Triangle Small Business Experts Eileen Batson and Alice Osborn Conduct How-To Blogging Workshops

RALEIGH, NC, September 15, 2010 (Press-News.org) Offering introductory and intermediate blogging workshops, Marketing/PR Specialist Eileen Batson and Writer/Editor Alice Osborn, help Triangle business owners, C-level execs, nonprofit directors, mompreneurs and writers understand the how, why and importance of blogging to reach their goals.

When Business Week's cover proclaimed "Your customers and rivals are figuring blogs out"; their advice was "catch up...or catch you later," businesses large and small felt the need to join the blogosphere.

"Blogging is big!" said Eileen Batson, owner of the Raleigh based company Batson Group Marketing and PR. "Want to be seen as an expert in your field? Want to engage your customers and increase retention and sales? A blog gives you the opportunity to easily share what you know with people across town and around the world who are interested in who you are and what you offer."

Batson added, "In the 2008 Social Media White Paper by New Media Lab in Austin, statistics show 60.3 million people read blogs, and American bloggers spend 3.5 times longer on the web than watching TV. As of June 2010,WordPress reports there are over 25 million WordPress publishers."

Alice Osborn, an award-winning published poet and creative writing instructor, advises bloggers that "while there are many different elements and components to a successful blog, having compelling and engaging content on a consistent basis is key."

The next Blogging Bootcamp: Taking Your Blog to the Next Level is September 22, 7:00-9:00pm at Team Nimbus 3801 Computer Dr., Suite 101 in Raleigh. Register online for $49.00 at http://budurl.com/BlogBootCampSept22.

The next introductory Blogging for Business Workshop is November 17, 7:00pm-9:30pm at Northgate Books, 1058 West Club Blvd, Durham inside Northgate Mall. Register online for $30 at http://budurl.com/BlogWkshpNov17.

ABOUT EILEEN BATSON
Publicist and owner of Batson Group Marketing and PR for 20+ years, Eileen Batson works with individuals, and small and medium size business owners to help them to be well known, well thought of and well remembered. She consults, holds workshops and speaks on public relations, social networking, marketing and blogging. She is on the Board of Directors for Women's Power Networking and on the steering committee of their Annual Women Helping Women Expo in Raleigh. Born in Baltimore and raised in Miam,i she and her husband, award-winning writer and singer-songwriter Jon Batson, moved from Los Angeles to Raleigh in 2005. Contact her at Eileen@BGMPR.com Visit http://www.BGMPR.com

ABOUT ALICE OSBORN
Alice Osborn (M.A., English, NC State) is an award-winning poet, creative writing instructor, and the author of Unfinished Projects (Main Street Rag Publishing, 2010) and Right Lane Ends (Catawba, 2006). She is a freelance editor and writes for Wake Living Magazine and "Our Lives" in the News & Observer. Alice grew up in the Washington, D.C. area and now lives in Raleigh, NC with her husband, son and daughter. Visit http://www.AliceOsborn.com Alice@AliceOsborn.com or 919.971.9414

MEDIA CONTACT:
Eileen Batson - Batson Group Marketing and PR - http://www.BGMPR.com - Eileen@BGMPR.com - 919.327.5021

ABOUT EILEEN BATSON AND BATSON GROUP MARKETING AND PR
As a publicist and owner of Batson Group Marketing and PR for 20+ years, Eileen Batson works with individuals, and small and medium size business owners to help them to be well known, well thought of and well remembered in order for them to meet their personal and business recognition goals. She consults, holds workshops and speaks on public relations, social networking, marketing and blogging. Her unique gift solutions for personal and business use help clients celebrate, motivate, and appreciate the people around them. Join Eileen on LinkedIn, Facebook, Facebook Business Page, Inside919 and Twitter/@ebatson. Eileen@BGMPR.com 3220 Shore View Rd, Ste 22, Raleigh, NC 27613 (919)327.5021