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My name is Taco Verdonschot. I think of myself as a generalist on the web. I know a little bit about “everything” on the web. Enough to know who to ask for help. My career started in customer service at KPN. Then I joined Yoast, where I learned about WordPress, SEO, open source, community management & building, leading teams, and further improved my customer support skills. Today, I’m at Emilia Capital & Projects. My biggest challenge today is learning to build a brand; Progress Planner.
This is my personal blog. On this blog I’m going to (try to) blog about the things that keep me busy, and collect all the Progress Planner badges.
My scribbles
- Intent doesn’t count
Back in high school, one of my teachers had a favorite phrase she had to use after pretty much every test when students would come… Read more: Intent doesn’t count - Community, and a metaphor
I’ve been working with WordPress for over 10 years. Or should I say “around WordPress”? Because unlike many of the amazing web developers I know,… Read more: Community, and a metaphor
Things I like.
- My wife and kids.
- Being part of, and building a community.
- MC’ing conferences and speaking at events.
- Translating to Dutch.
- Learning languages.
- Fitness and motor trials.
- Making new friends, so.. let’s chat!
Legal text. Probably.
