Running a Drupal Shop: Running It or Running Ragged?

Presented by Music City Networks Trying to get to the next level of growth? Feel stuck and not sure how to scale? This is a fun and interactive workshop for companies trying to grow their business and be more profitable. We discuss how to grow a Drupal company. If you are a shop trying to get to the next level, this might be the right place for you. This is an interactive workshop, not a preach-n-teach session. We find out how others are succeeding and struggling so we can all grow together.

1. Intro: Trends in the Drupal Landscape

1. Three Ms: Maturing, Machinery, Markets
2. The Acquia Juggernaut

2. Business systems & tools:

1. financial
2. legal
3. organizational
4. personnel

3. Strategies: seo, marketing, business development

1. seo / sem / local vs. national search / social media
2. business / growth through channel marketing
3. verticals / specialties
4. partnerships / alliances
5. training / growth

4. Skills assessment

1. diagnosing personality types
2. management abilities
3. communication
4. development capability
5. leadership

5. Managing the work

1. exit strategy
2. client wrangling
3. fps
4. Estimates
5. employees
6. workflow & project management

6. QA

Presented by Johnnie Fox

Johnnie is a Enterprise Project Strategist for Music City networks. Johnnie has broad experience working and managing software projects that involved both small and large businesses. johnnie@musiccitynetworks.com

Courseware developed by Susan Rust

Susan consults as Drupal Anywhere and is a business strategist for Music City Networks. A long-time entrepreneur with three successful business startups, she grew a successful Drupal development company that she sold in 2010. As former VP of Client Services for Achieve Internet, she understands small and enterprise-level Drupal business practices. 888-444-1460 or susan@drupalanywhere.com

Cost: 

$99

What is provided: 

Lunch provided.
Participants will receive a printed manual which outlines step-by-step activities.
Please bring your own laptop computer.

Training By: 

Music City Networks & Acquia