{"id":1413,"date":"2016-06-09T16:30:43","date_gmt":"2016-06-09T16:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2016.ottawa.wordcamp.org\/?p=1413"},"modified":"2016-06-06T20:17:30","modified_gmt":"2016-06-06T20:17:30","slug":"speaker-spotlight-brian-rotsztein","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2016\/speaker-spotlight-brian-rotsztein\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaker Spotlight – Brian Rotsztein"},"content":{"rendered":"

As an experienced entrepreneur, Internet marketer, consultant, speaker, and author<\/a>, Brian has spent much of the past two decades helping companies excel. His latest book, Content Marketing Ideas, is a trusted guide to online marketing, has been highly praised by critics and is rated five stars on Amazon. He\u2019s the head of well-established brands such asUniseo<\/a> (a boutique online marketing company) and Redstone Online Communications<\/a> (a web design and Internet marketing specialty shop), where he brings a hype-free, seasoned approach to working with clients. You may have caught his appearances on CTV News, or various radio shows and podcasts. He writes about content marketing, SEO, social media, business, and entrepreneurship, among other topics. His work has been used by USA Today, ABC News, Social Media Today, Search Engine Journal, and other prominent sources. He\u2019s a Senior Editor at The WP Crowd<\/a> and President of the Canadian Internet Marketing Association<\/a>. Brian holds two Master\u2019s degrees, has taught university courses, and provides training services on Internet marketing. He\u2019s been using WordPress since 2005 (version 1.6!)\u00a0Connect with him on Twitter (@brianrotsztein<\/a>) and Instagram (@brianrotsztein<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Brian\u00a0will be giving a talk entitled “Monetizing Your Blog: Emerging Trends<\/a>“.<\/p>\n

What’s been your best experience with WordPress?<\/h2>\n

There are too many to list but socializing at WordCamps and meetup events is among the best parts of the WordPress community.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tell us a bit about your WordCamp Ottawa talk.<\/h2>\n

People who blog on their own and are struggling to figure out how to make money with it should attend. This is a “lighting talk” so it will be a short introduction to some of the newer trends in monetization.<\/span><\/p>\n

What’s your favourite thing about attending WordCamps?<\/h2>\n

Getting to know so many great people and learning useful tactics.<\/span><\/p>\n

What’s exciting you about WordPress in 2016?<\/h2>\n

The continual expansion of possibilities. <\/span><\/p>\n

Recommend one to three people in the WordPress world to follow on social media!<\/h2>\n

Roy Sivan<\/a>, Carl Alexander<\/a>, The WP Crowd<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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