TobyMac
http://apps.facebook.com/cityonourknees
http://www.cityonourknees.org/
The Blogging Bistro team had a fantastic time creating a customFacebook application for Grammy Award-winning recording artist, TobyMac.
The app, which promotes TobyMac’s book, City on Our Knees (Bethany House Publishers), challenges his fans to and share personal stories about how they’ve stepped out of their comfort zone and started making a positive difference in the world.
*Note: to add your story to the app, you need to have a Facebook account and you must give the app permission to access your Facebook profile.
Hunter-Ross, LLC
When Nick Ryberg re-branded his professional search and consulting firm in early 2012, he needed a new website that makes it easy for job applicants to peruse job opportunities and submit their resume online. The result: HunterRoss.com.
“I’m VERY pleased with the site. You have done an amazing job. I can’t tell you how refreshing it has been to work with the Blogging Bistro team, not to mention the outstanding quality of work. You are bionic web designers!”
Nick Ryberg, CEO
Hunter-Ross, LLC
Rich’s for the Home
Learn how to choose the spa, stove or fireplace, BBQ grill and patio furniture that best fits your lifestyle at Rich’s blog, then make your purchase at one of Rich’s five Seattle-area showrooms.
In addition to writing content for Rich’s blog, we also manage Rich’s Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube accounts and we created a custom-designed Facebook Welcome page for them.
“Our blog has definitely increased the traffic to our Web site. Our blog, along with our Twitter account, Facebook page, and YouTube Channel, are a good way for us to communicate with our customers.”
Jon Chapman, Marketing Manager
Rich’s for the Home
Glenna and John Trout
http://www.facingfacts.info/ and http://musclesforcharity.wordpress.com/
After attending Laura’s “Facebook Pages for Business” workshop, John and Glenna Trout came to Laura with a list of items they needed help with for their respective websites and Facebook Pages. (Glenna is a world leader in the field of Face Reading, and John heads up the non-profit organization, Muscles for Charity.)
During and after their coaching session, Glenna and John altered, updated, and conquered the challenges they were having with their blogs and Facebook Pages.
“Sharing time with Laura is a pleasure. The fact that she also helped us learn many technical bits to enhance our blogging skills is nothing short of miraculous! We highly recommend Laura and her know-how and impressive experience.”
Glenna and John Trout
Davis Bunn
Best-selling author Davis Bunn is equal parts writer, scholar, teacher, and sportsman. We created a gorgeous new website for him that showcases his many talents, and of course, his many books.
We manage his blog and discussion forum; his Facebook and Twitter accounts; and we implement social media promotional campaigns for Davis’s latest novels.
“FABULOUS. I am thrilled!!! The whole deal, from design to structure, is fantastic. I can’t tell you how pleased I am.”
Davis Bunn
Best-selling author
Atlantic Veterinary Hospital
http://www.atlanticvetseattle.com
When Dr. Laura Monahan became the new owner of Atlantic Veterinary Hospital in Seattle, she asked us to create the hospital’s first-ever website. She wanted something special that would really make a splash. The result: a custom WordPress site with a built-in blog.
One year after her new site launched, Dr. Monahan told us that her veterinary practice has seen a growth rate of 16% (most veterinarians’ growth is either flat or 3-4%). We are now helping Dr. Monahan craft an ongoing social media campaign.
“I cannot tell you well enough how happy I am with the finished product. It’s gorgeous! I’m walking on air!
Dr. Laura Monahan
Owner, Atlantic Veterinary Hospital
WinePress Publishing
http://winepresspublishing.com/
We do a variety of projects for WinePress Publishing: we develop Internet marketing strategies; manage the company blogs; coach authors who are blogging to promote their books; write media kits for new book projects, and proofread book manuscripts.
“We call Laura our “Blog Angel” because she watches over our blog with a concern as if it was her own. She isn’t shy about telling us what works and DOESN’T and always steers us in a positive direction. Laura doesn’t just do the work for us; she teaches us how to do it ourselves.”
Carla Williams
Editorial Director, WinePress Publishing
Everett Area Real Estate – Joni Kerley (real estate agent)
http://www.everettarearealestate.com/wordpress/
Joni asked us to develop and implement a social media strategy to help her market her real estate business. We embedded a search engine optimized blog into her existing website, carefully matching the blog’s header images, color scheme, and style to the design of her site.
