As founder and creative director of Van Patten Media, Chris Van Patten has helped build websites for small businesses, tech news publications, Broadway performers, and many others. He’s also the founder of BlastOff (blastoffapp.com), a WordPress email marketing plugin. Chris regularly speaks at WordPress meetups and WordCamps (including Buffalo, Toronto, Boston, and Philly), writes at vanpattenmedia.com andchrisvanpatten.com, and podcasts at Not a Real Job (notarealjob.com).