FYI:

OUR NEXT CLASS RUNS Saturday, December 8th

Current course: Blogging for Beginners

What: a hands-on learn to blog workshop

When: 10-2 Saturday, December 8^th, 2007

Where: Tradeworks Training Society, Downtown Vancouver

Why: Get a blog up and running in one day with personal instruction in small classes. This workshop covers blog basics like:

• what a blog can and can’t do for you
• how to post podcasts, video, audio, images, and text in your blog
• basic copyright law and accepted practices
• solving basic technical problems, where to find help
• privacy and the internet

Who: raincoaster media ltd, in partnership with Tradeworks Training Society.

Contact bloggingclasses AT gmail DOT com or 778-235-0592.

How(much)? $65 tuition. Please pre-register to ensure your reservation.

With class size limited to 8, this will be a program of personalized, hands-on learning. During the class you will create your own blog, tweak the design, publish your first few posts, add a YouTube video, and even some music. You will leave with a functional, personalized blog and the skills you need to run it.

Upcoming Courses: Corporate and Nonprofit Blogging, Pimp My Blog (blog promotion), Blogging for Business, and Photoblogging (online and in Montreal, courtesy Neath of Walking Turcot Yards). Please email bloggingclasses AT gmail DOT com to be put on the notification list.

Bio: Lorraine Murphy has been blogging for many years, and her flagship blog, raincoaster, is ranked in the top 20,000 blogs in the world. She maintains The Shebeen Club Blog for the literary group of the same name, running through rain for students of her course Blogging to Personal Growth, and Blogger’s Blurt, a resource for beginning Wordpress bloggers. She mommyblogs at TeenyManolo and celebrityblogs at Ayyyy!. Ms Murphy is the author of Terminal City: Vancouver’s Missing Women and a former Small Business Columnist at Business in Vancouver newspaper and Occupational Pursuit magazine. As one of the cornerstone volunteers in the Wordpress.com technical help forums, she has long experience helping beginning bloggers develop fluency and achievement online.

Contact us for more details:

bloggingclasses AT gmail DOT com

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Current course: Blogging for Entrepreneurs

What: Blogging for Entrepreneurs build a blog workshop

When: 9:30-4:30 Saturday, November 24^th, 2007

Where: Tradeworks Training Society, Downtown Vancouver

Why: Get a blog up and running in one day with personal instruction in small classes. This workshop covers blog basics like:

• what a blog can and can’t do for you
• podcasting, video, audio, and text posts
• basic copyright law and accepted practices
• presenting a professional image
• doing business over blogs
• advertising: gold mine or black hole?
• solving basic technical problems, where to find help
• how to increase your readership

Who: raincoaster media ltd, in partnership with Tradeworks Training Society.

Contact bloggingclasses AT gmail DOT com or 778-235-0592.

How(much)? $100 tuition. Please pre-register to ensure your reservation.

With class size limited to 8, this will be a program of personalized, hands-on learning. During the class you will create your own blog, tweak the design, publish your first few posts, add a YouTube video, and even some music. You will leave with a functional, personalized blog and all the skills you need to run it.

Upcoming Courses: Corporate and Nonprofit Blogging, Blogging for Entrepreneurs, and Photoblogging (online and in Montreal, courtesy Neath of Walking Turcot Yards). Please email to be put on the notification list.

Bio: Lorraine Murphy has been blogging for many years, and her flagship blog, raincoaster, is ranked in the top 20,000 blogs in the world. She maintains The Shebeen Club Blog for the literary group of the same name, running through rain for students of her course Blogging to Personal Growth, and Blogger’s Blurt, a resource for beginning Wordpress bloggers. She mommyblogs at TeenyManolo and celebrityblogs at Ayyyy!. Ms Murphy is the author of Terminal City: Vancouver’s Missing Women and a former Small Business Columnist at Business in Vancouver newspaper and Occupational Pursuit magazine. As one of the cornerstone volunteers in the Wordpress.com technical help forums, she has long experience helping beginning bloggers develop fluency and achievement online.

Contact us for more details at bloggingclasses AT gmail DOT com.

What: Blog Promotion 101

When: 9:30am-12:30 pm, Saturday, September 29th, 2007

Where: Tradeworks Training Society, Chinatown

Why: Now that you’ve got a blog, why toil in obscurity? Whether your goal is global media domination, raising your professional profile, or just getting your voice heard, this course will teach you techniques of effective and appropriate blog promotion. Each course is strictly limited to no more than 10 students, and covers blog basics like:
· what a blog can and can’t do for you, famewise
· professional vs personal profiles and promotion
· community netiquette and joining the blogosphere at large
· what to say when you have nothing to say/what to say when you have far too much to say.

