Poetry Site Celebrates Third Year In Blog Format

PRLog (Press Release) - Jan 12, 2010 -
Indianapolis, Ind. - The World of Words by Elias Tobias celebrates its third year in a new format and a new host this month. On Feb. 12, 2007, Poet Elias Tobias has launched the transformation of his then nine-year-old Web site to a professionally-designed poetry blog .
The revised Web site retains many attributes of the older self-designed Web site, created with a public Internet host, such as a biography, publishing history, other poetry  links, new poems, and tips on writing poetry.
The new website is http://eliastobias.net.
“The new Web site, created by WSI, has much more potential to have those coming to the Web site to be active, rather than passive,” Tobias said when the new  format was completed.. “That was one reason I decided to upgrade to a blog-style venue.”
Since then, more than 200 poems, in three languages have been added along with several dozen photographs, the ArtBrushed photo gallery, a dozen or so videos on the World of Words Video Channel on You Tube, a series of  podcasts from the Love Notes collection, the addition  of work by the brothers of Lambda Sigma Chi and a weekly column by one of the brothers,  and the expansion of a companion Elias Tobias Fan Club website.
“There is certainly reason to celebrate, however, one should realize not all the opportunities to improve are accomplished,” Tobias said.  “Now that advertising has been included, there are some monetary goals that coincide with the increase in readership, he added. Once at the site, readers need to stick around longer.”