We developed an editorial calendar for her social media updates, and we write and manage her blog and her Everett Area Real Estate Facebook page.
“Laura is the social media Queen! If you ever need help building your business using the social media Laura is your gal. Very easy to work with and very knowledgeable in her field. I would highly recommend her.”
Joni Kerley
Owner, Everett Area Real Estate
Mona Hodgson
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mona-Hodgson-Author-Page/114199561939095
Mona Hodgson is a multi-published author of children’s books. But when she landed a 3-book contract with WaterBrook Press/Random House for an adult historical fiction series, she knew it was time to re-think her brand.
To help her get a jumpstart, we designed a custom Facebook Welcome page and profile picture and matching headers for her existing website and e-newsletter.
“What a blessing to have Laura and her team come alongside me, a non-techie. They created a stellar Welcome Tab for my Mona Hodgson Author Page, along with coordinating banners for my website and newsletter. All customized to reflect who I am and what I do as a historical novelist.
A great relief to know that Blogging Bistro is capable of shaping their services to match my needs. And fun to work with too.”
Mona Hodgson
Author of The Sinclair Sisters of Cripple Creek Series
Focus With Marlene (Marlene Anderson, inspirational and motivational speaker and author)
http://www.focuswithmarlene.com
Born without the “technical” gene, Marlene knew she’d need help when she entered the world of blogging.
After several sessions of one-on-one coaching with Laura, Marlene asked us to revamp her website — maintaining its original colors and “feel” but making it more attractive and easier to use. The result: this soothing, custom-designed WordPress.org site.
“I can’t recommend Laura Christianson and Blogging Bistro enough. For someone who struggles with the mechanics of computers, I have been thrilled to find someone who is able to take my incoherent musings and make them compatible to the computer world.”
Marlene Anderson
Author of Make Stress Work for You
Sue Tornai, Freelance writer and editor
http://www.writingforhisglory.com
When Sue contacted Blogging Bistro, she had a website through Weebly.com and three separate Blogspot blogs, none of which were getting much traffic. Laura helped Sue make a few tweaks to her website’s organization and showed her how to brand her content more consistently.
Within four days, traffic to Sue’s blogs increased by 100 page views each, and within a month, Sue was seeing an increase of 600 page views per blog.
“When Laura keynoted at the writer’s conference in Castro Valley, California, I couldn’t write my notes fast enough. She inspired and motivated me to come home and build my own website, something I never thought I could do.
Yet I had trouble bringing it together with my blogs. When I contacted her, she was not afraid to tell me things that worked and didn’t work. She worked with me to clean up, improve and consolidate my website and blogs.
Today I feel like it all makes sense and has purpose. Because of Laura’s expertise, teaching and patience with me, I have confidence in being able to manage and grow my Internet presence.”
Sue Tornai
SueTornai.com
INgin
When you’re a trucker, the last thing you want to think about is doing your taxes. INgin solves that problem by providing complete tax services for independent owner-operators and fleet owners.
Blogging Bistro helped INgin’s CEO, Chuck Perry, and his team enter the world of social media. We created and provide content and coaching for INgin’s Facebook Page, Twitter account, and LinkedIn Company Page.
Watch God Work (Rebecca Olmstead)
Rebecca Olmstead entered a short story in a contest at a major writers’ conference. She was set to attend the conference when she discovered that hosting for her website had expired. Left without a means to showcase her work at the conference, she asked us to build her a new website and blog ASAP. We delivered.
“I LOVE my site. Thank you SO much for getting it up before the conference. My short story took first place in the competition!”
Rebecca Olmstead
Angela Welsh Designs
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Angela-Welsh-Designs/212268932143096
Angela Welsh is a savvy young entrepreneur. As she was preparing to open a new hair salon & spa in Bellevue, Washington, she asked us to help her develop her visual brand identity.
We designed her company logo, Facebook Page profile picture (at left), business cards, appointment cards, gift certificates, bottle and bag stickers, and window decals to use as signage for her salon & spa. We also did some one-on-one coaching with Angela to help get get her Facebook Business Page up and running.
“Oh, I LOVE IT!!!!!!! Everything looks so awesome and super-professional.”
Angela Welsh
Owner, Angela Welsh Designs – Salon & Spa
MLCHgarden (Mary Louise Hagler)
Mary Louise Hagler contacted us with some disturbing news. When people visited her (oid) website, their computers were freezing up. “I’m afraid I am driving people away,” she told me.
