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Our Sponsors
Huge thank you to our sponsors. They are who make an even like this possible, both in terms of affordability and scope of what we are able to offer!
Advocate
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.
A2 Hosting
Since 2003, A2 Hosting has specialized in Linux-based, developer-friendly hosting. We cater to the WordPress community by offering robust servers and hosting accounts at an affordable cost. We back up our hosting with 24/7 support available by phone, ticket, or live chat.
A2 is active in the WordPress community – we sponsor meetups across the United States, and we are active in many WordCamps.
Nexcess
Nexcess believes in the promise of the Cloud: scalability, security, performance, and ease of use. Together with our team, clients, and partners, we’ve built something better.
Since 2000, we’ve been deploying WordPress-specific platforms that empower the way you do business. With over 18 years of extensive testing, support, and hosting experience – with tens of thousands of WordPress websites – our Nexcess Cloud Auto Scaling platforms are designed around you.
Deploy fast, perform faster, and scale when you need it. Join Nexcess.
Partner
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.
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
3.7 Designs
3.7 DESIGNS is a strategic design agency focusing on turning great ideas into great design. Equipped with a unique design framework and methodology, we provide emotionally engaging design, usable websites and powerful functionality through the WordPress Platform.
We’re headquartered in the heart of downtown Ann Arbor, right above a brewery no less! (We only sample beers after hours… well, usually…) We’ve worked with clients across the United States and even a few worldwide. We’ve released our own products, lead local meetups, been mentioned in several books, held conferences, and even hosted a podcast or two.
Contributor
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!
Real Big Marketing
Real Big Marketing is a full-service marketing firm based in Jackson, Michigan.
While we definitely build awesome websites, we also help guide our clients through the challenges of developing recognizable brands and effective marketing strategies.
We use WordPress to solve complex problems. From beautiful site designs to interesting data integrations and plugin development, RBM is the regional leader Mid-Michigan businesses turn to when things get complicated.
JTV
JTV is Jackson TV. Founded in 2000, JTV is South Central Michigan’s number one source for community news, information, and entertainment.
Reaching over 80,000 households via three cable systems, JTV produces and airs a daily, local 2-hour talk show, 8 weekly lifestyle, entertainment, events and business programs and a weekly high school sports magazine show.
As the “World Leader in Local High School Sports Television”, JTV produces and airs over 190 high school sporting events annually.
JTV is the nation’s only 100% local television station and locally owned. All content is produced in-house, with a completely local and positive focus.
With more than 30 international awards for production excellence and content, JTV’s programming is engaging, popular and high-quality.
The JTV website is Jackson County’s most visited website with news, videos, full programs on demand, photo galleries, event calendar and complete community coverage.
JTV is also a full-service modern media company, offering video production, web design, and marketing/advertising solutions.
Supporter
Surelutions
Surelutions is WordPress web design and support agency specializing in working with small to medium businesses and nonprofit organizations. Surelutions offers the stability, expertise and experience of an agency, with the creative and collaborative approach of a trusted team member. With over 20 years experience, we love helping clients create effective and stress-free websites that help their business and their customers. Locally owned in Chelsea, Michigan, Surelutions has worked with hundreds of clients across many industries, both locally and nationally. Being a regular attendee to WordCamps in Michigan and the U.S., we are proud to support WordCamp Jackson!