Hey! You’re a web
professional in India! Here’s a look at our ‘community’
Welcome developers! As you know my blog is
dedicated to helping you learn how to learn, upskill, innovate and possibly
help you start your own ‘web business’.
While many of us are web developers, we really do so much more- hence
the term ‘web professional’ which acknowledges the wide range of work we do for
our customers, including web design, online marketing, content marketing and
more.
In India, web pros stand out from other parts
of the world. Web pros in India are mainly self-taught (this sounds familiar,
right?). As good as we are at our web businesses, we do face some challenges
such as:
- Customers
who keep changing requirements mid-way through projects
- The
huge cost and effort involved in hiring/training staff to be available
24X7 for your web business
- Marketing
online
It would be nice for the many of us who feel
this way to meet, talk and learn from more established pros! There is an event
coming up soon that should give us all the opportunity to do this. ‘Cloudbazaar in association with .org’ is a
conference and trade show for web professionals that invites us to interact
with fellow web pros, discover new partnership opportunities and learn the
latest developments in technologies and ideas from industry veterans. Plus,
since Cloudbazaar’s aim is to ensure maximum access for web professionals like
us, you can attend for free. While I encourage you to find out more about the
event on their website- cloudbazaar.org, here is a brief idea of
what you can experience:
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The Cloudbazaar Conference:
Sessions
by industry experts on topics ranging from technology, design, digital
marketing, business and more. This year features speakers from Automattic (the company behind WordPress, Jetpack and WooCommerce), .org, Microsoft,
Freshworks, Think Design, Mirum India, Verisign (the brand behind .com) and
more.
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Workshops:
Tutorials
and workshops on advanced and intermediate topics. You can expect workshops on
advanced digital marketing, technology, business strategies from Google, the
IDE (the Indian Institute of Digital Education), .co powered by Neustar and
more.
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Speed Networking:
An
excellent, organized and efficient way to get the community meet, interact and
form new partnership opportunities. If you’re shy or never too sure how to go
about networking, this is something you should try. You’d never know who you’d
meet and in my experience, opportunities formed through networking can take you
places!
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Trade Show:
An
exhibition by leading brands showcasing innovative products and services to
cater to web pro needs
‘Cloudbazaar in association with .org’ will be
held on the 6th of December (Friday) at the Bombay Exhibition Center in Mumbai.
Register for free at cloudbazaar.org. Let me know if you’re
thinking of going!