It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of WordPress, as a content management system as well as a blogging platform. You don’t have to be very tech savvy to be able to post to a blog or update a WordPress website, but if you’re a geek like me, you like to get into the code sometimes to make things look and work exactly the way you want them.

I’m usually able to accomplish what I want by referring to the WordPress Codex or posting a question on the Forums, and I get such a thrill when I try something new and it works the way I expect it to. When it doesn’t, well, let’s just say you probably don’t want to be around me!

Of course, I could always hire someone to handle the more complicated tasks, but since I manage over 10 WordPress sites (between my clients and my own business), with the number growing every month, I’d rather know how to do these things myself.

Give me a fish and I eat for a day.
Teach me to fish and I eat for a lifetime.

Chinese Proverb

I was therefore delighted when I met Neil Matthews, AKA the WP Dude, on Twitter. Neil offers WordPress coaching, where he teaches you whatever you need to know via a private web conference. (He actually has the above quote on his website, although I didn’t realize it until I’d already decided to use it in my post!)

I had a coaching session with him last week and was quite impressed with both his knowledge and his work style. (His British accent is quite pleasant also!) He made sure that I had all the information I needed, and provided me with a video of our meeting as well as a follow-up email.

The next time I’m stuck on a problem, I’ll have no hesitation in setting up another session with the WP Dude.