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Steps in Launching a Blog: Talking About Social Photo Talk

In September, I gave a talk at WordCamp Seattle titled “After Launching a Couple Dozen Blogs, I Figured Out how to Do It Right.” It’s a look at lessons learned over several years of blogging, and the talk follows the steps I used when launching Social Photo Talk. If you’re interested in starting [...]

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Social Media Events for Non-Techies: Meet Andy

A while ago we heard from Laurie, a non-techie who I met while at WordCamp Seattle. I also recorded a brief video with Andy Davis of the Phinney Ridge Blog, a neighborhood microblog in Seattle. Andy was at WordCamp to learn more about publishing with the WordPress blog platform; here are his thoughts [...]

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Chris Pirillo on Community

We hear so much about “community” as it relates to the web and social media… but what is community? Recently Chris Pirillo gave a great talk at WordCamp Seattle on the topic of community. I was in the audience and several of his points really resonated with me so I wanted to pass [...]

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Social Media Events for Non-Techies: Meet Laurie

You’re probably a photographer. You may or may not consider yourself a techie. What’s the value in attending social media related events if social media isn’t your core competency? It’s a great opportunity to brush up on some supplementary marketing skills that will help you grow your business.
I recently attended WordCamp Seattle, [...]

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What Part of Your Photo Business is Social Media?

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One of the first articles on Social Photo Talk was a look at What Should a Photographer Blog About. In that article, I mentioned that it’s important to identify the audience for your blog. Another important aspect of blogging as a photographer is to decide how your blog fits into your business. [...]

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