Wordpress Certified Consultants And How To Become One

Six months ago, Automatic, the company behind Wordpress created codepoet.com which is a directory of WordPress consultants. Automatic describes the directory as:

As the largest operator of WordPress blogs (over 10 million and counting), we receive a steady stream of requests from people looking for WordPress savvy web design and software development firms. In response we’ve started CodePoet, a directory of consultants who specialize in building beautiful and efficient WordPress sites.

CodePoet

So it actually raises attention to people and companies specialized on Wordpress development and websites creation. This new directory is a great way for you to promote your Wordpress related business and if combined good with the WP Pro mailing list and Wordpress Jobs Board, it can actually bring in a lot of opportunities.

How To Become One

Automatic says that in order to apply for listing you need to provide some info about:

• The name, country and primary language of your firm
• A sentence no more than 12 words to describe your business
• A link to a page that describes the WordPress related services you provide
• Samples of your WordPress work
• References

The first 3 points are obvious and there is no need for explanation. The last 2 points though can surely be covered in this post. What kind of samples and what references could be used?

Creativeg

Last month, a close friend of mine, Vasilis Kanonidis and his team, CreativeG, managed to become the first Wordpress certified consultants in Greece and I thought that he would be the right person to explain what you need and how you can become certified.

Vasilis told us that the process took a significant amount of time in order for creativeg to get into the codepoet directory. The timing was bad because they happened to apply for certification during the time that most of the attention is on the new Wordpress version. Vasilis says that to be listed on codepoet.com you need to have some good references that will prove your Wordpress development skills. Any Wordpress related project is a good reference.

References could be :

• Websites built with Wordpress
• Wordpress plugins
• Themes
• Good knowledge of the Wordpress API

At the time spoken, Creativeg has developed more than 15 Wordpress powered websites, 3 plugins and 2 themes freely available. Some references from customers were also provided to Automatic in order to verify the integrity of our application. If you have written any Wordpress related tutorials could also count in as a good reference.

When I asked Vasilis what the benefits of this listing are, he told me that it is a great way of promoting his job. People that visit codepoet.com are mainly looking for people who are specialized in Wordpress development so being listed there is a great way to shout a “Hello my name is Vasilis and I develop with Wordpress”.

What is next for Creativeg? More Wordpress and other Automatic products related services, plugins and themes. Creativeg is the team behind WordCamp.gr which is an effort to organize Wordpress events and camps in Greece, Wpfav.gr a Wordpress related bookmarking site and WpGreece.gr which is a showcase gallery of Wordpress designs from Greek designers.

Concluding, Vasilis summarizes what it needs to become a certified Wordpress consultant in 3 parts:

1) Study it

Wordpress is one of the most documented software packages out there. If you study the API and manage to get a good grip on it, then developing with Wordpress is something easy and fun.

2) Use it

Use Wordpress as much as you can. Wordpress is not just a blog. You can create nearly anything with it so use it all the way. Create something unique that will use Wordpress in a new way.

3) Sell it

Wordpress has good business potentials. Try to think of Wordpress as a tool that will pay back in the future. Provide services that are so professional that will bring money and visibility.

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