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Gold
WooCommerce
28% of all online stores are powered by WooCommerce. Built on WordPress, WooCommerce is a fully customizable, open source eCommerce solution.
- 3+ million active installations
- 34+ million downloads
- 450+ extensions to add functionality
Whether you’re selling a few handcrafted items to a niche market, taking an existing business online, or going global with an enterprise level eCommerce business – WooCommerce will get you set up and selling fast and scale securely as you grow. Plus your content will be forever yours and customizable down to the finest button color.
Developed and supported by a distributed team, WooCommerce is powered by Automattic, the creators of WordPress.com.
Jetpack
Transform how you work with your WordPress sites and rest easy knowing they’re always firing on all cylinders. Jetpack connects your site to the global services, community, and support provided by WordPress.com so you can focus on the stuff that matters.
Jetpack automatically shields your site from the unwanted attention of spammers, hackers, and malware, while real-time sync and backup means you don’t have to worry about data loss. Straightforward traffic-building tools help you attract the attention of readers and search engines. Pages and videos are delivered at high speed from a global, ad-free content delivery network.
With Jetpack’s Affiliate program you can earn 20% for every sale of Jetpack to your customers and clients. And with unlimited referrals, the sky’s the limit! Refer as many clients and contacts as you can, and get paid for every sale you generate.
Make your site work for you. Get your Jetpack today at Jetpack.com
Bluehost
Bluehost has been a WordPress partner since 2005 and powers over 1 million WordPress sites worldwide. Their objective is to help customers, whether novice or pro, create a thriving online presence at an affordable price. With a team of in-house tech experts available 24/7, Bluehost dedicates time and resources to providing the best support and services in the industry. Join millions of other site owners and see what Bluehost can do for you and your online presence.
Johnson County Community College
Johnson County Community College Continuing Education offers more than 2,600 courses and programs that enhance career development and personal enrichment. Non-credit courses and contract training increase knowledge and skills while boosting job productivity and career potential. Traditional credits are not earned toward a degree, but you may earn CEUs (continuing education units), certifications and licensure within various professional education programs.
Flywheel
Flywheel helps creatives do their best work through a series of well-designed products and resources, including its namesake product, a delightful WordPress hosting platform, and Local by Flywheel, a fuss-free local development application. The company is laser-focused on crafting sleek and simple tools that allow users to quickly build, launch, and manage any (and all!) of their WordPress sites. From small agencies to giant clients, Flywheel products have helped over 100,000 people scale their business on the WordPress platform.
- Website: getflywheel.com
- Facebook: @heyflywheel
- LinkedIn: /company/2899772/
- Instagram: @heyflywheel
Silver
DreamHost
Since 1997 DreamHost has helped individuals, small businesses, entrepreneurs and developers the world over bring their dreams to life on the Internet. From domain registrations to traditional web hosting and highly-optimized managed WordPress hosting, more than 400,000 customers trust DreamHost to be their online home. DreamHost supports the WordPress project and community with dedicated resources and a passionate team. Packed with excellent value, DreamHost is a great place to launch a blog, website, or online application into the stratosphere! Learn more at www.DreamHost.com
GoDaddy
GoDaddy Pro offers a robust suite of free tools to web developers & designers to help them save time managing all their clients and sites. With GoDaddy Pro, you can easily shop for your client, monitor their sites, and manage all their WordPress websites from one place. Exclusive time-saving tools let you update WordPress core, plugins and themes with one click, as well as automate WordPress backups, cloning and migrations. Get real-time performance, security and uptime monitoring across all your websites. Additionally, your free membership includes advanced 24/7 technical support.
When you pair GoDaddy Pro with GoDaddy hosting products, the benefits are even greater.
Libsyn
Liberated Syndication (libsyn) pioneered the system to host and publish podcasts in 2004 and since has grown to become the largest leading podcast hosting network with over 4.6 billion downloads in 2016. Our stats are per the IAB Guidelines V2. Libsyn’s Apple Podcasts and iTunes expertise in podcasting & iPhone / Android apps is the basis for world class tools, service & support. Our tools support publishing to Spotify, iHeartRadio, Alexa, TuneIn, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube and more.
2020 Creative
20/20 Creative, Inc. is a full-service design company engaged in print, web and new media. We provide big-agency quality creative at indy studio prices!
20/20 Creative partners with its clients to make an impact that gets bottom-line results. We’re not out for artsy awards (although we’ve won our share) or insider street cred (well, we’ve got that too). We just want our clients to be successful, and look good while doing it.
As a smaller and nimbler agency, we adapt ourselves to the needs and desires of our clients, big or small. Some of them are entrepreneurial start-ups, others are household names like Coca-Cola, Budweiser, Chase and Sotheby’s. But honestly, we treat them all the same, because each one is equally vital to our success.
