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Yo! It’s Blogging time again!

sliloh — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:05:38 +0000

Well, I’ll be a monkey’s unc….er aunt!

Registration is open at LVSOnline until January 6, 2010. We offer two blogging classes, Blogging Basics with WordPress and Blogging for Fun, Fame and Fortune.

Blogging Basics course description:

“WordPress is an incredibly powerful and free blogging platform that makes creating a basic blog fun and easy to create. But did you know that you can also use WordPress to power a fully functional web site? WordPress allows you to create pages, galleries, shopping carts and more, all in addition to its blog features. There are two ways of utilizing WordPress. The first is to let WordPress host your own blog for you at wordpress.com. The second way is to use WordPress’ free software on your web site. That gives you more flexibility, power and options but it does require some basic technical skills. WordPress is a great tool but blogging isn’t just about tools.

Blogs are a great way to keep up to date with friends, family, your hobbies, your interests and your business concerns. Blogs can be easier to set up and maintain then most other web sites, making them accessible to many more people. The other thing that makes blogs different is how they encourage and facilitate a dialog between you and your readers. Now you can have a voice on the web.

This course will teach you the art and science of basic blogging. You will learn:

what are blogs and how they differ from other web sites
how to define your blog topic -Hint it needs to be one of your passions!
how to use the FREE WordPress platform to install and manage your blog
how to modify WordPress so it fits your work style
how to find blogging ideas
how to start conversations on your blog
the relationship between blogs and social networking
how to modify your blog with basic themes and widgets
how to set up WordPress on your own web site
the pros and cons of having WordPress hosting your site versus hosting it yourself
how to include photos, video and sound on your blog
which plug-ins are important in a self hosted blog”

Blogging for Fun, Fame and Fortune course description:

“Blogging is taking the world by storm! The heart of its power lies in its immediacy of publishing information, the ease of setting up and maintaining a blog and its interaction with its users. Blogs are used for everything from private family updates to journals to product reviews to photo journals to political podiums. As well as being a satisfying outlet on a personal level, blogs can be a powerful communication tool. Businesses, from freelancers to large corporations like Boeing, are using blogs to promote their products/services, gain and maintain customer loyalty, obtain customer feedback, and communicate news to their customers. In addition to business, blogs are a very effective means of communicating about social, health, technology, political and art issues.

During this course, you will learn about the art and science of blogging. We will use the popular and FREE WordPress software to install and administer our blog. We will cover how to write engaging titles and blog posts, how to use blog directories, how to build authority in the blogging world and how to share your blog with others. We will focus on the interactive nature of blogging and how to increase participation on your blog without a lot of spam. There is so much happening in the world of blogging and blogging promotion, that it is hard to cover it all in six weeks. With this in mind, the course will vary slightly each session to allow us to devote more time to study and put into practice different blog elements. The purpose is twofold. First, blogging is all about community. This course is designed to create, nurture and support a community of LVS Bloggers. You can take this course once for the content or you can take it multiple times as a means of “continuing education” and networking. The second purpose is to provide dynamic and up to date information about blogging.

Although there is a base curriculum for this course, each session the students will help select some of the topics covered. Participation and practice will be the focus of this class. Part of the student’s learning process will include assisting other students via feedback and input.

Not all blogs will gain you fame and fortune but they all can be fun! For those blog topics that are conducive to it, we will also cover revenue streams like tip jars, affiliates, advertisements and sponsorships. Some bloggers, like Dooce, SimpleBits and Lockergnome, have turned their blogs into fulltime businesses.”

I hope you’ll join us, we have a lot of fun and you will learn lots!

Still time to register ar LVS Online

sliloh — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:16:02 +0000

The classrooms are open! First lesson posts October 31st. You could join us in blogging classes, we have a basic one to help you set up a blog and define your topic and all that good stuff. Then we have Blogging for Fun, Fame and Fortune which is an advanced course and can really get you on your way. I assist in those. I’m taking a Javascript basics class this session also. Last one I took Joomla, that was a lot of fun.

Registration is open at LVS Online

sliloh — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:32:59 +0000

LVS Online has a fantastic selection of classes, whether you are looking to learn graphics programs, web development, photography, and many more. Check it out, registration closes October 28th. I assist in the blogging and mysql classes. Join us, it’s a lot of fun

LVS Online Registration is Open!

sliloh — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:44:13 +0000

Registration for the March session is open at LVS Online! The classrooms open March 9, 2009. Registration will end on March 11, 2009 and the first lesson will post on March 14, 2009. Check it out!

Blogging basics class registration is here. Will teach you all the basics to setting up and posting to your blog.

Blogging for Fun, Fame and Fortunes registration is here. This is where we really get into the nitty gritty

For more info about it check out Bean’s class blog over yonder. She is an amazing instructor.

If these don’t fly your kite go look at the awesome variety of classes they offer, from Painter, to Illustrator, to digital photography, to ASP and so much more. LVS Online Registration.

It is 57 degrees here and that makes me sooo tempted to take the photography class…but wait! This is February! I think I’ll wait til the next one so I can find something more interesting to photograph than me feet

Blogging classes at LVS Online

sliloh — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:47:46 +0000

If you ever wondered about the ins and outs of blogging this is the class for you. It really opened my eyes to a whole other world, namely all those social networking sites.

Bean is a great instructor and let me tell you that woman has some serious knowledge in that head of hers You will learn how to set up a blog, write effectively, network to get your blog noticed and have a lot of fun doing it!

Registration is open right now at LVS Online for this and many other excellent classes. I know because I’ve taken lots of them! To register for the blogging class click here. Or just go check out the others they have available. Classes start on August 30th. I’m the new assistant and I hope to see you there.

Caveat: You have my word that this is not a picture of either Bean or I. Nor will blogging transform you into anyone that looks like that (unless of course, you already do)

Heh, I’m taking a blogging class

sliloh — Wed, 07 May 2008 07:29:00 +0000

at LVS Online. Maybe I’ll find something to talk about besides my lame mental health and stuff. I’ve taken a lot of classes there, html, css, tables, flash, actionscript, javascript, php, painter classes. I reckon I’m going to run out of interesting ones soon. This one looks like it’ll be a lot of fun though, lots of folks in it. They are really professional classes and best of all cheap! You should check them out Way back in the day, I took Bryce and Poser classes there. i was pretty lost before that. I had a whole page of Poser Bloopers on my website once. They were hilarious.