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My Blog is a Business? Building a Foundation that Can Help You Grow Your Blog Past the Hobby Stage
Grow Your Blog Past the Hobby Stage
Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, 222
Odds are your blog has grown organically without a lot of thought being paid to business basics. You may not have the time to spend a semester taking business fundamentals, but in an hour you can get the high points.
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Chris Brogan is a ten year veteran of using social media and technology to build digital relationships for businesses, organizations, and individuals. Chris speaks, blogs, writes articles, and makes media of all kinds at [chrisbrogan.com], a social media blog.
Chris is also the cofounder of the PodCamp new media conference series, exploring the use of new media community tools to extend and build value. He currently serves as VP Strategy & Technology at CrossTech Media, an integrated media and events business. Chris frequently speaks at and attends marketing and social media events, sharing his passion for all things social media.
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Sept. 20 at 12:15 PM: Bloggers & PR
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Rob McNealy is a small business, entrepreneurship, and startup junkie. His
passion is using social media to evangelize and promote small and low tech
companies, a well as coaching entrepreneurs on his www.StartupStoryRadio.com
podcast and blog. Besides doing social media marketing consulting through
his marketing company www.ContrivedMedia.com, Rob has a strong background in construction and flooring so he started the www.AskAFloorGuy.com blog and
podcast to keep himself firmly grounded in the low tech world.
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Jeremy Wright is a serial entrepreneur, some have even said "blogpreneur"
for his focus on communications-oriented ventures. He is an internationally
recognized authority on blogging who has helped hundreds of people and many
high profile companies develop strategies to incorporate blogs into their
business plans. Jeremy also consults on blogging, communication, IT and time
management and is the author of the book Blog Marketing, which is designed
to help businesses come to grips with blogs and really start engaging with
their audience, customers and consumers on a 1-1 basis.
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Sept. 19 at 9:00 AM: b5media Blogger Summit: State of the Industry
Sept. 20 at 2:45 PM: Power Widgets to Amp Your Blog
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Nina Yablok has been practicing business law for 32 years. She advised her first online client, the owner of one of Compuserve’s largest forums, in 1994. She is a former member of the California State Bar Association’s Business Law Section’s Cyberspace Law Committee. She is currently General Counsel to Pajamas Media, and represents other online as well as bricks and mortar businesses. Nina is an experienced speaker. She has spoken for many chambers of commerce, bar associations, trade associations, and schools. On a less serious note, Nina has won several “Humorous Speaking” contests as a member of with Toastmasters.
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Sept. 19 at 2:00 PM: Top 10 Ways to Blog Your Way Into a Lawsuit
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