E115 - Organizing the Page Builder Summit 2020, live this week (Nathan Wrigley and Anchen le Roux, summit.camp)

Today we're chatting with Nathan Wrigley and Anchen le Roux!

Nathan runs the WP&UP podcast and has been using WordPress to build client websites over at Picture and Word since 2015. Anchen runs Simply Digital Design, a boutique studio that focuses on Website and Summit Development on the Day Rate Model. She's been an avid contributor to the WordPress community for the last 5 years.

We talk about challenges during summit preparations, driving engagements to increase attendees, the role of sponsors, and what people can expect from the summit.

Episode Resources

• The Page Builder Summit 2020
• WP Builds podcast
• Page Builder Summit 2020 schedule
• Simply Digital Design - Easily turn web visitors into leads
• Big Orange Heart podcast
• Leave an iTunes review or binge-watch on past episodes
• The WPMRR website 

Digital Summit for Page Builders

• [00:01:33] Who is Nathan Wrigley?
• [00:04:05] Meet Anchen le Roux
• [00:06:07] The Page Builder Summit
• [00:10:18] Organizing digital events 
• [00:11:50] The website for the page builder summit
• [00:13:50] Summit branding and behind-the-scenes process
• [00:17:16] Sponsorships enable summits to happen
• [00:20:28] Page Builder Summit financial overview
• [00:26:22] Challenges during the preparations
• [00:30:00] Live and Pre-Recorded presentations
• [00:33:44] Driving engagements and more attendees
• [00:37:52] Tips to increase registration 
• [00:41:55] Good content, good outcome, people listen