Gunelius - Blogging All-in-One For Dummies

Blogging All-in-One For Dummies , 2nd Edition

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About the Author

Susan Gunelius is the president and CEO of KeySplash Creative, Inc. ( www.keysplashcreative.com ), a marketing communications company. Throughout her 20-year marketing career, she has worked with large and small companies around the world, including AT&T, HSBC, Citibank, Cox Communications, and many more.

She has authored numerous marketing-related books, including the popular Content Marketing For Dummies (Wiley, 2010), 30-Minute Social Media Marketing (McGraw-Hill, 2010), and Kick-ass Copywriting in 10 Easy Steps (Entrepreneur Press, 2008). You can find a complete list of books authored by Susan Gunelius at www.amazon.com/author/susangunelius .

Susan is a featured marketing columnist for Entrepreneur.com and Forbes.com, and her marketing-related articles have appeared on a wide variety of websites, including BusinessWeek.com, MSNBC.com, WashingtonPost.com, and more.

She is frequently interviewed about marketing topics for online, print, radio, and television media organizations, and she speaks about marketing, branding, and social media at events around the world ( www.susan gunelius.com ).

Susan also owns Women on Business, a leading blog for women in business at www.womenonbusiness.com , which received the 2011 Stevie Award for Women in Business in the Best Blog category and has been named to numerous top-website lists for businesswomen by Forbes, Little Pink Book, and others.

You can connect with Susan online:

Twitter: http://twitter.com/susangunelius

Facebook Profile: www.facebook.com/susangunelius

Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/keysplashcreative

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/susangunelius

Google+: https://plus.google.com/107478593543631183090

Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/susangunelius

Dedication

For my husband, Scott, who always encourages and supports me no matter what.

Authors Acknowledgments

Thank you to Scott, Brynn, Daniel, and Ryan for going on this crazy writing ride with me.

Thank you to Mom and Dad for giving me the ability to take this crazy ride.

Thank you to Bob Diforio for making sure I dont fall off this crazy ride.

Thank you to Amy Fandrei, Brian Walls, and everyone else at Wiley who let me return to this crazy ride again and again.

Its definitely a ride I wouldnt want to miss!