a lot fast and next thing you know, I started making a living using WordPress.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you like about it?<\/strong><br \/>\nI like that there is a small barrier to entry to use the platform. If you don&#8217;t know a lot or any code, you can still use it. This creates a large worldwide user base.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you do with WP now?<\/strong><br \/>\nI run Ah So Designs, a local WordPress development company. I no longer develop websites for our company. I focus on business development within WordPress and UI\/UX design.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How as the WP community helped you?<\/strong><br \/>\nFive or so years ago, I saw Randy (Hicks) at a local coffee shop and we started WP Nashville. The community has been great! I&#8217;ve learned a lot through others and have made most of my employee hires from people I&#8217;ve met within the community.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Did learning WP lead to any significant changes in your life?<\/strong><br \/>\nI quit my corporate job, married a beautiful woman, got a dog named Dunn, and now help run a WordPress company. None, well besides the dog, would have been possible without WordPress. I&#8217;d like to say my wife married my because I am incredibly good looking, but let&#8217;s be realistic, she really likes to watch me make websites because she likes dorks \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><strong>What would you tell a new user? A new developer?<\/strong><br \/>\nPlay with WordPress and have fun! When it stops being fun, hire a professional who is fun.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Anything else we should know?<\/strong><br \/>\nI&#8217;ve got friends in low places\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"faces-of-wordpress\" href=\"http:\/\/wpnashville.com\/community\/form-faces-of-wordpress\/%20\" target=\"_blank\">BECOME A FACE OF WORDPRESS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Housholder Founder, Ah So Designs LLC AhSoDesigns.com @jhous1 How were you first introduced to WordPress? Seven years ago, I needed a website built fast and my sister-in-law, who lived in Birmingham, invited me to a WordCamp. I learned a lot fast and next thing you know, I started making a living using WordPress. 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