Blogging for $$$$

If you think that blogging is just a fun new tool that can help you market your organization and connect with the younger generation, you may want to read this article by blogging entrepreneur Yaro Starak.

The blog article is titled, I Made $6549.52 From Blogging in March. (Yes, he really did.)

Your organization may not have the resources or even the inclination to devote to building a blog revenue stream, but Yaro's blog, The Entrepreneur's Journey, (http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com) offers a wealth of free information on how to start a blog and build traffic - basics for every blogger.

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DigitalNow- the proven leadership conference for associations. 2007 conference materials, workshop notes, survey result information, and on-site news are now available for viewing and download. Visit the official DigitalNow web site at http://www.fusionproductions.com/digitalnow/content

Blog tips from experts

Interested in starting a blog? Here are five tips from blog experts:

1. Know your motive
2. Pick a platform
3. Just do it
4. Promote yourself
5. Play nice

To read more about these tips, see the article at USAWeekend.com. (http://usaweekend.com/07_issues/070527/070527blog.html)

If you already have a blog, and find that you are running out of steam, check out the post at lifehack.org, How to Prevent Running Out of Blogging Steam.

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DigitalNow- the proven leadership conference for associations. 2007 conference materials, workshop notes, survey result information, and on-site news are now available for viewing and download. Visit the official DigitalNow web site at http://www.fusionproductions.com/digitalnow/content

Social Networking factoids

If you're wondering about the power and popularity of social networking, consider these facts:

• Nearly 5% of all U.S. web visits are captured by MySpace.com
• 20 million users visit YouTube each month. Each one spends an average of 27 minutes at the site.
• Technorati tracks more than 50 million blogs. 40,000 new ones are created each day.
• 56.6% of online community members log into their community at least once a day. 70% of them interact with others while they're logged in.
  
• A McKinsey study found that members of an online community
  
• visited a site 9 times as often
• stayed 5 times as long
• represented 65% of sales even though they only represented 35% of users

Learn more about social networking and community building by downloading, Brand Marketers Meet Social Networks, an Eluma White Paper.

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DigitalNow- the proven leadership conference for associations. Conference materials, workshop notes, survey result information, and on-site news are now available for viewing and download. Visit the official DigitalNow web site at http://www.fusionproductions.com/digitalnow/content

DigitalNow "Buccaneer Bash" photos now available

If you attended DigitalNow 2007, then you know it was another sold-out, banner year. The days were packed with workshops, keynotes speakers, and lots of opportunities to network and share ideas.

But as we learned on Friday night at "Cap'n Jack Sparrow's Buccaneer Bash,"the DigitalNow crowd really knows how to have a good time!

Photographers from Disney were on hand to capture the food, drink, dancing, and fun. See the "piracy" in action at http://collages.net/disneyphotography. User/event name is "DigitalNow 2007". Password is 1971.

Stay tuned to the DigitalNow blog for more post-conference updates - we'll be announcing DigitalNow 2008 dates soon!

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DigitalNow- the proven leadership conference for associations. Conference materials, workshop notes, survey result information, and on-site news are now available for viewing and download. Visit the official DigitalNow web site at http://www.fusionproductions.com/digitalnow