Angie Pedersen's The Blog of ME

Blogging 201: Yep, Spots Available Here Too!

More good news!  A select few spots are available in my other MemoryTrends seminar, Blogging 201: I Have a Blog...Now What?

We'll be discussing:

• Drive Traffic – Boost Your Search Engine Mojo
• Getting Involved in the Blogosphere.
• Get More Blog Subscribers with RSS
• Ways to Encourage participation
• Post Valuable Content -- What to Blog About
• Shameless (and Effective) Self-Promotion of your blog
• Cross-Promote Your Blog (and your brand) with Web 2.0 Tools like:

1. Del.icio.us/Digg/StumbleUpon – social bookmarking sites
2. MySpace/Facebook/Friendster – social networking sites
3. LinkedIn/Ryze – business networking sites
4. Podcasts
5. YouTube/Google Video/Yahoo Video
6. Twitter
7. Message boards
8. CafePress
9. CraigsList.org

This class is JAMMED FULL of all the coolest web promotion tips I know - I lay it all out in this class (and in the 6-page handout participants get to take home!)

Register now or on site!

technorati tags: blogging, blog+marketing, blog+consulting

Blogging 101: Spots Still Available

Good news! I found out today that there are still a select few spots available to register for my Blogging 101 seminar at MemoryTrends!

Here's what I'll be covering:

1. What is a blog? 
2. How is it different from a regular newsletter or website? 
3. Elements of a Blog/Terminology (with labeled screenshot example)
4. How can a blog help my business? 
5. How/where can you set them up? 
6. How to choose a host
7. How do you make a blog post? (with labeled screenshot example)
8. What should you write about?
9. Examples of using a blog for promotion

The class also includes a 8-page handout to keep for future reference.

Register now or at the show!

technorati tags: blogging, blog+marketing

All About Me Chat Transcript Available

The transcript from the All About Me/Book of Me chat I did last week is available on the ScrapGirls Message Board now.

Because I'm the teeniest bit anal, though, I downloaded it and "sanitized" it, linking together comments so it would flow together better as a discussion.  Here's my version, in .txt format: Download scrapgirlschat-may07.txt  You'll probably need to right-click and Save As, or it will just open up in your browser.

Enjoy!

technorati tags: Book+of+Me, All+About+Me, scrapbooking

An Important Birthday is Approaching...

This National Scrapbook Day, May 5th, marks the 5th anniversary of the release of my first book, The Book of Me. Hard to believe, isn't it?? In honor of the occasion, I'm going to be putting together some resources to give away on my blog, like a mini digi kit and some journaling PDFs. I also will be linking to digi kits I find in online stores that would work well for BoM pages/albums. I thought I'd give you a heads up, in case you design digital scrapbooking kits or embellishments (or know anyone who does), and want to whip a kit together to offer in your store or on your blog.

The book anniversary is a great tie-in to promote the kit. You can call it a Book of Me kit if you base it on prompts, themes, or quotes from my book. I'd appreciate a mention of my name in the kit description, in that case - something like, "based on prompts from The Book of Me by Angie Pedersen" is probably all you'll need.

If you have (or know of something) that works for BoM, send me a link, and I may include it in my listing of resources.

So what do you think?  :)

technorati tags: book+of+me, Angie+Pedersen, scrapbooking

Scrapbook Journaling Class Starts 3/15

Just a heads up - there are a few spots left in my Essentials of Scrapbook Journaling class at Writers' Online Workshop.  Here's the course description:

Objective: The purpose of this workshop is to provide you with an understanding of some fundamental journaling techniques and to encourage—through the use of creativity exercises, hands-on writing assignments and constructive feedback—the development of your individual journaling style and creative expression.

The class starts 3/15/2007 and continues for four weeks.  Registration cutoff is 3/12/2007.

This is the ONLY journaling class I'm teaching for WOW this *year*, so be sure to join in the fun!

technorati tags: scrapbooking, scrapbook+journaling, writing

DiSC Talk Radio Interview Now Available

Just a heads up that I was recently interviewed by Terra Atkinson for DiSC Talk Radio's Site Sensational.

Here's how DiSC Talk Radio described the interview:

If you are a designer, site owner, or anyone interested in the business side of scrapbooking, you must listen in to Terra Atkinson's informative and fun interview with Angie Pedersen. Boy, listening to Angie is like hearing an audio encyclopedia edition all about this hobby and business we love so much.

