We wanted to give the attendees of the upcoming Blogcademy workshop a memento that contained jump-starts to making their weekend a success: an exclusive print magazine. Kat, Gala and I each wrote articles pertaining to the topics we will be covering and also developed four activities inside. Additionally, we included the class schedule, room for notes, our contact information and a personal letter welcoming attendees to the course. Beyond that, we compiled a list of our favorite books and quotes.

This first edition is 36 pages of content we believe in and we hope it will serve as a reminder to our Blogcademy class that this is just the beginning of their blogging journeys. The print copies will be arriving this week and we couldn’t be more excited! And, we can’t wait to meet all of you!!

It’s amazing to think that we sold out all 30 Blogcademy spots in under a week! To say that we are overwhelmed by the response is a massive understatement! For ages, I’ve had a feeling that learning about blogging in a cool, fun, intimate environment would be something people were excited about. It’s so lovely to be right, & I can’t even begin to tell you HOW HYPED Nubby, Kat & I are to meet all our students (!!!) & talk about our favourite subject for a whole weekend!

Of course, putting together a workshop of this magnitude takes a lot of work, & for this reason, we’re seeking a NYC-based volunteer to help us out.

You’ll be…

+ Putting together goodie bags
+ Picking up snacks
+ Helping to hang up decorations
+ Making trips to the party store (aww yeah!)
+ Setting up a projector
+ …& doing general administrative tasks. Because this is our first Blogcademy, we’re all going to be flying by the seats of our pants a little bit — so a positive attitude & willingness to pitch in will be essential!

This is an unpaid opportunity, but you will be attending The Blogcademy for free, as well as taking home one of those fabulous goodie bags! (Trust: they are CRAZY GOOD.)

We won’t need your help until the start of October, & even then, other than the weekend of The Blogcademy — October 20th & 21st — we will only need you for a couple of days prior, probably the 15th & the 19th. It’s not a major time commitment but we will really need your help, so please only apply if you’re 100% devoted to the opportunity!

Oh… Nubby wanted me to add that if you can moonwalk, we might be biased towards you!

To apply for the volunteer position, send us an email outlining your experience & why you think you’d make a bad-ass volunteer!

You have two weeks to send in your applications… !

Good luck!

At The Blogcademy, we’ve been working on getting the rest of our branded collateral together. Pulling directly from our Identity Guide, we took some of our favorite elements and had them made into rubber stamps!

In case you’re wondering, we order all our stamps through Simon’s Stamps. Speedy service, great rates and old school wooden handles make them the best around, hands down. Happy stamping!