Blogging Blitz -- Build Your Online Presence October 17, 2008

Are you ready to jump into blogging and increase your visibility online but unsure of the best way to start or how to build a successful blog that draws traffic?

This learner-driven workshop will answer those questions.

We'll teach you basic blogging tools and techniques, and by the end of the workshop you will have created your own blog at Wordpress.com. You'll also learn:

* Tips on writing for the Web
* How to find copyright-free photos to use on your blog
* How to upload a video to YouTube and post it to your blog
* How to create outbound and inbound links to market your blog
* How to build blog traffic through email and RSS subscriptions
* How to set up a blog on your own domain name
* Using blogs to enhance your brand and grow your business
* Sustaining vision and momentum as a blogger

Still have questions? Bring 'em on. This workshop is highly interactive as well as hands on.

When you register, we will ask a few questions about your Web background, to help us focus the workshop at the right level. We are limiting class size to 20 people, to allow for the most personalized attention.

Bring your Wi-Fi enabled laptop! If you do not have one, please let us know and we will make arrangements to have a loaner for you that day.

Use your major credit card to register online through PayPal. In addition to our preferred pricing for nonprofits and associations, we also offer a group rate of $197/person if three or more from one company or organization would like to register together.

A sandwich lunch is included in the seminar pricing -- please let us know if you prefer a vegetarian option.

The Every Dot Connects team is always available on our Facebook business page, LinkedIn, Twitter, our blog and elsewhere online to help you navigate social media.



Jennifer Navarrete headshot

JENNIFER NAVARETTE has been a tech entrepreneur since 2001 and is active in a number of social media communities. The San Antonio Express-News calls her a "new media guru," but it's a title she dislikes. She is the lead organizer of PodCamp, Startup Weekend and BarCamp in San Antonio, co-founder of Social Media Club San Antonio, and co-host of the popular Morning BrewCast Internet radio/podcast show. An early adopter, Jennifer has been podcasting since 2005. Her extensive knowledge of Web 2.0 tools and technologies, combined with her skills as a networker, keep Jennifer's schedule jam-packed. She is the owner of MyLabelNet.com, an online business-to-business printing service.



Sheila Scarborough

SHEILA SCARBOROUGH enjoyed a successful Navy career that included tours in Japan and the Netherlands before becoming a freelance writer specializing in travel, NHRA drag racing and social media/Web 2.0. She is a certified Master Training Specialist and former Associate Professor of Naval Science at the University of Florida, and an enthusiastic and knowledgeable speaker and teacher. Sheila has written for National Geographic Traveler, Texas Highways, Transitions Abroad, the Dallas Morning News, and the San Antonio Express-News. Her Family Travel blog was one of three "Best Travel Blogs" in Real Simple magazine and a "Best of the 'Net" in the UK’s Guardian newspaper. She covers drag racing and NASCAR for Fast Machines and Edmunds.com,



Connie Reece headshot

CONNIE REECE specializes in strategies for marketing and communications programs that use Web 2.0 tools and technologies. She is also a popular conference speaker. Presentation topics include social media, social networking, blogging and microblogging, podcasts and vlogs, virtual worlds, social bookmarking, marketing and advertising trends, blogger relations, public relations in the age of Google, and using social media for social good. In addition to being the founder of Every Dot Connects, Connie is a co-founding member and serves on the advisory board of the Social Media Club, an international best-practices association for emerging media professionals. When a friend was diagnosed with breast cancer in late 2007, Connie created the Frozen Pea Fund. Connie maintains office hours in the virtual world Second Life, where she enjoys teleporting around the grid to attend business events, educational seminars and casual get-togethers, or relaxing at her oceanside villa.

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