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Maybe there&#8217;s a great plugin you know how to use. Or perhaps you have a special way of organizing your blogging calendar. Maybe you have a trick for integrating social media with your WordPress site that other people don&#8217;t know.<\/p>\n<p>Think about sharing that knowledge with the rest of the community.<\/p>\n<p>What will you get out of it?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You might get extra visibility, a job, a lead, or some other measurable return on your investment. We&#8217;re not here to promote our companies, but you know what they say about casting bread on the waters.<\/li>\n<li>You&#8217;ll learn things, too. The comments and questions and discussions after your talk will almost certainly teach you something, and then there are other people&#8217;s sessions.<\/li>\n<li>It&#8217;s fun. WordCamp is a great place to meet people and to get to know folks you&#8217;ve only talked to on Twitter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And you&#8217;ll be doing your part to give back to WordPress, that free tool that makes you money.<\/p>\n<p>Not a speaker? That&#8217;s understandable; some say that fear of public speaking is the #1 phobia in the nation. In that case, think about sponsoring, volunteering, or just helping to spread the word!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WordPress has asked all of us who make their livings with WordPress to give back to the community. They suggest 5% of your time &#8212; a couple of hours a week. 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