We’d like to give a big thank you to our sponsors. Without them, WordCamp San Diego wouldn’t be happening π
If you or your company is interested in sponsoring, check out how to become a sponsor.
Platinum
WebMatrix is a free web development tool from Microsoft that includes everything you need for website development. Start from open source web applications, built-in web templates or just start writing code yourself. Itβs all-inclusive, simple and best of all free. Developing websites has never been easier.
We love WordPress, and you should too! WordPress allows you to take control of your business by enabling sustainable web solutions that help increase your online reach. CubicTwo develops and designs WordPress based solutions.
BinaryM is a San Diego WordPress development and design firm that has been making the internet fun for clients since 2003.
We love puppies, good beer, tacos and all things WordPress related. From custom themes and plugins to enterprise class technical solutions, no project is too small or out of reach with the massive feature set that WordPress provides. We are proud to sponsor the first of many San Diego WordCamps
Silver
Not all themes are created equal. AppThemes makes application themes for WordPress. Unlike most themes which simply skin WordPress and add novel functionality, our themes are fully functional web apps. We love WordPress and look forward to working with others to push the envelope and making WordPress the best it can be. We are excited and proud to be a sponsor of WordCamp San Diego. Learn more about us at www.appthemes.com
Polldaddy is a web application that you can use to create surveys, quizzes, polls, and ratings to learn more about what your clients, customers, students, and employees are thinking and to create engagement with website visitors.
Polldaddy integrates seamlessly with WordPress sites. Polldaddy content is so easy to make and embed, you can create content in under a minute to connect with your website visitors. We’ve even got free online training to get you making Polldaddy content fast.
We’re proud to be a sponsor of WordCamp San Diego!
After Party
Nov. 3-5, 2011, Los Angeles, CA: BlogWorld & New Media Expo is the first and only industry-wide conference, tradeshow and media event dedicated to blogging, podcasting, social media, social networking, online video, music, Internet TV and radio. BlogWorld conference attendees enjoy more than 120 cutting-edge educational sessions presented by leading bloggers, podcasters and content creators, while the New Media Expo provides the only industry-wide new media marketplace for networking, online business and marketing resources.
Register at blogworldexpo.com with the promo code WCSD20 to save 20% off any conference pass, or use code WCSD50 to save 50% off exhibit hall passes (which include access to keynotes and parties, just like the conference passes).
Bronze
Sucuri Security is the leading provider of web-based integrity monitoring and malware detection solutions – delivered as a service. Sucuri solutions are deployed remotely in a matter of minutes anywhere in the world, allowing our customers to immediately detect and remove web-based malware and monitor their internet presence. Sucuri’s web monitoring solution is used today by more than 18,000 sites worldwide.
Zeek Interactive builds things that actually get used. We are a people-focused design and development company dedicated to finding world-class solutions to real-world problems.
WebDevStudios is a website development company specializing in WordPress. We have a staff of developers and designers who live and breathe WordPress and pride ourselves in being WordPress experts. We have the resources to support any client from a single blog to a WordPress Multisite network with thousands of sites to a BuddyPress site with thousands of members.
9seeds is focused on providing small to mid-sized companies with WordPress design and development solutions. With a βNo project is too big or too smallβ attitude, weβre happiest eliminating roadblocks for clients.
Page.ly is WordPress-as-a-Service that includes Automatic Upgrades & Backups and Bullet-Proof Security plus the freedom to customize with any theme or plugin. You can have your cake, and eat it too. We are the trusted WordPress hosting provider for thousands of users from personal bloggers to major universities.
ZippyKid is the fastest growing WordPress hosting provider that allows you to focus on your content, not your content management system. What that means is that they handle all the technical aspects of hosting a WordPress site, so you can focus on the important things like your content. While others stop at automatic updates, they provide performance optimization out of the box so you don’t have to worry about it. Find a ZippyKid at the camp and ask him about the ZippyKid guarantee!