We soon righted this wrong, giving Mary Louise a beautiful new logo for her Augusta, Georgia area gardening business and creating an easy-to use website where she can blog about “flora, food, and freinds” and promote her gardening events and workshops.
“I am screaming with excitement & my son is looking at me like I’m an idiot!
My logo looks beautiful. Really love the strong MLCH and the font and color of the garden!”
Mary Louise Hagler
Owner, MLCHgarden
Home Pet Vet (Dr. Mikel Oswalt)
Frustrated with the lack of options and non-existent search engine optimization of her “build-it-yourself website, Dr. Mikel Oswalt asked us to build her a clean, contemporary website that showcases her in-home veterinary services in the Mercer Island, Washington area.
Dr. Oswalt specializes in providing home euthanasia for dogs and cats, so we created a special page on her site that describes the procedure and includes two videos.
“Within two weeks of launching my new website, I received a new client who found my site via a Google search. This month my gross income is, so far, double the same period last year!”
Dr. Mikel Oswalt
Home Pet Vet
Spiritual Warfare book
http://www.spiritualwarfaremanual.com/
Drs. Jerry and Sherill Piscopo, along with co-authors Simon and Trish Presland, wanted a clean, simple site to help promote their book, Spiritual Warfare: A Comprehensive Guide to Personal Healing and Deliverance. Our graphic designer created a custom header and we built a WordPress website that can grow with their ministry.
“Service, quality, and affordability–Laura delivered on her word! She was fun to work with and her enthusiasm was contagious. Laura’s hands-on approach made developing our website a snap. We would definitely recommend her to others.”
Simon and Trish Presland
Co-Authors, Spiritual Warfare
Grace Fox, International Author and Speaker
http://www.facebook.com/gracefox.author
For many authors and speakers, mastering “the Facebook thing,” “the Twitter thing” and “the blogging thing” raises their blood pressure. Grace Fox is no exception. But after spending eight hours in Laura’s ‘Social Media Mania’ course and a bit of one-on-one coaching, Grace’s blood pressure was almost back to normal.
“The ins and outs of social media marketing baffled me until I took an 8-hour class on this subject, taught by Laura Christianson.
She patiently answered my questions and showed me how to implement specific strategies to help build my business online. Thanks to her, I now have the confidence to use social media to market my skills and products.”
Grace Fox
Author and Speaker
Mountain River Youth Ranch
http://www.mountainriveryouthranch.org/
Mountain River Youth Ranch is a non-profit equine program based in Snohomish, WA, that supports struggling children ages 7-18.
They asked us to create a website that would welcome kids, families, and donors. They wanted the freedom to update their site themselves, so we created a self-hosted WordPress site with a beautiful header that showcases horses and children working together.
“Our non-profit’s website was in desperate need of an update and an overhaul. The organization had grown to the point where we were in need of a more professional and comprehensive site. We found Laura via her Relationship Marketing column in the Snohomish County Business Journal and began doing our research. We were so impressed with her we hired Blogging Bistro to create our new web site.
Laura delivered on all her promises. She was prompt, patient, thorough, transparent, considerate, and diligent. We enjoyed the process and one of our board members described our new site as nothing short of ‘spectacular.’”
Sherrie Davis
Director, Mountain River Youth Ranch
Christian Writers Seminar, Castro Valley, CA
http://www.christianwriter.org/
Laura was the 2011 keynote speaker at the 1 1/2-day conference, where she led three presentations about branding and marketing and taught breakout workshops on blogging and Facebook.
“It was the best year we have had as far as numbers (205-215). Laura’s messages fit great, and her workshops were appreciated–great group presence.”
Jon Drury
Conference Director
Xochi E. Dixon
Xochi Dixon was a student in Laura’s workshops at the Christian Writers Seminar in Castro Valley, CA. She caught up with Laura at another conference a couple of months later and shared this:
“I had the privilege of attending one of Laura’s Social Media workshops. I appreciated her hands-on technique. She was approachable and patient, taking time to make sure I understood the answers to my multitude of questions.
Laura encouraged me to start a Facebook author page and Twitter account. Her step-by-step technique, and generosity with sharing her knowledge, made the process less intimidating.
