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Ten Best Reasons to Attend Travel + Words 2010-2011

Register for Travel + Words 2010 Fall Seminar, Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, OR, Sat., October 2nd in Gresham, OR  on Eventbrite

WHEN: Saturday, October 2, 2010
WHERE: Mt. Hood Community College,
26000 SE Stark St., Gresham, OR 97030
Town and Gown Meeting Room
(off street free parking, south end of campus, second floor, elevator available)

  1. Learn why the years 2010-2011 are pivotal for freelance writers.

  2. Acquire techniques to sharpen your marketing skills for the new publishing world—freelancing at the crossroads of change.

  3. Discover the hottest topics and best opportunities for researching, writing, and marketing to NW regional markets and beyond.

  4. Hear how some of the region’s freelance writers are maintaining and expanding their writer’s beats, brands, and visions.

  5. Become informed by our keynote speaker about NW travel and tourism trends as well as inspired to explore and mine the Pacific Northwest region for dozens of article ideas.

  6. Gain practical insights and how-to strategies for using social media, blogs, and web sites to expand your freelance markets.

  7. Connect with editors and staff members from regional Convention & Visitor Bureaus and regional Visitor Information Centers to gain current information and story ideas.

  8. Collect dozens more article ideas by grabbing your camera and exploring the wide variety of Pacific NW geographic regions and destinations.

  9. Network during end-of-the-day Networking and StoryTime Mixer with CVB + VIC staff and other tourism professionals along with fellow freelance writers who live in and write about the Pacific NW region.

Join Fellow Freelance Writers and Register Now!