Erin Blaskie, CEO Business Services, ETC., to Speak at WordCamp Chicago 2009

April 30, 2009 - PRLog -- Erin Blaskie, CEO and founder of Business Services, ETC., has been invited to speak at this year’s WordCamp Chicago 2009.  This 2-day event, which is taking place June 6 - 7, is designed for those with a passion for Wordpress – users, designers, developers and anyone else who is interested in learning all about this platform and with networking with some of the best known leaders in the field – including Matt Mullenweg, founder of the WordPress platform.

“I’m really honored that I was asked to speak at this event – to be among so many well-respected and well-known leaders in the field,” says Erin Blaskie. “As a long-time user of WordPress and someone who appreciates the power and influence of this platform, I’m really excited to share my insight on how it has transformed not only what I do in my business, but also how it has added tremendous value for my clientele.”

Expected speakers at the event include Matt Mullenweg, founder of WordPress, Jeremy Wright, CEO of one of the largest global new media blog networks – b5media, Liz Strauss of success-blog.com and others.

According to Blaskie,“Our firm does a significant amount of blog design and customization using the WordPress platform. Our clients love it – its features, flexibility, and not to mention, its functionality.  I’m really excited about meeting others who share my passion and hopefully offering whatever insight I have to help others grow their businesses through blogging.”  

WordCamp Chicago is being organized by its founders, Lisa Sabin-Wilson, owner and designer at E.Webscapes.com and author of WordPress For Dummies, and Brian Gardner of BrianGardner.com and the owner of StudioPress.

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Erin Blaskie is the CEO and Founder of Business Services, ETC, an internet marketing strategy and implementation firm. Serving clientele around the world, Erin and her staff of strategic implementers serve a variety of industries including healthcare, law, ecommerce, internet marketing, real estate, financial services, as well as independent business professionals including authors, speakers, coaches, and trainers. Honored as Office Arrow’s 2008 Runner-Up Business Woman of the Year, Erin has also been featured in major news publications such as ABCNews.com, the Ottawa Citizen, and the Employment Journal. A regular invite to speak at events for entrepreneurs, Erin is also the creator of numerous programs including Blog Design Bootcamp, Photoshop is Easy, Business Systems & Productivity, Dreamweaver Basics, Easy Ebooks Bootcamp, Project Management Bootcamp, Savvy Social Networking, Teleseminars Made Easy, Ustream for Business, Blog Traffic Explosion, and 30 Days of Delegation.