By following Laura’s simple techniques, I’ve built a remarkable international Twitter following. Through the implementation of Laura’s suggestions, giving away quality content and linking my social media accounts strategically, my Twitter account has grown to over 1,000 followers since March 2011.
As I seek to learn more about effective blogging and smart social media tactics, I find great value in Laura’s informative website. I look forward to being able to participate in another workshop!”
Xochi E. Dixon
Life Psalms Ministries
Tough Times and Peace (Robbi Cary)
http://www.toughtimesandpeace.com
If you yearn to experience peace, even in times of intense difficulty, Robbi Cary can provide you with excellent tools. The author of Building Faith With Bible Pathway, Robbi provides a regular dose of biblical encouragement on her blog.
In addition to building her WordPress website, we do regular coaching sessions with Robbi to help her stay on top of her game.
“Laura is both highly knowledgeable and very encouraging! I need lots of both. She wants to work with people from where they are and their needs and so she gives specific individualized attention and help. Thanks Laura!”
Robbi Cary
Tough Times and Peace
Elaine Boone, author of Armor of Love
Elaine did a phone consultation with Laura so she could learn how to promote her book via a blog.
“If anyone needs help setting up a blog, I highly recommend Laura.
She was awesome–helpful, listened well to what I was looking for, performed various tasks for me so that I could see the end result, explained others so well I could do it myself, was enthusiastic, kind, and along with her book Blogophobia Conquered (which I can refer to in the future), we covered everything I needed in order to start blogging.”Elaine Boone
Author, Armor of Love
My Adoption Advisor
http://www.myadoptionadvisor.com/
When adoption consultant and trainer, Hal Kaufman, asked me to help him build his brand and develop a virtual tour, I was thrilled. I’m an adoptive parent and author of two adoption-related books, and was itching to share ideas with Hal.
“Laura was just fantastic. She helped me develop a plan to promote my expertise and my business and saved me tons of time in the process. She met every commitment she made and her fees were competitive and fair. I would absolutely use her again and recommend her to others.”
Hal Kaufman
Owner, My Adoption Advisor
Successful Sons
Darin Leonard and Matt Wimmer are savvy CEOs of companies that are household names. But there’s something much more important to them than their careers: their marriages and their sons.
The two friends are co-authoring a book that helps their fellow dads transfer successful business principles to the art of raising sons.
They asked us to create a “starter” Website to help them develop their new brand. We customized a premium WordPress theme and topped it with a professionally-designed banner. The result: a clean, colorful site where Matt and Darin can blog about their personal parenting experiences and offer encouragements to other dads.
Freedomtrain Ministries
http://www.freedomtrainministries.com/
Marilyn and Wayne Gray, co-founders of Freedomtrain Ministries, wanted to remodel their outdated Web site and move their blog from Blogger to WordPress. We created a fresh, classic look for their new site and wrote all-new copy that highlights their vibrant ministry.
“Working with Laura on our new Web site was amazing. She is efficient, flexible, teachable, and very encouraging. Her skills are fabulous and I highly recommend her. I am looking forward to working with her in the near future on other projects.”
Marilyn Gray
Co-founder, Freedomtrain Ministries
Janet Perez Eckles, Motivational Speaker and Author
http://www.janetperezeckles.com/
Janet Perez Eckles is a popular Latina author and speaker who happens to be blind. Janet surrounds herself with a team of friends she trusts to be her “eyes.” We created a logo and header for Janet’s website, and we assist her with ongoing social media coaching.
“Laura has a keen ability to catch my vision and a mind for details that make working with her an incredibly wonderful experience.
Her patience and warm approach add to the pleasure of working with her.”
Janet Perez Eckles
Author and inspirational speaker
Bright Hearts (Jeff VanZant)
Jeff VanZant is a sexual addiction therapist in the Seattle area. Also the author of Prayer in Counseling, Jeff takes a faith-based approach to counseling.
We designed the Bright Hearts logo and business cards, as well as his WordPress website. When Jeff saw his website header, he said:
“Thumbs up. Don’t change a thing. You’ve nailed it”
Jeff VanZant
Bright Hearts
JesusOnline Ministries (Y-Jesus Facebook Page)
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Y-Jesus/199439469755
Y-Jesus presents the evidence for Jesus’ identity with an even-handed approach. We manage their Facebook page, posting daily updates that mirror the Y-Jesus mission and encouraging their 11,000+ fans to interact with one another.
