WordCamp Chicago – July 30 – 31, 2011

WordCamp Chicago

Are you new to WordPress and would like to learn more?  Are you a WordPress junkie and would love to be in the midst of others just like you? Well, here is your chance. The conference will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on both days with an after party at McGee’s Tavern [...]

The Write Design Did Not Win Best Business Blog But We Did Win

Monique

Blogging While Brown and the Black Weblog Awards were excellent. We are still winners even though we didn’t come home with a trophy. Besides, the knowledge and relationships were invaluable. Who am I kidding? That trophy would have been nice… But, here are photos of my new connections. It was such a blessed event. Did [...]

Recap: 5 Day Series on Lessons in Live Blogging

Let's recap

We did a 5 Day series on Lessons in Live Blogging to educate you what live blogging is, why you should do, when you can do it and the programs available to do it.  Click on any link below for that day’s lesson. Day 1: What is Live Blogging Day2: 3 Reasons Why You Should [...]

How Was Your Live Blogging 101 Session?

evaluation

If you attended Live Blogging 101 presented by Marcie Hill at The 2011 Blogging While Brown conference on Saturday, July 9, 2011, your feedback would be greatly appreciated. Please share your thoughts on the speaker, the presentation and the content. Include information on what you liked and what could be improved. Remember, you can purchase [...]

Day 5: 4 Live Blogging Programs

Scribble Live

There are four programs that can be used for live blogging. I have only had experience with three of them, but I’m going to get to the last one really soon. Live Blogging Plug-in – Chris Northwood       Developed by Christ Northwood, this is the only live blogging tool that allows you to [...]

Day 4: Events You Can Live Blog

You can live blog any event from a 100,000 gala to reality TV shows to community meetings. Check out some of the events that are being live blogged. Conferences The Write Design Company shared information at the 2010 Internet Retailer Conference.We noted the vendors and some of the develops taking place for people who were [...]

Day 3: 6 Benefits of Live Blogging

share information

Now that you know what live blogging is (Day 1) and why you should do it (Day 2), it’s time to look at the 6 main benefits of doing it. 1. Share information quickly As stated in Day 1, live blogging is sharing information in real time. Therefore, you are providing details as they unfold. [...]

Day 2: 3 Reasons Why You Should Live Blog

Live vs Traditional vs Twitter vs Facebook

With everyone blogging, tweeting and Facebooking (yes, this has been made a verb), why would anyone want to live blog?  Blogging allows you to write your thoughts and add multimedia to bring your stories to life. Twitter allows you to make connections in 140 characters or less, and Facebook has everything else. So, what does [...]

Day 1: What is Live Blogging?

do what you love, the money will follow

Whenever I tell people that The Write Design Company offers live blogging services, there are three questions I get: What is live blogging? Is it like Twitter? What is the difference between blogging and live blogging? Here are the answers to all of those questions. What is Live Blogging? Live blogging is real-time reporting.  Event [...]

8 Benefits of Blogging for Business

Blogging for Business

Blogging has gained popularity over the past few years, but business blogging has really exploded.  In addition to making clients and prospects aware of their products and services, organizations use them for customer service, lead generation and promotion.  Following are eight benefits of business blogging that can apply to all organizations regardless of size and [...]