May 14 Membership Meeting

BLOGGING YOUR WAY TO SUCCESS

Featuring a hands-on demo by David Strom

A blog is the fastest way to set up your Web site and the easiest method to get the word out about your book and yourself as an author. In this hands-on session, Internet author and professional speaker David Strom will show you how to set up, maintain, and flog your blog for little or no cost. He'll discuss the things that you can do to make your blog more popular in Google searches, without having to hire a "search optimization expert".

He'll show you why blogs are a powerful book marketing tool. He will demonstrate the different blogging technologies that are available and how they differ. Finally, he'll talk about coordinating your blog with your own domain and mailing list names and identity.

FREE CD: Attendees will receive a free CD from David and SLPA titled "How to pump up your brand with the Internet" at sign-in.

David has spoken around the world at numerous conferences from Sydney to Caracas to Tokyo and back. He does do Windows and he is a member of the National Speakers Association and Internet Press Guild.

He is currently the technology editor at Baseline magazine. He draws on an extensive career in IT and has tested thousands of computer products and written numerous magazine articles.

David has written two books on technology and is a frequent contributor to the New York Times, has appeared on numerous TV and radio shows such as “ABC World News Tonight" and NPR's "Science Friday" talking about technology. He has started dozens of magazines — including being editor-in-chief at Tom's Hardware, Network Computing and DigitalLanding.com — and contributed to many technology Web sites. His weekly "Web Informant" email list and "strominator.com" blog reach very influential readers throughout the IT, vendor, network computing, OEM and enthusiast, reseller channel, and security communities.

Join us Wednesday evening, May 14 at the Lodge at Des Peres.

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How to Get to the Monthly Meetings

Map of 1050 Des Peres Road, Des Peres MO

For driving directions, visit: www.desperesmo.org/index.asp?niD=255

Doors open for networking at 6:30PM, meeting begins at 7:00PM. The formal meeting concludes at about 8:30 with networking continuing after the meeting.

SLPA 2008 Meeting Schedule

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(Join in January 2008, renew in January 2009. Join in April 2008, renew in April 2009.)

2008 Annual Membership Dues
Full member fee: $72 per yr
2nd member of co.: $48 per yr
Student fee: $48 per yr

Please note: Anyone is welcome to attend one of our meetings for a single fee of $6, payable at the door. We call it a “Monthly Membership” and it is valid for admission and networking at one meeting. If you decide to join SLPA that night, your $6 Monthly Membership fee can be applied as part of your annual membership.

Questions? Contact Christine Frank at (314) 205-2679.

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St. Louis Publishers Association
Attention Membership Chairman
P.O. Box 410182
Creve Coeur MO 63141

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