Honeycomb Adventures Press (Janice Green)
http://honeycombadventures.com/
Laura helped Janice fine-tune her core marketing message and consolidate 7 blogs into one WordPress blog.
“Laura helped me to bring focus and direction to my platform and to my blog. Instead of having seven neglected blogs, I now have one active blog that will promote my writing and publishing, yet it still accommodates my previous posts and themes. Laura is a great encourager who is as comfortable to talk to as an old friend.”
Janice D. Green
Honeycomb Adventures Press, LLC
The Kids Spot Preschool
http://www.KidsSpotPreschool.com
When Jen Simpson decided to open a preschool in her city, she asked us to create a simple, low-cost Web site so prospective clients could find her on the Internet. She gave us one of her yard signs and said, “Make my site look like this sign.
“Within 24 hours, Laura created a Web site that was exactly what I needed. Within days, calls and e-mails began coming in from people who’d found my site. I’m computer-challenged, and never thought I’d have a Web presence. Laura made it easy–and affordable–for me to promote my business on the Web.”
Jen Simpson
Director, The Kids Spot Preschool
Florida Christian Writers Conference
http://www.floridachristianwriters.blogspot.com/
Held at the Lake Yale Conference Center near Orlando, the Florida Christian Writers’ Conference is one of the premier writers’ conferences in the U.S. We created their blog, Twitter, and Facebook accounts and managed their content for two years.
“I LOVE the blog you created for us!!! It’s beyond anything I expected and I am thrilled.”
Billie Wilson
Director, Florida Christian Writers Conference
Recipe Runway
Launched by entrepreneur Lori Hastings, Recipe Runway gives people a convenient, custom “recipe center” in which to store favorite recipes online.
We helped Lori develop her Recipe Runway blog and fine-tuned her website copy.
“Working with Laura was a true pleasure. She exceeded my expectations. I now have a strategy in place for my blogging along with great ways to develop content. Also, had great fun with the process! I highly recommend Laura and her services.”
Lori Hastings
Founder, Recipe Runway
Diane Beason
http://pdianebeason.wordpress.com/
Diane came to me with a long list of questions related to business development, blogging, and social media. We had such a wonderful time during our consultation that we decided to become friends.
“I was overwhelmed, not sure of what to do first. Laura’s answers–and questions–helped me find a focus and set some priorities. I walked away with a shorter “to do” list and as a result, I started my first blog. Thanks, Laura, for your ideas, tips and recommendations!”
P. Diane Beason
Professional writer
Ava Pennington
Ava Pennington has been one of my “prize” students — attending workshops I’ve taught, implementing what she’s learning, and gamely submitting her blog for a makeover. Her hard work paid off; Ava has three books releasing this year: a one-year devotional and two children’s picture books.
“I’ve learned much from Laura about social media and marketing over the past two years (I attended her workshops at a writers’ conference). A year ago, her session motivated me to open a Facebook page. This year, her session motivated me to begin blogging — although I must confess I didn’t actually start until after I read her e-book, Blogophobia Conquered!”
Ava Pennington
Multi-published author
A Way With Words Writing
http://awaywithwordswriting.wordpress.com/
Freelance author and editor, Renee Gray-Wilburn, wanted to start a blog to help other writers — and to market her business. As Renee built her blog, we showed her how to effectively use keywords, RSS feeds, and other search engine optimization techniques.
“Laura rescued me with some very simple tips and handholding that even a non-techie like me could follow.”
Renee Gray-Wilburn
Freelance author and editor
The CRAVE Company
The CRAVE Company promotes “innovative connections” among women. We helped them plan and launch their first two blogs: CRAVEcrush (beauty, fashion, girlfriend getaways, relaxation, fitness) and CRAVEbusiness (expert advice for entreprenesses).
“I didn’t have any idea what my blog content should be or how to manage it. Laura provided just what I needed. She created categories that promote the CRAVE brand, trained my team, and provided starter posts to take the stress out of launching two blogs at once. I was pumped when Laura spoke to a group of entreprenesses in our CRAVEbusiness division about how to get their blogs up and going.”
Melody Biringer
CEO, The CRAVE Company
Mrs. Olympia, Irene Schade
When Mrs. Olympia, Irene Schade, entered the Mrs. Washington pageant, she asked Laura to help her shape her brand identity and develop a social media strategy.