While we’re out there on the frontier of design and technology, we still build old-fashioned long-term relationships with all our clients. We’re quality people who do quality work. We pick up the phone when it rings, and respond to emails when we get them. We’re clear communicators, conscientious of budgets and deadlines, with a respected design track record. You’re welcome to ask any of our clients (or competitors) about that.
Agape3 Business Services
Kim Beasley is the founder and CEO of Agape3 Business Services (A3BS) which provides WordPress website development for corporations. A3BS has been developing and optimizing WordPress websites since 2004 and integrating social media since 2008. Since 2012, A3BS has been providing WordPress training and WordPress support desk services for Steelcase.com dealers along with building customized WordPress websites for their sales team. Also, Kim is a former news correspondent for KRNV – Reno News covering technology and social media during a weekly news segment via Google+ Hangouts on Air.
Twitter: agape3bs
Facebook URL: https://facebook.com/agape3bs
LinkedIn URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/agape3bs/
Instagram: agape3bs
Posts from our blog:
Easy Ways You Can Optimize your WordPress Website
Designing a WordPress Website: What you need to know
5 Easy Ways to Create an Eye Catching WordPress Website
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On Tap
Website design, development, hosting and ongoing support. Understanding your business and building a site that perfectly reflects your strategy, goals, and brand is at the core of everything we do. From accessibility and responsiveness when you have a question or concern, to patience and respect when we’re explaining something technical. All of that plus 24/7 support that can catch – and fix – site snags before you even know they happen. It’s this labor of love that separates us from other companies and makes us feel more like a member of your team.
SEOMike Consulting
SEOMike began his career as a professional SEO in 1997. SEOMike and his staff specialize in organic SEO, AdWords and Bing Ads account management, WordPress SEO and Website Redesign Consulting. We’ve worked with companies throughout Kansas City, across the country and around the world. We are a boutique firm; SEO and PPC Administration is all we do. Our vast experience comes from working with over 500 clients with over 4,000 websites focused on local, national and international markets. We’ve marketed everything from diamonds to door knobs and have loved every minute of it. We believe in transparency in our efforts and take the time to make sure our clients understand exactly what we’re doing for them.
Twitter: @SEOMike
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SEOMike.Consulting/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seomike/
Bronze
BoldGrid
BoldGrid is a website builder powered by WordPress. It is a free set of WordPress plugins, themes, and other content that allows site creation and management similar to non-WordPress website builders. By placing WordPress more in line with DIY site builder solutions on the market, our mission is not only to make WordPress more accessible and easy for beginners to utilize, but also automate and streamline typical WordPress tasks to provide a fast, creator-friendly platform that even web professionals will appreciate.
Experience WordPress as a website builder, including: free pre-built themes, drag and drop editing, integrated image banks, simplified photo editing, built-in staging, automated backups, and so much more.
BoldGrid will have you creating professional looking WordPress sites in minutes!
Albright Creative LLC
Albright Creative specializes in print and digital design. We create thoughtfully designed WordPress websites that give your business a professional edge against your competitors. We also design brochures, business cards, logos, postcards and social media graphics. See our website for work examples: www.albrightcreative.us.
Yoast BV
Yoast helps you to get the most out of your website by making SEO available for everyone. You might know our Yoast SEO plugin; with over 7,5 million active installs, Yoast SEO is one of the most popular WordPress plugins worldwide.
At Yoast, we believe in holistic SEO: not just one aspect of a website, but all aspects are important and should, therefore, be as good as possible. We don’t approach SEO as a trick to rank higher in Google but stimulate site owners to make their site the best possible search result. All awesome websites have three things in common: they’re easy to use, contain the right information, and they’re fast and reliable. If you do all that right, a website becomes easier to find as well!
Our products help people create remarkable sites. We offer plugins that make optimizing websites as easy as pie. Our other products, like online courses and eBooks, help customers improve their sites. Last but not least, by contributing to loads of open source projects, like WordPress, we try to make the web better for everyone.
Web: yoast.com
Facebook: facebook.com/yoast
Twitter: twitter.com/yoast
Car Demon
Car Demons – Wicked Powers for Car Dealers!
If you’re building a WordPress site for vehicle sales then you need Car Demons.
Find out why thousands of users rely on Car Demons for selling cars, trucks, vans, rvs, motorcycles, boats, planes and just about every other type of vehicle you can think of.
GreenGeeks
Our specially engineered platform offers WordPress users a web hosting that is designed for the fastest, most secure and scalable hosting avaialble in multiple data centers. Our WordPress hosting makes deploying and managing WordPress websites easy with automatic 1-click install, managed updates, real-time security protection, SSD RAID-10 storage arrays, PowerCacher and expert 24/7 support to make for the best web hosting experience.
