Welcome to the online companion to “Blogging for fun & profit!!”

Author of 50 Interviews, Brian Schwartz will be teaching a Wordpress blogging class for the Fort Collins Recreator. There are two sessions and the cost per session is only $56 (for 4 two-hour classes)!

The class will be held from 6pm-8pm on Mondays (beginning 2/2/09) at the Fort Collins Senior Center, located at: 1200 Raintree Dr, Fort Collins, CO‎ – (970) 221-6644

Register by phone or in person between 8:00 AM-5:00 PM, M-F at:

• Northside Aztlan Community Center: 970-221-6655
• Senior Center: 970-221-6644
• EPIC: 970-221-6683

Additional registration options here

This class will teach you how to define your niche and become a recognized expert. You will also learn how to setup your first blog in wordpress, apply themes, add widgets, and put ads up that will earn you money! Blogging has become one of the most prolific aspects of the internet today, and those learning to leverage it are reaping the rewards!

Session 1: COURSE #74507-01 (2/2-2/23) – Four Mondays from 6-8pm, $56

Session 2: COURSE #74507-02 (4/6-4/27) – Four Mondays from 6-8pm, $56

Week 1 : Overview of blogging, brainstorming ideas to blog about, finding a niche, step-by-step directions to get it setup (which students will do between the first & second class).

Week 2 : Using themes, adding widgets. Putting advertisements on your blog. Other tools such as twitter, sharethis!, ligit, and leveraging RSS. Guest Speaker

Week 3 : FIELD TRIP to The DaVinci Institute in Denver to see Joel Comm speak

Week 4 : Expanding your blog, blogging groups, freelancing, ghost writing, consulting. How blogs are launching numerous author’s careers. Guest Speaker