“Laura is an amazing and gifted woman. She helped me develop “talking points” that convey the passion I have for mentoring women and empowering them to live comfortably in the midst of life’s chaos. Laura’s ability to listen, ask the right questions, and synthesize information blessed me.”
Irene Schade
Mrs. Olympia, WA
Outnumbered Mom
Laura Lee Groves knows what it’s like to be surrounded by men 24/7. The mother of four boys, Laura is the author of I’m Outnumbered! One Mom’s Lessons in the Lively Art of Raising Boys (Kregel, Fall 2010). Laura asked us for tips for how to optimize her blog design and content to better communicate with her readers.
“Laura Christianson is great to work with! You can trust her to accurately assess your needs and make wise suggestions. Once she diagnosed my situation, she referred me to one of her preferred partners, and I’m so happy with the results. Laura provided complete, clear answers to all my questions. I’d work with her again in a second!”
Laura Groves
Author
A Boomer’s Guide to Eldercare
http://boomersguidetoeldercare.com/
Alice Kalso is a die-hard do-it-yourselfer. But when it came to figuring out the whole blogging thing, she sought our help. During our consultation, we helped Alice determine her audience, strategize her brand, and format her blog posts for optimum readability and share-bility.
“Laura gently pushed this technophobe into the world of blogs: first, with her e-book, Blogophobia Conquered, and later with her own how-to blog, and finally with a one-on-one consultation. She is knowledgeable, patient with folks like me, and all in all, a wonderful cheerleader.”
Alice Kalso
Eldercare Specialist
Linda Grabeman, author of No Prissy Shoes
http://www.noprissyshoes.com/
http://lindagrabeman.authorweblog.com/
Linda Grabeman is the author of No Prissy Shoes , a devotional for women traveling through breast cancer. When Linda’s publisher gave her a blog, she came to us for a crash course in how to blog.
“If you want to set up a blog — and do it well — then you need Laura’s excellent services! She immerses herself in your dreams and goals and helps make blogging a wonderful reality for you.”
Linda Grabeman
Author and breast cancer survivor
Silver Creek Cottage Massage
http://www.silvercreekcottagemassage.com/
If you live in the Everett, WA area, you’ll want to indulge in Janine Parris’ massage therapy services. She provides relaxation and therapeutic massage, treatment massage, pregnancy massage, on-site chair massage, and travel-to-you massage. I can attest from firsthand experience: Janine’s massages are great!
Janine is planning to overhaul her site, and came to me with lots of questions.
“Laura is extremely knowledgable about what she does and is such a professional. We have had many discussions about how blogging, e-newsletters, etc. can help my business grow. I’m quite a novice when it comes to technology and Laura is great at explaining in terms I can understand. I’d definitely recommend her services!”
Janine Parris
Licensed Massage Therapist, Silver Creek Cottage Massage
Marriage Gems
When Lori Lowe entered her blog in our Monday Makeover Challenge, we gave her more than she bargained for. She won a free consultation, and we threw in a few extra tips to help her improve her blog.
Lori wasted no time in improving her blog, and she’s happy with the results. Here’s a guest post Lori wrote for our blog, detailing how she incorporated our makeover suggestions.
“Laura is a genius at simplifying technical matters and offering excellent advice and doable solutions.”
Lori Lowe
Marriage Researcher and Writer
Virginia Garberding, author
http://www.pleasegettoknowme.com/
Virginia is the author of Please Get to Know Me: Aging with Dignity and Relevance. She provides innovative ways to work with the elderly, the disabled, and persons with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
Virginia asked me for advice on how she can use her Web site and blog to brand herself as an expert, book more speaking engagements, and sell more books.
“Laura’s suggestions are precise and clearly presented. Her book, Blogophobia Conquered, has helped me immensely, too. I highly recommend her service to anyone who is a novice blogger like myself.”
Virginia Garberding
Author
John Imler, author
http://www.faithrescued.com/
http://johnimler.authorweblog.com/
In anticipation of publishing his autobiography, John Imler asked our advice for how to create a Web site and blog that would effectively promote his book.
“I can never thank you enough for sharing your valuable knowledge about blogging with me. It gave this 75-year-old man the courage to jump into the world of blogging.”
John Imler
Author
Debbie Jansen, Family Training Center
Debbie attended Laura’s Beginning Blogging seminar and got inspired to start her own blogs. We helped Debbie consolidate and organize her blog content, set up an editorial calendar for multiple blogs, and increase traffic to her blogs.
