Des Walsh started blogging in 2003 to help promote his coaching business. In the process he became an evangelist for blogging and other social media in business. A former senior public sector executive, Des established his communications consulting, training and coaching business in the late 1980s. He is founding Moderator of the LinkedIn Bloggers Group, author of the e-book 7 Step Business Blog, soon to be published in Mandarin Chinese, and co-author of LinkedIn for Recruiting. Des has spoken on blogging and social media at conferences in Australia, the USA and China. He is a Solutions Partner for the WordFrame collaboration and social media platform.