Blogging for Business or Pleasure
Description: Whether you’re an entrepreneur, business owner, independent contractor, working artist, photographer, or freelancer writer, a blog can enliven your website, build connections with potential clients, and help to strengthen your brand. Learn how to use your blog to get noticed, become a part of a professional community, and make a name for yourself as an expert in your field.
In this class, we’ll cover everything from the basics of constructing a basic blog site and building an audience to more advanced levels of social networking and brand building. Using examples from some of the internet’s most prominent bloggers, we’ll examine what it takes to make a great blog. In-class exercises will help you get started on the path to blogging success.
Who Should Attend: This class is open to anyone who wants to build a better blog.
About the Instructor: M. Molly Backes has been blogging since 2003. In addition to her blog Bittersweet, she has been a guest blogger at Puffery, Brood, and This Wasn’t in the Plan, as well as being a frequent contributor to StoryStudio’s own blog Cooler by the Lake. A graduate of Grinnell College, Molly taught writing in New Mexico where she got 150 middle schoolers to write novels with her for National Novel Writing Month. She recently moved to Chicago and joined the StoryStudio team as Studio Coordinator.
Date/Time: Thursdays, February 26 & March 5; 6:30pm-9pmPrice: Non-member: $85; Member: $80