“My business changed when I took a class with Laura. She made an overwhelming, complicated subject easy to understand.”
Debbie Jansen
Author and Specialist in Growing Stronger Families
Hawley & Associates
http://www.hawleyandassociates.com/
Insurance specialists serving child welfare, adoption, foster care and social service nonprofits, Hawley and Associates asked Laura to help them set up a print newsletter and and to write and edit content.
“When I learned that Laura Christianson — the author of two books about adoption and an adoptive mom — lived in our area, I immediately sought her help in developing a company newsletter to be distributed to adoption agencies nationwide. It was a treat to work with a writer/marketer who is an adoption expert and who shares our passion for adoption.”
Donna Hawley
Vice President, Hawley & Associates, LLC
Publishing House Clients
- Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group
- Howard Books, a division of Simon & Schuster
- WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group
- WinePress Publishing
More Satisfied Customers…
Everett Community College Corporate & Continuing Education Center – Laura regularly teaches courses on Facebook, business blogging, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube at the Everett and Monroe, Washington campuses.
Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference (near Santa Cruz, CA) – Laura teaches a Major Morning Track (8-hour course) on social media marketing at this annual conference, which is the largest Christian writers conference in the U.S.
Northwest Christian Writers Association – Laura is a member of the NCWA, and she regularly participates in panel discussions, leads roundtables, and teaches workshops at the annual NCWA-sponsored writers conference.
Focus on Farming Conference – Laura taught a social media marketing workshop at the November 2011 conference, held at Comcast Arena in Everett, WA.
Practice Share – Laura is a retreat and workshop speaker for this organization that supports female veterinary professionals in the Pacific Northwest.
Write on the Sound Writers’ Conference (Edmonds, WA) – Laura taught a workshop, “Shaping Your Social Media Strategy,” at the October 2010 conference, sponsored by the City of Edmonds Arts Commission.
GROW Washington & City of Snohomish, WA – Laura taught a workshop, “Social Networking on a Shoestring for Small Business Owners” (Fall 2010).
First American Title and Escrow (Kristine Jameson) – Laura and Kristine partner to offer “Blogging For Real Estate” workshops to Seattle-area real estate agents.
World Concern – Headquartered in Seattle, World Concern is a nonprofit Christian humanitarian organization providing disaster response and community development programs to the world’s poor in Africa, Asia and the Americas. We have written direct mail copy, newsletter articles, Web copy, and other marketing content for World Concern.
Washington Tree & Lawn Care – If you live in the Puget Sound area and need organic or traditional fertilizer for your lawn, trees, and shrubs… or you need weed or exterior pest control, visit Washington Tree & Lawn Care. We overhauled their website for them.
Alderbrook Properties – Looking to relocate in a golf course community in the beautiful Pacific Northwest? You’ll find a home at Alderbrook Properties on the Kitsap Peninsula. We launched, wrote, and managed their blog, focusing on things to do in the Kitsap Peninsula.
Northwest Flower & Garden Show – One of the world’s top five garden shows and a favorite of Pacific Northwest gardeners. We launched the original blog for the show and Flora (one of our professional ghost writers) fed her readers with bloomin’ good gardening tips year-round until the show was sold to new owners in 2009.
San Francisco Flower & Garden Show – Another world-renowned flower & garden show with a world-renowned blog! We also launched and ghost-wrote the blog for this show until the show was sold to new owners in 2009.
Quest Aircraft Company – When the folks at Quest decided to re-vamp their Web site and Quest Log (blog), they “flew” a few ideas by us to see whether they were on the right flight path.
Tandem Antiques & Design – Hilary and Steve Ecklund are a multi-talented couple who live and work in tandem… design and create in tandem. We coached them how to better establish their “tandem” brand identity, how to showcase their product line, and how to fine-tune their blog content.
eBabies + iTeens + YouToo – Speaker and writer, Cheri Gregory, is an absolute delight to work with. We set her up with a professionally-designed blogskin for her new parenting blog.
Beyond Cross Cultural Magazine – This non-profit organization supports, educates and informs new immigrants, international students, and first-time visitors to the U.S. about immigration and cultural issues. The organization’s president, Betty Odak, asked us to consolidate multiple Web sites and blogs into one easy-to-navigate, website that incorporated a blog.
