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Technology and the musical theatre performer

Technology and the musical theatre performer. Sara de Revere. Word Press. Wordpress.com is an easy and powerful way to start blogging It’s free Hundreds of great features Connect with a lot of people Archive your thoughts. Working with Word Press. Use Themes Create Pages Write Posts

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Technology and the musical theatre performer

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  1. Technology and the musical theatre performer Sara de Revere

  2. Word Press • Wordpress.com is an easy and powerful way to start blogging • It’s free • Hundreds of great features • Connect with a lot of people • Archive your thoughts

  3. Working with Word Press • Use Themes • CreatePages • Write Posts • Design and Layout

  4. How I Created MyBlog • Wordpress.com • Click create blog • Dashboard • Posts, Media, Pages, Links, Comments, and Polls • Appearance : 73 Themes • Sweet Blossoms

  5. How To Upload • Headshot, Bio, Resume, Videos, and contact info • Dashboard • Pages • Add new • Upload

  6. Pros • It’s free • Gives Casting Directors good idea of your work • Connect with other actors/musicians • Find out about auditions • http://en.wordpress.com/tag/auditions/

  7. Cons • Word Press is the underdog • Larger blogging services • Not as good as a personal audition

  8. How do other people find my blog? • Google searches • Wordpress.com tags • Other lists of popular blogs on Wordpress.com • Privacy Settings • Copy link and email it to friends!

  9. Conclusion • Actors need a personal website/blog • Not who you know, but WHO KNOWS YOU! • Easy way to get yourself noticed • Easier to say “Just check out my site…” • Almost all drama agencies use online resumes

  10. Works Cited • http://support.wordpress.com/getting-started/#i-just-signed-up • http://codex.wordpress.org/Working_with_WordPress • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWY.4_602MU

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