Marcie Hill, Founder and President of The Write Design Company, presented The Art of Live Blogggng at the WordPress Meetup on Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at OfficePort Chi.  It was a great success.  “Not only was I able to share my joy of live blogging with others, I gained valuable information on how to take my business to the next level from the attendees,” says Hill.

She will be training businesses on how live blogging can benefit their organizations.  In addition, she will be instructing bloggers on how to take their blogging ventures to a new level of engagement with this exciting discipline.

Click here to view photos from the WordPress Meetup.

Contact The Write Design Company at 877.570.5228 for your blogging, live blogging and social media needs.

Yep, I did it – barely. I blogged for 24 hours with at least 13 other dedicated bloggers for Blogapalooza.  It was fun. I’m still tired.  But the greatest blessing is a draft of my book, The ABCs of Blogging, is complete. It was copyrighted yesterday during the marathon.  Now, I just have to find a few people I highly regard to edit it for me and work on getting it to the public. A Read More →

Zeal Blog with zeal.  Your enthusiasm and energy will transfer to your readers, which will greatly enhance your blog traffic and your excitement about blogging. Zap Away Negative Thoughts Zap away any negative thought that creep in.  This brings on fear, lack of productivity and procrastination. Zoom toward your destiny of blog success!! I look forward to reading your blog. //

You.  Yes, your blog should be a reflection of you either in design, writing style, or topics. Yield before responding. Ok, this really means think before you speak, but I could not think of a “Y” to complete my ABCs.  See Wisdom. Yearn for Fresh Content Bloggers have to year for fresh content.  That’s the only way to stay interested in what you’re doing and to keep your readers interested.

eXpert You become an expert when you blog.  Sometimes it’s part of your action plan, other times it happens by accident. Either way, it doesn’t happen overnight.  Becoming an expert makes you the “go-to” person on particular topics; it may even give you star status. Spirit of eXcellence Persistent bloggers possess a spirit of excellence.  There are times when you will be disgusted and discouraged, but you can’t stop.  Just keep pressing forward even when Read More →

Widgets Widgets are applications that enhance the functionality of all blogs.  These come with all CMS systems. Wisdom Wisdom is needed when writing blogs.  There are things that just should not be said and there are things that must be spoken.  Choose wisdom in each individual situation. Wit Wit is always welcome.  It gives your reader an unexpected twist to an otherwise routine topic.

Vent It’s totally O.K. to vent on your blog as long as you are venting about a situation and not the people involved.  If you do offend, just be ready to face the consequences that are sure to follow. Video Video can enhance your messages or be the subject of your posts.  You can create your own or borrow from others.  YouTube is the largest video sharing site.  However, there are dedicated video sites where Read More →

Useful information Thoughts and opinions are nice, but sharing useful information lends to your expert status and credibility as a resource. Update often Update often has two meanings for bloggers. First, it means to save your posts often.  Your feelings will be hurt if you lost a post you worked so hard on.  Second, it means to post often.  I know I said to post once a month if you have to, and I meant Read More →

Tags Words used to define individual posts are called tags.  Tags complement categories which are used to describe general blog topics.  Think about terms you would use to conduct a search on the blog topic and use relevant tags for those posts.  Both categories and tags help your blog to be found on search engines.  It is advised to use the same tags over again if they apply to blog topics.  Also, use as many Read More →

Sidebars Sidebars make navigating your site easy for visitors and add to the blog’s visual appeal.  Categories, recent posts, recent comments, archives and ads are just a few of the elements that can be found.  Facebook fans and Twitter tweets are the newest, most popular additions to the sidebar family. Spam Spam is unwanted bulk messages.  Even though they are most known for creeping into e-mail boxes, they have found their way to blog sites.  Read More →