Black Widow Enterprises

Overland Park, KS (Evans Media Group) June 28, 2010 – Today the executive board of the new Social Media Club of Johnson County was announced. The Social Media Club of Johnson County (SMCJoCo) is the third local chapter of the National Social Media Club headquartered in San Francisco, CA with chapters in over 35 countries. The two other local chapters are the Kansas City, MO (SMCKC) and the Lawrence, KS (SMCLK) clubs.

The three clubs plan to work in concert with each other co-promoting events and ensuring that all members and businesses are provided with social media education. Membership in all clubs is free and members are encouraged to join more than one club if they feel the need. The new SMCJoCo serves all of Johnson County’s towns and will provide events centered around social media and business education in those communities specifically.

The Executive Board members include:

Herb Sih – Co-founder of Clickspeed and ClearVox, Founder of Think Big Partners and the Think Big KC event
Kathy Boos – Publisher of 435South Magazine
Eddie Kennison – Former Kansas City Chief and owner of several Johnson County businesses
Kelly Scanlon – Publisher of Thinking Bigger Business Media/KC Small Business Magazine and Radio Host
Kris Ketz – First News Anchor at KMBC-TV / KCWE-TV
Julie Cortes – Founder of the Freelance Exchange, Copy Writer and copy editor of flourish! Magazine
John Epperson – President of Ruxter Mobile
Laura Wynn – President of Black Widow Enterprises and Founder of Linking Leawood
Doug Richards – Social Media Evangelist at Centriq Training
Kelly O’Hagan – Marketing Manager for The Overland Park Convention Center
Michael Burns – Manager of Proposal Development at Perceptive Software

The goal of the Social Media Club of Johnson County and that of the national organization is to provide business centric social media education. Johnson Countians will now have the option of attending meetings at various venues and times of day throughout the County. The SMCJoCo speakers bureau will provide national and local speakers on social media, emerging technologies and how they can impact business.

Save The Date: The launch party for SMCJoCo is scheduled for July 15th from 6:00-10:00pm – Watch the club website or become a member for your invitation as there will be spectacular prizes and giveaways at this much anticipated event.

The founding principle behind the decision to request a sister chapter of the Social Media Club was simple. To provide a convenient venue, foster a desire to learn, build the need for fellowship with like-minded business professionals and do it all under the binding tie that is social media.

Free membership to the Social Media Club can be obtained by visiting www.smcjoco.com and all are welcome to post comments, build a profile and begin networking with other business and social media professionals. From the mildly interested, to the seasoned social networker, this is your community to build, grow and learn. The social media motto is “If you get it, Share it.” To contact SMCJoCo directly, send emails to getsocial@smcjoco.com

Original story at KC STAR

Building Strength, Helping Others. One link at a time.

Linking Women Professionals Hosts Benefit Luncheon; Raises money for Veronica’s Voice Organization

Local Release, March 31, 2010 Registration is open for Linking Women; a benefit luncheon for Veronica’s Voice on April 8, 2010 at Bonefish Grill of Leawood. Featured guest speaker, Loren Halifax of WDAF Fox 4 News Kansas City, will address the group to share her efforts in bringing awareness to the increasing number of sexual exploitation rings in the Kansas City metropolitan area.  Veronica’s Voice founder, Kristy Childs, will also be present to speak at the event, sharing her personal story as well as her mission to help support women within the direct community struggling to escape commercial sexual exploitation. Veronica’s Voice is Kansas City’s only recovery program dedicated solely to victims of prostitution and commercial sexual exploitation. The organization works directly with every client to provide individual peer counseling, licensed therapists, shelter, food, healthcare, drug treatment and legal advocacy.

Linking Women is a group of Kansas City area professionals committed to building strong business foundations by supporting one another as mentors, resources and referral partners. The monthly luncheon is an ongoing effort funded by members of the networking group with the additional assistance of monthly and yearly sponsors. The $20 individual registration collected per seat assists Veronica’s Voice in providing services to women in the recovery program.  Additional monetary support is obtained through monthly and yearly partner sponsorships. Linking Women wishes to publicly acknowledge current sponsors: Towne Place Suites of Overland Park, Black Widow Enterprises of Leawood, Bonefish Grill of Leawood, Gail’s Harley Davidson of Grandview, J Scott Photography of Leawood, Irina’s Secret Day Spa of Olathe. Online registeration for this event is open through April 7 at  www.LauraWynn.com.

More information about Veronica’s Voice is available at www.VeronicasVoice.org

Sponsorship interest should be directed to Laura Wynn (913) 402-6033

Thank you for your consideration.

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Media Contact:

Laura Wynn  (913) 402-6033  laurawynn@everestkc.net

Words by Laura Wynn

I am amazed that I still get asked this question at every networking function I attend!  Maybe it’s because I’m a freelance writer and saw this wave of outsourced writing increase in popularity since the late 80′s and early 90′s when journals, tabloids and other forms of print media became increasingly popular.  I mean, come on; did you REALLY think that busy researchers and physicians were working overtime to develop journal entries and online information? Really?

Here’s the concept of ghost blogging in a proverbial nutshell…

I write it; you take the credit.   You pay me, I go away.

Ghost Blogs (articles) are most generally used for blogsites, website content and submission to online group forums, newsletters and direct mail. The body of your written piece includes a variety of strategically placed key/search terms for enhanced searchability. You provide the topic or I will provide possible ideas that are appropriate for the audience you are seeking.

Why hire someone else to write on your area of expertise?  Well, better written by someone else than by nobody at all!

The most common complaint I hear from my clients is that they are too busy running their business to focus on maintaining their reputation as an expert.  Suppose you were able to outsource the most important focus of your business: your perceived expertise. Suppose, again, that you could maintain a blogsite, social media accounts and other forms of communication with one piece of information that is easily tweaked to fit various formats?

You, my friend, have just discovered ghost blogging.