I am excited to offer a workshop for the Girl Scout Leadership Conference this week.  Through Building Leadership: Teaching Democracy, 35 Senior Scouts have participated in the UnConventional Women's Forum sponsored by Swanee Hunt and benefited from the DNC Conference in Denver this week. 

Here is a summary of material I presented in their blogging workshop.

WHAT IS A BLOG?   A place on-line to communicate your beliefs and your thoughts.
WHO BLOGS?     See major bloggers at wwwTheBigTentDenver.org (at About, see Participating Blogs)

RESOURCES FOR BLOGGING

My blog, blog.SoupKitchenWriting.com, is hosted by GoDaddy.com.  Make a comment for a prize!
At GoDaddy.com  you buy your domain name (AnneRandolph.com) and get a free Webpage and Blog.
 
I post people’s writing at blog.WriteYourLifeStory.org.  Send me some of your writing to post!

Primary places for blog hosting:   GoDaddy.com
1. WordPress.com provides a free blog.  You select the template and begin. 
2. Blogger.com by Google is also free.
3. TypePad.com is used by many writers.  It’s not free.   Also see Sixapart.com.
4. Ning.com offers a free website and blog.  I have one up as www.SoupKitchenWriting.ning.com

News blogs: www.bloglines.com
Tips for Blogging at www.BuildaBetterBlog.com

SAMPLE AUTHORS BLOGS

Anne Randolph:  blog.SoupKitchenWriting.com   WriteYourLifeStory.org
Cynthia Morris: www.OriginalImpulseblog.com
Alyson B. Stanfield: www.ArtBizBlog.com
Janice Hoffman: www.RelationshipRules.com
Linda Ann Smith: PowerofRituals.wordpress.com