# Pressnomics Everywhere
*Published: 2013-01-22*
*Tags: wordpress, business-advice*
*Source: https://chrislema.com/pressnomics-everywhere*
---## Prosperity for all

When Henry IV expressed his desire that every peasant enjoy "a chicken in his pot every Sunday", he was wishing for prosperity. Last year's [Pressnomics](https://pressnomics.com/) event, a first of its kind, offered a similar wish - that [WordPress](https://wordpress.org/)-oriented companies would enjoy prosperity in the marketplace. And to that end, it set up a series of speakers to talk about the business side of running a WordPress business.

## Instruction, not just inspiration

The challenge, as every freelancer and small startup knows, is that a once-a-year conference, while fantastic, is more inspirational than instructional. That's why I was thrilled to see a business track (on Sunday) at [WordCamp Phoenix](https://phoenix.wordcamp.org/2013/) this past weekend. I wondered if anyone would show up to a business track, but I didn't need to worry. The venue, [Gangplank](https://gangplankhq.com/), was filled with at least 50-70 folks ready to hear about the business side of the WordPress world.

[I used my time on Sunday to talk about Virtual Teams. [You can see the slides and a rendition of the talk in yesterday's post.](https://chrislema.com/virtual-teams-the-wordcamp-edition/)]

## Making the most of Sundays

Developer days, which normally are on Sundays, are excellent for developers. But what about the freelancer who also has to run his/her business and doesn't want to be a statistic? Every now and then I see a WordCamp do what Phoenix did this past weekend. They set up a set of sessions on Saturday or Sunday that focus on the business side of things.

**I want more.**

I want a freelancer/business track at every WordCamp. And I think Sundays are fine. There's no need to detract from all the great stuff that happens on a Sunday. And we don't need to toss out Developer Days. Developers can still collaborate. I'm not talking about taking something away. Instead I'm simply talking about adding something. Something that a lot of folks need.

## Pressnomics Everywhere

And since we have a term for it already, why not institute a [Pressnomics](http://on.pressnomics.com/) track at every WordCamp?

If we assume a 12-5 schedule and limit it to 30 minute presentations, we're talking about 10 sessions. What might we see covered? How about:

1. Staffing
2. Client selection
3. Pricing
4. Contracts
5. Scheduling
6. Communication
7. Project Management
8. Execution
9. Relationships (post-deliverables)
10. Branding

And if we do it in the same place as a Dev Day, then developers could come and go based on what they needed to hear most!

If we're going to encourage the prosperity of WordPress-oriented businesses, it's my take that [Pressnomics](http://on.pressnomics.com/) needs to go on the road. It needs an anchor conference, like we experienced last year, and a regular track at each event so that people can get practical and usable advice that they can put to work on Monday mornings.

**So what do you think? Would you come to that track?**