{"id":1016,"date":"2019-09-10T12:59:51","date_gmt":"2019-09-10T10:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2019.capetown.wordcamp.org\/?p=1016"},"modified":"2019-09-10T13:08:36","modified_gmt":"2019-09-10T11:08:36","slug":"why-you-should-let-your-employees-attend-wordcamp-cape-town-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capetown.wordcamp.org\/2019\/why-you-should-let-your-employees-attend-wordcamp-cape-town-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Why you should let your employees attend WordCamp Cape Town 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/2019.capetown.wordcamp.org\/files\/2019\/09\/General-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/capetown.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/09\/General-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/capetown.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/09\/General-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/capetown.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/09\/General-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/capetown.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/09\/General-2-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/capetown.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/09\/General-2.jpg 1324w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As an employer, you may be tempted to think that attending a conference gives your employees some free downtime, but here are some reasons sending your employees to conferences can help your business, not hinder it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>It\u2019s Affordable:<\/strong> WordPress is a community-based event which makes tickets accessible and not exorbitantly priced.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Upskill your Staff:<\/strong> Leading WordPress professionals speak at the event, which means that your staff and company will benefit from their knowledge.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Networking Opportunities: <\/strong>Your employees represent your company, by attending a networking event they get your name into the tech sphere.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Employee Performance Improvement:<\/strong> Give your employees the opportunity to learn actionable steps that can be implemented into your business and improve their job roles.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Become an Industry Thought Leader:<\/strong> Particularly in tech, trends are continuously changing as technology evolves, staying on top of these industry trends could mean you lead the pack or fall behind.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Improve Employee Retention:<\/strong> Investing in your employees leads to more workplace and job role satisfaction as it renews motivation. 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