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Blog Design Bootcamp is designed to teach virtual assistants, web professionals, and
entrepreneurs how to install, customize, and manage blogs so they can charge more for their
services, get more clients, and create blogs faster, easier and with less effort. The course is
scheduled to begin Monday, June 22, 2009, although late registrations are welcomed.
“Virtual assistants are looking for ways to add value to their clients. Blog sites, and especially
Wordpress blogs are becoming more and more popular. It’s what our clients are clamoring for.
The bootcamp provides the background for virtual assistants or anyone with an interest in blog
design to get started with blogs,” says Blaskie. “It’s a great value-added service to offer.”
Taught by Erin Blaskie, this 5-day intensive webinar bootcamp is a blueprint for understanding
the latest Wordpress interface, how to customize themes, and how to market and manage blog
design services.
Blog Design Bootcamp will be taught live in a webinar format making it accessible to everyone
(everything will be recorded). Materials include study/action guides for each class, a blog design
checklist, a copy of the ebook Blog Traffic Explosion, and more.
Blog Design Bootcamp begins June 22, 2009, but late registrations are allowed since all material
is recorded and available each day:
Class #1 – Understanding the Basics (2 hours) - What is a blog; installing WordPress; choosing a
theme; overview of the dashboard; basic plugins and more
Class #2 – Customizing a Theme -- Part I (2 Hours) - Understanding design files; theme editor;
CSS; setting up Google Analytics; understanding settings and user menus
Class #3 – Customizing a Theme -- Part II (2 Hours) - Creating customer headers; changing out
base graphics; side bar widgets; advanced plug-ins; working with external services like
Feedburner
Class #4 – Other House-Keeping Functions (2 Hours) – creating and managing categories, pages
posts; setting permissions and privacy; using email ; backing up the blog
Class #5 – How to Deliver Blog Design to Your Clients (2 Hours) – understanding the client’s
needs and vision; working with a design brief; what to charge for blog design; setting boundaries
with clients
Interested participants have unlimited access to the course materials after the class has ended
since it will automatically be bundled as a self-study course.
Erin Blaskie is the CEO and Founder of Business Services, ETC, an internet marketing strategy and
implementation firm. Serving clientele around the world, Erin and her staff of strategic implementers
serve a variety of industries including healthcare, law, ecommerce, internet marketing, real estate,
financial services, as well as independent business professionals including authors, speakers, coaches, and
trainers. She has been featured in three books -- Becoming an Online Business Manager by Tina Forsyth,
My So-Called Freelance Life by Michelle Goodman, and The Official AWE Emerging Trends Guide
2009 compiled by the Association of Web Entrepreneurs. She has been interviewed by dozens of gurus
and media personalities including John Jantsch of Duct Tape Marketing, Sheri McConnell, Stacy
Karacostas, Gina McNew, and others. Honored as Office Arrow’s 2008 Runner-Up Business Woman of
the Year, Erin has also been featured in major news publications such as ABCNews.com, the Ottawa
Citizen, and the Employment Journal. A regular invite to speak at events of interest to entrepreneurs, Erin
is also the creator of numerous programs including Blog Design Bootcamp, Photoshop is Easy, Business
Systems & Productivity, Dreamweaver Basics, Easy Ebooks Bootcamp, Project Management Bootcamp,
Savvy Social Networking, Teleseminars Made Easy, Ustream for Business, Blog Traffic Explosion, and
30 Days of Delegation.