...Angie talks to Terra about her entry into the world of scrapbooking years ago, how she went about getting her first book published, the success of her many sites, and tips on how designers can be successful in the scrapbooking business.

The interview is about 56 minutes long, if I remember correctly, so lots of good stuff in there.  It was one of my better interviews -- Terra asked great questions!

BTW - to download the mp3, you'll need to login to the site.  You can register for free, and get access to all their podcasts.

technorati tags: scrapbooking, podcasts, Angie+Pedersen, Book+of+Me, scrapbook+marketing

Order Christmas Gifts Online: CafePress Shipping Deadlines

Just a heads up...

Remember a while back when I posted about the Book of Me Gear available through CafePress.com?

I just checked their website, and they have the following ordering/shipping deadlines posted:

Order by [Monday] Dec. 18; Request 2 Day Shipping
Order by [Tuesday] Dec. 19: Request 1 Day Shipping

Orders placed with Standard Shipping will not arrive by Christmas; they will ship in 2-3 weeks.

Like I said, just a heads up.  These shipping deadlines apply to anything ordered through Cafepress.com.

If you're looking for the Book of Me Gear, here's the link: Angie Pedersen's Book of Me Gear at CafePress.com

Happy last-minute shopping!  :)

Unique Holiday Gifts: Book of Me Gear

Waaaaaay back in The Day (like 2000), I opened a store at CafePress.com with some very basic designs, like "Scrap Diva" and "Font Diva".  Then when Book of Me came out, I added a design for that.  I decided it was time for some new designs, so I just updated my shop: Angie Pedersen's Book of Me Gear at CafePress.com. 

I just love the sassy cheekiness of the designs!

       

 

Something to keep in mind for Holiday Gift-giving!  ;)

Visit the Book of Me Gear shop to see all the unique items available.

technorati tags: scrapbooking+gifts, Christmas+gifts, Book+of+Me

One Scrappy Holiday Promotion -- Free Shipping on Book of Me!

A heads up -- I just posted an impromptu promotion to help you get a jumpstart on holiday shopping: Free domestic shipping on The Book of Me series of Scrapbooking Idea Books.

A couple of notes: the free shipping applies only to orders shipped within the U.S., and only to orders of single copies of the book(s).  The Combo deals do not qualify for free shipping (because that's basically what you get with the combo order discount).

Learn more about:

• The Book of Me
• Growing Up Me
• The Book of Us'

Any/All of these books make great gifts -- you're essentially telling the recipient that you believe their stories are worth telling!  Win-win!  You get to read the stories, and they get the self-confidence boost!  :)

And the gift-giving clincher -- I sign each book ordered from Shop, and I'm happy to personalize the signature directly to the recipient.  Just tell me the person's name in the comments section of the shopping cart (or email me directly at angie/a/t/onescrappysite.com).  Happy to help!

P.S. I've also "aided and abetted" a number of Secret Santas/Sisters with book orders -- the return address is mine, not yours!  ;)

Scrapbooking on Howard Stern

Before I left for MemoryTrends, I got an order for The Book of Us.  The buyer included an interesting P.S. in his email:

p.s. You have been getting great pub. on the Howard Stern show.

Wha-Wha-What?? (a la Mrs. Broflovski, from South Park)  I hadn't heard anything about that, so I emailed him back:

Howard Stern has been talking about scrapbooking??  Or more significantly, me specifically?  What was the show date, and what did he say?

The response:

The show dates were a couple of weeks ago. Actually, Artie Lange, Howard's in studio comedian was the subject of/on the book of us. Artie's now ex-girlfriend, Dana, had started a "Book of Us" several months ago. The subject came up several times with George Tekai form Star Trek fame, while he was in studio. Great stuff!

So I Googled "Howard Stern Book of Us".  This is the first hit -- a "layout" of Artie and George Takei.  A little further searching brought me this list of results of pages of individual show notes.  They did indeed mention creating a "Book of Us" several times in June and August this year.  I didn't see that they mentioned my Book of Us, or me, specifically, but I guess if it brought this order in, it's a good thing.

How wild, hey?  Did anyone hear/see these episodes where HS and the gang were discussing a Book of Us?  Surely if HS did actually mention either my book or me, I would have heard more about it, right?

technorati tags: scrapbooking, Howard+Stern, Angie+Pedersen, Book+of+Us