This was sent to me from Association of Women Journalists for an Event at Community Media Workshop.

If you have a blog, but it’s not going anywhere, we have an answer. If you want to begin a blog but can’t get it going, don’t worry. And if you haven’t figured out why you need to blog in addition to what you do, we’ll explain.

Come to our workshop on blogging for the ethnic news media on Wednesday
Sept. 8th. We’ll meet from 9 to 11 am at our offices at 218 S.Wabash, 7th floor. Avis Weathersbee, a former Sun-Times editor now an editor/and web consultant at Jet Magazine, will lead the session.

But we have limited space so sign up soon.

http://www.gifttool.com/registrar/ShowEventDetails?ID=1253&EID=7555

All of our training with the ethnic news media is free thanks to supportfrom the McCormick Foundation.

Steve Franklin
Ethnic news media project director
Community Media Workshop
steve@newstips.org or 312 369 7782

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 you don’t feel like it.  And, your work will never show how you truly felt.

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.