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Professional Development

 

The ACP/EPA’s 4th Annual Fall Seminar

Friday, October 5, 2007, Chicago

  From ink to electrons
 

Making the most of your Web presence

 

The 2007 fall training session offered by the Associated Church Press and the Evangelical Press Association will take place Friday, Oct. 5, in Chicago.

The program will focus on making the most of Internet presence. In just one day you'll learn:

Everything you need to know about Christian blogs

bullet How to build traffic.
bullet How to build a blog network for a magazine or newspaper.
bullet The language of blogging: (social networking, blogrolling, etc.)
bullet Google page rankings
bullet How to leverage print intellectual property in an online community.
bullet Web 2.0 technology and its negative impact on print media
bullet Q & A session

How it worked: Trial and error at The Lutheran's membership site

bullet How to develop online memberships for print subscribers and non-subscribers.
bullet How to determine where to put "the wall" between members and non-members.
bullet How to use site statistics to analyze and refine site membership models.
bullet Issues to consider when removing user postings.
bullet Legal issues surrounding the sale of archived articles.

How to go digital with your print magazine

bullet Learn how digital editions can boost your circulation, lower the cost of outreach (especially to international audiences), and enhance your brand via support for blogging and social networks.
bullet Gain insight into digital edition costs, savings and new sources of revenue.
bullet Understand how digital editions can improve the metrics for your web site with increased traffic, better overall search engine optimization.

The training session begins with an continental breakfast at 8:30 a.m., and the program runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. with a break for lunch (included). The cost is just $140 for ACP or EPA members ($195 for non-members). Learn about:

bullet Location
bullet Speakers

 

To Register: CLICK HERE or call Joe Thoma at (407) 341-6615.

 

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