Who: raincoaster media ltd, in partnership with Tradeworks Training Society.

How(much)? $50 tuition prepaid only.
To register: email lorraine.murphy@gmail.com and reserve your space via the secure Paypal link at the top right-hand corner of http://runningthroughrain.wordpress.com. Reservation guaranteed only upon acceptance of payment.

With class size limited to 10, this will be a program of personalized, hands-on learning. Learn how to let Google and Technorati and other search engines know you exist, and begin to take part in the blogging community as a whole, including where to turn when you need help. The session includes an introduction to proven and values-driven blog promotion practices and netiquette. You will leave with all the skills you need to take your blog as high as you want to go. See you on Technorati!

Upcoming Courses: Corporate and Nonprofit Blogging, Blogging for Entrepreneurs, and Photoblogging (online and in Montreal, courtesy Neath of Walking Turcot Yards). Please email to be put on the notification list.

Bio: Lorraine Murphy has been blogging for many years, and her flagship blog, raincoaster, is ranked in the top 15,000 blogs in the world. She maintains The Shebeen Club Blog for the literary group of the same name, running through rain for students of her course Blogging to Personal Growth, and Blogger’s Blurt, a resource for beginning Wordpress bloggers. She mommyblogs at TeenyManolo and celebrityblogs at Ayyyy! Ms Murphy is the author of Terminal City: Vancouver’s Missing Women and a former Small Business Columnist at Business in Vancouver newspaper and Occupational Pursuit magazine. As one of the cornerstone volunteers in the Wordpress.com technical help forums, she has long experience helping beginning bloggers develop fluency and achievement online.

Just a quick note to let everyone know that raincoaster media (ie me) will be giving the popular course Bloggging for Beginners again. This will be split into two half-day sessions, a week apart, to give students time to work with their blogs and develop specific questions and fluency. Let’s face it: we were all overloaded after last month’s marathon 1-day session.

At some point in the next two weeks we’ll announce an online course session as well, via either MSNMessenger or Second Life, and in early September we’ll be giving our course in the sunny Okanagan.

Blogging for Beginners will run in Vancouver once per month for the forseeable future.

Students can choose from morning or afternoon sessions: the first will run Saturday, August 18th, and the second Saturday, August 25th. Morning sessions begin at 9:30 and end at 12:30, while afternoon sessions begin at 1:30 and end at 4:30. Classes will be held at Tradeworks Training Society downtown (loads of street parking, and easy access to buses and Stadium Skytrain Station).

Our original announcement is here; please note the format change.

What: Blogging for Beginners: from Zero to Technorati

When: 9:30am-4:30 pm, Saturday, August 18th and August 25th, 2007

Where: Tradeworks Training Society, Vancouver

Why: Get your blog up and running in one day, optimized and pimped out in two! Strictly limited to no more than 8 students, this course covers blog basics like:

· what a blog can and can’t do for you
· doing business on blogs/advertising and Adsense
· podcasting, video, audio, and text posts
· basic copyright law and accepted practices
· blog promotion
· joining the blogosphere at large
· solving basic technical problems, where to find help
· what to say when you have nothing to say/what to say when you have far too much to say.

Who: raincoaster media ltd, in partnership with Tradeworks Training Society.
Contact lorraine.murphy at gmail.com for more information

How(much)? $100 tuition. Pre-register to reserve your space: email lorraine.murphy at gmail.com or phone 778-235-0592, and pay via the secure Paypal link on running through rain.

Blogging is the most powerful self-publishing tool ever invented; not only is it free and accessible, but it’s easy. Let Vancouver blogger and entrepreneur Lorraine Murphy teach you the skills to start up, maintain and promote your own blog. Whether you’re interested in blogs for self-expression, showcasing your professional expertise, personal journaling, keeping in touch with family, making new friends, sharing poems, or even publishing a book, this intensive course will get you up and running.

With class size limited to 8, this will be a program of personalized, hands-on learning. During the class you will create your own blog, tweak the design, publish your first post, add a YouTube video, and even some music. Then you’ll learn how to let Google and Technorati and other search engines know you exist, and begin to take part in the blogging community as a whole, including where to turn when you need help. We’ll wrap up with a lesson on effective and values-driven blog promotion practices and netiquette. You will leave with a functional, optimized blog and all the skills you need to take it as high in the blogosphere as you want to go. See you on Technorati!