Since our launch in 2008, GreenGeeks has been the industry’s leading eco-friendly web hosting provider putting back 3 times the power we consume into the grid in the form of renewable energy. We are based out of Los Angeles, California with a global workforce that provides a better web hosting experience to customers from over 150 countries.
GreenGeeks is actively engaged within the WordPress community and is a proud sponsor to various WordCamps around the world.
Website: www.greengeeks.com
Twitter: @greengeeks
Make Digital Group
We’re strategists, marketers, designers, developers, and visionaries who love working with one another—and would love to work with you, too. Together we MAKE creative and intriguing campaigns for brands that want to MAKE a difference. We serve as an extension to your marketing team, plugged in as a source of knowledge because of proven methods that translate into results. We work across traditional and digital channels to help you exceed expectations way beyond the barriers you’re faced with inside your organization every day.
Twitter: MAKEDigitalKC
Facebook
LinkedIn
Instagram: makedigitalgroup
Vimeo: makedigital
Venue Sponsors
Kauffman Foundation Conference Center
The Kauffman Foundation Conference Center has donated the venue for WordCamp Kansas City on Friday, June 10th and Saturday, June 11th
The Kauffman Foundation Conference Center is a nationally recognized convening site located adjacent to the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation offices in Kansas City, Missouri. This facility welcomes 65,000 thought leaders per year to an atmosphere of candor and purpose, where innovative thinking and dialogue lead to action.
Address: 4801 Rockhill RoadKansas City, MO 64110 → Map
Phone Number: (816) 932-1000
Connect with Kauffman Foundation
- Website – http://www.kauffman.org/
- Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/kauffmanfdn/
- Twitter – https://twitter.com/KauffmanFDN
Party Sponsors
2020 Creative
20/20 Creative, Inc. is a full-service design company engaged in print, web and new media. We provide big-agency quality creative at indy studio prices!
20/20 Creative partners with its clients to make an impact that gets bottom-line results. We’re not out for artsy awards (although we’ve won our share) or insider street cred (well, we’ve got that too). We just want our clients to be successful, and look good while doing it.
As a smaller and nimbler agency, we adapt ourselves to the needs and desires of our clients, big or small. Some of them are entrepreneurial start-ups, others are household names like Coca-Cola, Budweiser, Chase and Sotheby’s. But honestly, we treat them all the same, because each one is equally vital to our success.
While we’re out there on the frontier of design and technology, we still build old-fashioned long-term relationships with all our clients. We’re quality people who do quality work. We pick up the phone when it rings, and respond to emails when we get them. We’re clear communicators, conscientious of budgets and deadlines, with a respected design track record. You’re welcome to ask any of our clients (or competitors) about that.
Flywheel
Flywheel helps creatives do their best work through a series of well-designed products and resources, including its namesake product, a delightful WordPress hosting platform, and Local by Flywheel, a fuss-free local development application. The company is laser-focused on crafting sleek and simple tools that allow users to quickly build, launch, and manage any (and all!) of their WordPress sites. From small agencies to giant clients, Flywheel products have helped over 100,000 people scale their business on the WordPress platform.
- Website: getflywheel.com
- Facebook: @heyflywheel
- LinkedIn: /company/2899772/
- Instagram: @heyflywheel
In-Kind Sponsors
StickerGiant
StickerGiant prints high-quality stickers and labels. They have the best customer service, quick turnaround times and free custom shapes using state of the art laser cutting. Every sticker has a story. Want to share your story today? They’re waiting to hear from you.
stickergiant.com
Connect with StickerGiant
- Website – http://stickergiant.com
- Twitter – https://twitter.com/stickergiant
- Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/stickergiant/
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TechnoSiren
TechnoSiren creates beautiful and bespoke blog themes for WordPress.
Handmade for bloggers, artists, and storytellers like you.
Twitter: techno_siren
Facebook:
Instagram: technosiren
Sponsoring Attendees
A big THANK YOU to all the Sponsoring Attendees. Take a moment to check out Sponsoring Attendees’ websites, follow them on Twitter, and send them a “thank you” tweet.
Sponsoring Attendees make a small donation on top of their ticket price. This donation goes toward WordCamp KC operations expenses. You too, can become a Sponsoring Attendee.
- Andrew Angell@angelleyeangelleye.com
- Benjamin Rodriguez@itnachositnachos.com
- Bryan Fisher@bk3k
- Chad Pio@SkillPath
- Frankie Jarrett@fjarrett
- Gabby Brotherton@ontargettweets
- Kathe Rusnak
- Mark Shipley
- Stevie Reynoldssteviereynolds.com
- Tabatha Kirke@tkirke
- Travis Pflanz@travispflanz
- Vicki S. Cannon@vickiscannon
- yieng-kong ly
Interested in sponsoring WordCamp Kansas City this year?
Check out our Call for Sponsors page for details on how you can help make this year’s WordCamp the best it can be!