… • Want to use blogging or wordpress technologies to grow your biz? • Curious about how to build, use and grow your ideas with state of the art technologies for cheap? • Wonder, what the heck is "Social Media" such as twitter, facebook, yelp and others to help your business grow? If you are you are a small business owner with little clue about the Internet or currently own a business and you need a new web strategy; got a super business idea; are a newbie, serial entrepreneur, …

… Topics we discuss include digital publishing, author platforms, finding great domain names, using blog tools (especially Wordpress), keeping costs down, using social media to expand our reach, gaining influence online, writing spectacular content that attracts a loyal following, and different avenues for monetization. We also teach microblogging (Twitter), and the newest options for cutting-edge blogs. If you are an author publishing any kind of online content including fiction, writing a blog ( …

Come learn something, come share something! During the days I help companies with their online presence, with a special focus on social media. During my off-time I teach adults to ride motorcycles. How does that relate to this group? What I really enjoy is combining them, and for this meetup it is all about learning social media. I have been running seminars and workshops for a long time and this group is specifically for the fine folks of San Francisco.

Jelly is a casual working event. It's taken place in over a hundred cities where people have come together (in a person's home, a coffee shop, or an office) to work for the day. We provide chairs and sofas, wireless internet, and interesting people to talk to, collaborate with, and bounce ideas off of. I plan to have Jelly in SF weekly so people can get to know one another. I'm leaning toward having it at The Summit Cafe unless the group gets too big. Looking forward to meeting everyone!

Welcome to the San Francisco Blog Club. Please join us for a monthly get together with lots of blogging tips and a great discussion about blogging that will help you improve your blog and take it to the next level. Please contact Murray @ affiliateheat.com for sponsorship and speaking opportunities.

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Throughout the week the SF Free School offers free classes to anyone and everyone who wants to learn, have fun and meet new people. Classes we've offered have been in dance, drumming, martial arts, philosophy, dating, meditation, improv, yoga, writing - and many other topics as well. Though the mix of classes and events we hold varies over time, some weeks with many events and others with just a few, much of what we held in the past was out of a yoga and dance studio, and hence, in the past, w …

… We meet throughout the Bay Area, and our meetups follow four major themes: * Startup to Success: Helping new and mid-career journalists learn skills that lead to jobs in today's media environment (EG: Learning WordPress, video, social media, etc.) * Rethinking Coverage: Dealing with the ethical, entrepreneurial and practical issues of covering today's top stories through new media. (EG: the California prisons, Middle East uprising, etc.) * Community Voices: New community news organizations …