Lisa Patts is an entrepreneur who enjoys learning new things. She has been using WordPress as her web hosting platform for various websites since 2012.

She operates PianoVideoLessons.com where she teaches adults who have never played piano before how to play and read music. Lisa has been teaching piano since she graduated from University. She is also a YouTube Creator with a Silver Play Button, and she is a Voice Actor who can often be heard on local radio ads. Taking the advice she is giving in today’s talk, she has just launched FreelanceToFreeLaunch.com on the WordPress.com platform.

What’s been your best experience with WordPress?

The ability to control my own content and learn at my own rate.

Tell us a bit about your WordCamp Halifax talk.

I’m talking about how freelancers can use wordpress to scale their local business with almost no initial cost.

What’s your favourite thing about WordCamps, or if your first one… what are you looking forward to?

Breathing the same air as people who get it.

Let’s get philosophical… what are you most proud of?

Lighting tiny metaphorical fires and fanning them until it stops being fun.

Session Details

I have worked as a local freelance education professional for over two decades. After launching my online business, I now have customers around the globe. Instead of seeing just 10 local clients per day, I am able to service thousands of online customers daily.

Today we will walk through the steps I took to evolve my local freelance business to a global business.

If you’re a freelancer who earns their living “by the hour” this talk can help you develop a plan to cast a wider net and launch your online business, for free, using the tools provided by WordPress.

In this Session, Freelance To Free Launch, you will learn:

Why you should scale your business to include the web.
The 3 types of people you NEED to address to be successful online.
How to design an array of products and services to satisfy customers from around the globe.
4 steps to launch your online business for free using WordPress.com and other free tools.

I am not a web specialist. I am just a regular person who wanted to earn more and work less, and WordPress helped me do it. Billable hours are limited by manpower, the scope of the internet is nearly unlimited.