Joelle Steele Enterprises

Olympia, Washington

CLASSES

All of my extended ed classes are Saturday workshops from 9am to 4pm. I leave plenty of time for discussion and for getting your questions answered, including those about your own projects. I encourage you to bring along anything about which you have questions or want input from me and/or your fellow students.

Please visit the appropriate college, usually Pierce College (Lakewood or Puyallup campuses), South Puget Sound Community College (Mottman Main Campus), or Centralia College for information on fees, classroom locations, and how to register. Please note that my classes at Evergreen College are on hold as of Fall 2009, since Evergreen has temporarily cancelled their extended education program.

The following is what's on my schedule so far for the 2010/2011 term. A list of my writing and publishing classes is at my writing Web site: www.writingwriteaway.com/classes.htm. Class descriptions are below.

Fall 2010 Schedule

OCT 2 - Make Your Living As An Artist - Pierce College (Puyallup)

OCT 9 - Start A Web Site for Your Small Business - Pierce College (Lakewood)

OCT 30 - Start A Web Site for Your Small Business - South Puget Sound CC (Olympia)

NOV 6 - Make Your Living As An Artist - South Puget Sound Community College (Olympia)

Make Your Living As An Artist. Thinking about becoming a self-employed, freelance career artist or craftsperson? There are many opportunities for both traditional artists and crafters to make a living, but finding your niche or the right venues for your work can be a challenge. In this class you’ll learn about the artist's personal investments in knowledge; the tools of the trade; software and Internet access; finding a space to work, and how to handle creative blocks, etc. Then you’ll focus on the business of art as you learn to find, evaluate, and contact markets for selling arts and crafts; insights into what galleries and buyers want; how to work with artist's agents and galleries; business licensing and sales taxes; royalties and licensing fees; establishing fees and prices for your works; contractual agreements; copyright laws; derivative works and plagiarism; publishing rights; flexibility and fluency in creative projects; keeping the creative works flowing at all times; marketing your own works via the Internet; and more. 

Start A Web Site for Your Small Business. This is an excellent overview for anyone who wants to create a Web site for their small business or be able to communicate more effectively with their Webmaster. All of the confusing "geek speak" will be explained in simple English. This class covers: the use of domain names, finding hosting services, types of Internet access, use of POP E-mail, E-mail autoresponders and forwarders, understanding search engines and searching techniques, Web design programs, doing it yourself versus hiring a Web designer, the importance of writing over design, Web-safe colors and fonts, kinds of pages and content to include, writing for search engine optimization, HTML coding, RSS feeds, Web site tools, navigation structures, page layouts, working in tables, managing images, updating and maintaining pages, marketing and promotion, and much more.