Why Open-Source-Based Communities Are So Powerful

On this week’s episode, we’re joined by Carrie Dils. Carrie has been around the Genesis community for a number of years. She’s a WordPress developer, consultant, speaker, and teacher.

She loves sharing what she’s learned with others to help them be more successful in their businesses. She hosts a weekly WordPress podcast at OfficeHours.fm and is a course instructor for Lynda.com.

In this 29-minute episode Brian Gardner, Lauren Mancke, and Carrie Dils discuss:

• What open-source means
• How open-source projects can be attractive to developers
• The pros and cons of open-source
• Using helpfulness to build authority
• The benefits of an open-source ecosystem
• The expansion of the Office Hours podcast

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