Jacob Tyler is a full-service brand communications agency that creates brands that have meaningful and significant value. It does so through its expertise in specific areas of focus including printed collateral, web design and development, product design, online marketing, social media, and reputation management. It has been honored by the Inc. 5000 organization as one of America’s fastest growing companies in 2010, was named by the San Diego Business Journal as one of the city’s fastest growing companies, four years in row, and has been the recipient of more than twenty national design and marketing awards. Clients served include Lamkin Golf Grips, Nuvasive Inc, Active.com, Four Seasons Hotels, Hubbs Sea World Research Center, Trader Vics, Vitalyte, and Upper Deck. For more information visit www.jacobtyler.com.
Reception Sponsor
Mobiah is a boutique software development firm that operates in a 100-year-old coffee factory in San Diego. We build custom mobile applications, WordPress plugins, and other awesome things.
Stickers
StickerGiant did our sticker printing for WordCamp SanDiego this year, they make custom sticker printing easy!
follow their sticker story on twitter – @stickergiant
Small Biz
BastosCloud
BastosCloud – Build a Website, Start a Business! We are a premium Software as a Service hosting platform that takes the trouble out of setting up your self hosted web site by automating the entire process from setup, backup, and upgrade.
Design SEO Hosting
Design SEO Hosting – What good is a website no one can find? At Design SEO Hosting we know there’s much more to creating an online identity than building a pretty website (don’t worry – we make those too). We offer WordPress based solutions made simple, from design and development to hosting and tutoring – let us do the thinking for you.
Individual
Robert Palmer
@robertpalmer – Robert Palmer is a digital problem solver who lives and works in Encinitas, California. After a decade of in-house and agency work for the creators of newspapers, magazines, television, hardware, software, sporting equipment, and tract housing, he started his own web development and graphic design company. He has hand-crafted websites, WordPress themes, iOS applications, identities, and technical illustrations for startups and Fortune 50 companies alike. He will marry his amazing fiancΓ©e Michelle next year, and works from home with her two cats, who are only occasionally helpful.
Christine Buffaloe
Christine Buffaloe – Christine Buffaloe received her training on-the-job when working as an Executive Assistant for 5 years. Tiring of the commute every day, she took that knowledge and experience and dedicated it to Serenity Virtual Assistant Services.
Debi Walter
@theromanticvine – Debi and her husband, Tom, have a strong commitment to see marriages be all they can be. Debi has kept a personal journal since 1989. It was there where she was being trained (unknowingly) as a future blogger. In November of 2008 they launched The Romantic Vineyard as a tool in helping marriages grow stronger – building on the good in the relationship in order to have a firm foundation before trouble comes, as it does in every relationship. There are date night ideas and a wealth of resources they have found helpful in their 32 years of marriage. It’s a one stop location on the web for all things needed to have a better marriage.
Using WordPress has been a huge learning curve for them, but exciting as they are able to monitor progress on the Site Stats page. They desire to continue growing and learning, thus the reason they are traveling from Orlando, FL, to be here. “The WordPress community has given so much to us we are happy to sponsor such an event as an investment in others aspiring to do the same.”
AJ Clarke
WPExplorer – During college I worked as a developer/marketer for a small company in San Diego where I discovered my passion for WordPress. Not too long ago I decided to work full time from home where I run WPExplorer.com, create premium & free WordPress themes and do some freelancing.
Deepak Wadhwani
Deepak Wadhwani has over 16 years experience in software/wireless technologies. He has worked with Fortune 500 companies including Intuit, ESRI, Qualcomm, Sprint, Verizon, Vodafone, Nortel, Microsoft and Oracle in over 45 countries. Deepak has been a founder of technology Startups for one of the first Cityguides, yellow pages online and web based enterprise solutions. He is an internet marketing and technology expert & co-founder for a San Diego internet marketing company, PROS Inc. He has worked on many facets of ecommerce and internet marketing with leading brands such as Turbotax, Best Buy, Century 21 real estate,Staples, Nike, eharmony, Adidas, Zappos, Ticket Network and many more.