The workshop navigated writers with differing levels of
social media proficiency, exploring anything from the Twitter gospel of using
hashtags (#) to why a blogger should also use Facebook. Writers from a wide
range of genres were eager to learn and generated exuberant discussion.
“When I decided to attend the session on blogging, I was sure in myhttp://riseupriseabove.ca mind that I will not find the time to do it; but I just wanted toknow about it all the same. Nina's enthusiastic and yet demystifying class, converted me. She made the activity of blogging both enjoyable and somehow a necessary aspect of modern life - the new communication to connect with the World, the people, our audience.”—Prata Reddy, Toronto writer
Nina teaches about blogging
The workshop overviewed the history of social media; we
reviewed the five most common and useful social media and what their best uses
are; and I described the structure of a typical blog. I reviewed: branding, SEO
(how to bring and keep traffic coming to your blog), tagging, content, times
and schedules, comments and linking to / from other social networks. Through my
own example over a dozen blogs (both my own and guest blogging) and as many
social media, I explored a system that allowed me to create a strong Internet
presence—and still have time to go to the beach!
Nina Munteanu with RuRA's Cheryl Xavier |
The Blogging & Social Media Workshop for
Writers is ongoing through RuRA! If you’re a Toronto writer and
starting a blog or just wondering if you should, this workshop is for you.
Contact Ru!RA! for the next Blogging Workshop in the GTA.
For more information on the Telling My Story workshop series and on RuRA! visit my previous post here.
For more information on the Telling My Story workshop series and on RuRA! visit my previous post here.
Contact:
For more information on Ru!RA! and their programs go to their
website or contact the director, Cheryl Antao Xavier at
cxavier@riseupriseabove.ca.
Ru!RA! Website: http://riseupriseabove.ca
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