{"id":751307,"date":"2015-11-20T15:27:37","date_gmt":"2015-11-20T15:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpml.org\/?p=751307"},"modified":"2015-11-20T17:05:59","modified_gmt":"2015-11-20T17:05:59","slug":"wordpress-is-as-much-about-building-community-as-it-is-about-building-websites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpml.org\/ko\/announcements\/2015\/11\/wordpress-is-as-much-about-building-community-as-it-is-about-building-websites\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress is as much about Building Community as it is about Building Websites"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Just remember, every contribution counts, no matter what it looks like. It takes every one of us to make WordPress better.”\u00a0Matt Mullenweg<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"12096493_10153641814572902_5205169860027166998_n\"Hi! My name is Tia Wood and I am your new WPML blogger. I started developing websites in 2000. I am a WordPress lover and very familiar with the roller coaster of freelancing and entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n

From Freelancing to Joining a Team<\/h2>\n

I left freelancing earlier this year to join OnTheGoSystems<\/a>, makers of WPML<\/a> and Toolset<\/a> WordPress plugins. When I found out I was being hired, I worked hard to get my final freelance projects out the door. I was very excited for the new opportunity and chapter of my life, so much in fact that I played Europe\u2019s The Final Countdown<\/a> almost every morning leading up to my first day with OTGS.<\/p>\n

Behind the company you will find others like me: passionate about what we do, contributors to the WordPress community and people who love getting together once a year from all over the world to share knowledge and discuss how to best serve our customers.<\/p>\n

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I should also mention we like to have fun, too.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Freelancing for 15 years is a long time. While others are daydreaming about the freedom of freelancing, those who do it know how much work goes into having that freedom. For myself personally, the desire to be part of a team eventually outweighed the benefits of solopreneurship.<\/p>\n

I have no regrets. I absolutely admire and adore my new colleagues. I get to bring past experience to work with me everyday and now I get to pass along that experience to you through blogging.<\/p>\n

Get to Know Me<\/h2>\n

Here are some random facts about myself:<\/p>\n