Bio: Lorraine Murphy is a Vancouver blogger, writer, and editor. She has been blogging for many years, both professionally and personally, and her flagship blog, raincoaster, is ranked in the top 16,000 blogs in the world. She also maintains The Shebeen Club Blog for the literary group of the same name, and running through rain, for students of her course Blogging to Personal Growth. Ms Murphy is the author of Terminal City: Vancouver’s Missing Women and a former Small Business Columnist at Business in Vancouver newspaper and Occupational Pursuit magazine. As one of the cornerstone volunteers in the Wordpress.com technical help forums, she has long experience helping beginning bloggers develop fluency and achievement online.

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What: Blogging for Beginners: from Zero to Technorati in 7 hours

When: 9:30am-4:30 pm, Saturday, July 28th, 2007

Where: Tradeworks Training Society, 2nd floor, 87 East Pender Street at Columbia, Vancouver

Why: Get your blog up and running in one day:
strictly limited to no more than 8 students, this course covers blog basics like:

· what a blog can and can’t do for you
· doing business on blogs/advertising and Adsense
· podcasting, video, audio, and text posts
· basic copyright law and accepted practices
· blog promotion
· joining the blogosphere at large
· solving basic technical problems, where to find help
· what to say when you have nothing to say/what to say when you have far too much to say.

Who: raincoaster media ltd, in partnership with Tradeworks Training Society.
Contact lorraine.murphy at gmail.com for more information

How(much)? $100 tuition for the full day
Pre-register to reserve your space: email lorraine.murphy at gmail.com or phone 778-235-0592

Blogging is the most powerful self-publishing tool ever invented; not only is it free and accessible, but it’s easy. Let Vancouver blogger and entrepreneur Lorraine Murphy teach you the skills to start up, maintain and promote your own blog. Whether you’re interested in blogs for self-expression, showcasing your professional expertise, personal journaling, keeping in touch with family, making new friends, sharing poems, or even publishing a book, this intensive one-day course will get you up and running.
With class size limited to 8, this will be a day of personalized, hands-on learning. During the class you will create your own blog, tweak the design, publish your first post, add a YouTube video, and even some music. Then you’ll learn how to let Google and Technorati and other search engines know you exist, and begin to take part in the blogging community as a whole, including where to turn when you need help. We’ll wrap up with a lesson on effective and values-driven blog promotion practices and netiquette. You will leave with a functional, optimized blog and all the skills you need to take it as high in the blogosphere as you want to go. See you on Technorati!

Bio: Lorraine Murphy is a Vancouver blogger, writer, and editor. She has been blogging for many years, both professionally and personally, and her flagship blog, raincoaster, is ranked in the top 16,000 blogs in the world. She also maintains The Shebeen Club Blog for the literary group of the same name, and running through rain, for students of her course Blogging to Personal Growth. Ms Murphy is the author of Terminal City: Vancouver’s Missing Women and a former Small Business Columnist at Business in Vancouver newspaper and Occupational Pursuit magazine. As one of the cornerstone volunteers in the Wordpress.com technical help forums, she has long experience helping beginning bloggers develop fluency and achievement online.

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What: The Shebeen Club: Blogging as Writer’s Practice

When: 7-9pm, Tuesday, June 26^th, 2007

Where: The Shebeen, behind the Irish Heather, 217 Carrall Street in Gastown

Why: Learn the rewards blogging can bring to a writer’s daily practice

Who: Contact lorraine dot murphy at gmail dot com for more information

How(much)? $15 includes presentation and dinner

Blogging is the most powerful self-publishing tool ever invented; not only is it free and accessible, but it’s easy. Even the least technical can master it quickly. Learn the many powerful ways that blogging can reinforce and encourage your writing every day. Whether you’re working on a book, writing poetry, or working in multimedia, a blog can encourage your creative process and help you spread the word of your own genius!

This is a nontechnical introduction to blogging practices and benefits, not a how-to-blog course.

Your admission includes a dinner of bangers and mash or vegetarian pasta, plus one glass of pop, wine or beer, not to mention excellent company!

Bio: Lorraine Murphy is a Vancouver blogger, writer, and editor. She has been blogging for many years, both professionally and personally, and her flagship blog, www.raincoaster.com, is ranked in the top 18,000 blogs in the world. She also maintains The Shebeen Club Blog and running through rain, for students of her course Blogging to Personal Growth. Ms Murphy is the author of Terminal City: Vancouver’s Missing Women and a former Small Business Columnist at Business in Vancouver newspaper and Occupational Pursuit magazine.

Lorraine Murphy and Lori Dunn are the co-founders of the Shebeen Club.

7-7:30: meet and mingle

7:30-8: listen and learn

8-whenever: Blogger versus Wordpress GoogleJuice Splashdown.

From our April presenter, artist and publisher Robert Chaplin. You can read his blog at RChaplin.blogspot.com. This short film, based on his book 10 Counting Cat, is obviously the perfect present for your budding Goth.

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