Webinar: Blogging for Business – April 27

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Cynthia Closkey

With so many kind of social media and online networks, is good ol’ blogging still useful for business? Yes! This webinar, intended for independent professionals and business owners, will cover the basics of why and how to create a blog for business, and then how to go beyond the basics to make something amazing. Why blog, how to start, where to find content, how to connect it with other marketing and business processes, and where to find help (especially free resources).

Presenter: Cynthia Closkey, President of Big Big Design

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Blogging for Business
Wednesday April 27
11:00am EDT
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A few notes about this webinar: It will be a 45 minute seminar, including time for questions. I’ll be covering some of the same information from my session of the same name at Pittsburgh PodCamp 5, but updated for 2011.

How will this webinar compare with the course I’m teaching in May at CCAC, “Nonprofit Blogging for Profit“? Well, the CCAC course will be longer — three hours long — and will include hands-on application of some of the topics covered. And it will focus on special needs of nonprofits.

Upcoming: “Nonprofit Blogging for Profit”

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Cynthia Closkey

I’m teaching another course in the CCAC Nonprofit Academy, this one titled “Nonprofit Blogging for Profit.”

In this workshop, we’ll discuss the ways that blogging can benefit your organization — it’s a fantastic complement to your existing outreach and community-building efforts. I’ll show you how to go about planning a blog and give you a range of options for setting one up.

It’s a three hour workshop, and we’ll be as hands-on as possible. By the end of the session, you’ll have a clear plan for how to get started and how to measure success to bring the rest of your organization on-board.

(If you attended my “Blogging for Business” session at PodCamp Pittsburgh 5, you’ll find that this workshop is updated and expanded from that, and has a close focus on nonprofits. That session received very positive feedback, so we can build on its success!)

When: Wednesday, May 25, 6-9pm
Where: CCAC Allegheny Campus
Fee: $75
Course section: XGM-719-58701

To register, sign up at the CCAC website.

Upcoming: “Creating a Website for Your Nonprofit”

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Cynthia Closkey

I’ll be teaching a few courses in the CCAC’s Nonprofit Academy program this Spring. The first will be “Creating a Website for Your Nonprofit.”

This 3-hour course is designed to bring the Nonprofit organization into the world of technology by creating or updating an existing website for the organization. Student will learn various options in creating a website – the pros and cons of an in-house set up or contracting someone to create and run the site depending on budget..

This is an introductory level course for someone who is starting a website for a nonprofit organization, or perhaps taking over the role of managing a website for the first time. (Much of the information would be useful to someone in business as well.)

It’s a three hour workshop, and we’ll be as hands-on as possible. The goal will be to give you an understanding of what steps and resources are needed to create and maintain a website. By the end of the session, you’ll know what your next steps should be and how to get started.

When: Wednesday, April 6, 6-9pm
Where: CCAC Allegheny Campus
Fee: $75
Course section: XGM-716-58701

To register, sign up at the CCAC website.

Recommended: Pittsburgh SEO Workshop

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Cynthia Closkey

Our friends at Lunametrics are offering a one-day SEO workshop this week, and there’s still time to sign up.

Want your site to show up at the top of Google but don’t want to spend a fortune to get it done? Here’s something most SEO consultation companies won’t tell you: You can do it yourself.

The workshop will be on June 23 from 8am to 5:30pm, at Left Field Meeting Space in Pittsburgh (across the street from PNC Park).

Find out more about the SEO workshop and register today.

AMA Pittsburgh Marketing Mixer at Six Penn Kitchen

Posted on May 31, 2008 by Cynthia Closkey

Meet local marketers and enjoy the downtown scene.

When: Thursday, June 12, from 5:30 to 7:30p
Where: Six Penn Kitchen, 146 Sixth Street, Pittsburgh
Who: Anyone, plus members of the American Marketing Association’s Pittsburgh chapter
How much: $20 for food, two drinks, and unlimited mingling

Enhanced mingling is courtesy of The Famous Grouse, Scotland’s oldest working distillery, whose reps will be on hand with samples of their exceptional single-malt whiskeys.

To find out more and register online, see the event page.

These events were great fun last summer, with a lot of marketing and general socializing. I have to miss this June mixer, but I hope you will check it out. And I look forward to the other mixers later this summer.

DevHouse Pittsburgh #4 — BBQ House Party

Posted on May 9, 2008 by Cynthia Closkey

DevHouse Pittsburgh is "the premier Pittsburgh-area hackathon event that combines serious and not-so-serious productivity with a fun and exciting party atmosphere."

We’re about rapid development, ad-hoc collaboration, and cross pollination. Whether you’re a l33t hax0r, hardcore coder, or passionate designer, if you enjoy software and technology development, DevHouse Pittsburgh is for you.

DevHouse is not a marketing event. It’s a non-exclusive event intended for passionate and creative technical and design people that want to have some fun, learn new things, and meet new people.

When: Saturday, June 14, 2008, 2pm – 8pm

Where: Karl Schieneman’s house, 4685 Middle Road, Allison Park, PA 15101

Details of the BBQ are not yet resolved — one scenario is that each person might bring their own grillables, with beverages, sides, and fixings provided. Check the DevHouse Pittsburgh website for updated information, and to RSVP so they have a good guess at a headcount.

It’s sure to be an interesting and fun event. I hope to see you there!

PodCamp Pittsburgh 3

Posted on March 27, 2008 by Cynthia Closkey

PodCamp Pittsburgh 3 is the third iteration of a community UnConference for people who create, enjoy or are interested in learning more about blogs, vlogs, audio podcasts, web video, content networks and new media monetization.

WHEN: Saturday, October 18 through Sunday, October 19, from 9 AM to 4 PM each day
WHERE: The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, 420 Boulevard of the Allies, 15219
WHO: New media experts, new media creators, aspiring new media creators, communications and PR personnel, and you!
HOW MUCH: Free!

Registration will open soon at the PodCamp Pittsburgh website . Mark your calendar!

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