I’m Sjoerd Blom. I used to be a web developer, a foodie, and a proud father. These days, I’m a chef. I live in Leeuwarden with my wife and our two daughters.
I could have become a teacher, but halfway through the 1990s I shifted towards technical work, right at the moment when the internet slowly started to become part of everyday home life. Historical hint: Mosaic or Netscape on a 5¼-inch floppy disk.
In April 2006 I discovered WordPress and quickly migrated my website to it. Code felt like pure poetry. In 2013 I became self-employed. At first I focused on cooking and catering, but I soon realised that my passion for WordPress offered more opportunities and came at a lower cost. These days I mainly design and build WordPress websites within my own company, Vertizio.
I’m also a WordCamp organiser, currently involved in organising WordCamp Europe. I started as a volunteer, then became a co-organiser, and in 2021 and 2022 I served as a team lead. For 2023, I’m fully responsible for the event as the Global Lead for WordCamp Europe 2023 in Athens.
My bookshelf
Books I’m currently reading, or planning to read next.
