Events Calendar
Introduction to Blogging
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
7:30pm – 9:30pm
Centennial Lane ES, Ellicott City, MD
This introductory class explains what a blog is and what it can do for fun or for professional development. It will cover several blogging software options, the basics on how to set up a blog and choose a domain name, how to post, and how to insert images. Participants will get a feel for what sort of content should be included in a post, how to organize their content, how to invite comment, and how to promote themselves on other people’s blogs. Participants will brainstorm topic ideas for participants’ own blogs.
Participants should bring: questions, notepad, and pen.
Karen Bradley Ehler, 410-313-4635 or KEhler@howardcountymd.gov
Social Networking for Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs
Tuesday May 7, 2013
7:30pm – 9:30pm
Centennial Lane ES, Ellicott City, MD
Does the world of social media make you want to head for a cave? Do you think the world’s all gone to Twitter, Facebook, and other social networks? Learn to navigate the social surf online and in person as you learn how to approach social networking online and off. Recommended, but not mandatory: Familiarity with blogging or having taken Introduction to Blogging.
Participants should bring: questions, notepad, and pen.
Karen Bradley Ehler, 410-313-4635 or KEhler@howardcountymd.gov
Blogging for Beginners
Saturday, May 11, 2013
3pm-5pm
The Writer’s Center, Bethesda, MD
This introductory class explains what a blog is and what it can do for fun or for professional development. It will cover several blogging software options, the basics on how to set up a blog and choose a domain name, how to post, and how to insert images. Participants will get a feel for what sort of content should be included in a post, how to organize their content, how to invite comment, and how to promote themselves on other people’s blogs. Participants will brainstorm topic ideas for participants’ own blogs.
Participants should bring: questions, notepad, and pen.
Introduction to Marketing
Saturday, May 11, 2013
12pm-2pm
The Writer’s Center, Bethesda, MD
Whether you’re an entrepreneur, small business person, or a writer, if you want to succeed you need to know your market, know how what you have appeals to them, have some connections, and a plan: a platform. This workshop discusses what a marketing platform is and when to start building it. It also gives a brief overview of the tools available for building a platform, and discusses internet privacy and copyright. Participants will brainstorm what types of internet media might be right for them to use.
Blogging Tips & Tricks
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
7:30pm – 9:30pm
Centennial Lane ES, Ellicott City, MD
An intermediate level workshop that is best suited for people who are already blogging and want to take their blogs to the next level. Students will learn techniques to improve their posts and their exposure. Basic graphics editing, search engine optimization (SEO), and ways to come up with sustainable topics to write about will be discussed. Participants should have already been blogging at least a month and bring: questions, notepad, and pen.
Karen Bradley Ehler, 410-313-4635 or KEhler@howardcountymd.gov
Social Networking
Saturday, June 8, 2013
3pm-5pm
The Writer’s Center, Bethesda, MD
Does the world of social media make you want to head for a cave? Do you think the world’s all gone to Twitter, Facebook, and other social networks? Learn to navigate the social surf online and in person as you learn how to approach social networking online and off. Recommended, but not mandatory: Familiarity with blogging or having taken Introduction to Blogging.
Participants should bring: questions, notepad, and pen.
Blogging Tips & Tricks
Saturday, June 8, 2013
12pm-2pm
The Writer’s Center, Bethesda, MD
An intermediate level workshop that is best suited for people who are already blogging and want to take their blogs to the next level. Students will learn techniques to improve their posts and their exposure. Basic graphics editing, search engine optimization (SEO), and ways to come up with sustainable topics to write about will be discussed. Participants should have already been blogging at least a month and bring: questions, notepad, and pen.
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