Blogger's Training (June 29, 2012 - Lahore)

Progressive Bloggers of Lahore at Blogger's Training-CIPE Pakistan

The day kicked off with enthusiastic audience of Lahore from different walks of life with credible mentors like Hammad Siddiqui and Ashraf Chaudry.  The audience was full of energy and very eager to learn about blogging and to have a blog of own. It was organized by CIPE Pakistan.

The event mainly focused on effective blogging. With the emerging years, internet users in Pakistan is growing at an accelerating rate with approximately touching 22 million users nationwide. Mr. Hammad Siddiqui on the other hand stressed on the fact that it has become a challenge for the print media to reach the readers today as the newspaper readers are declining down the slope. He mentioned, "Without social media you do not exist today."

While starting or planning to have a blog of your own, you should touch the thematic areas i.e focusing on one issue. It's generally about finding your niche-personal blogging. For example, you can pick up a particular topic and get started with it.One should keep it attractive and interesting enough to grab the readers' attention. It must give a positive insight to the readers which will help readers especially who have an optimistic approach to life.

The training further expanded with "How to Drive Traffic to Blog through Social Media?" which was conducted by Mr. Ashraf Chaudry. We got to use IFTTT to control Twitter and Facebook traffic.

Throughout 6 to 7 hour session, all the progressive bloggers were continuously struggling on their laptops to put up an effective blog of their own following the mentors' instructions.

By the end of the session, each participant had their own blog. Everyone shared their views and suggestions. Later, we promoted our blogs via social media.

This blog was an outcome of such a informative event. Here is the link to my first post, published on the spot.  First Post: Let's jump into the pool

It was an event not be missed. Got to learn a great deal. There is a dire need to put up such events which help the youth as well as the adult internet users to thrive in the social media today. A big hats off to CIPE Pakistan and the mentors.

Let’s jump into the pool

Today, I have come to a renowned hotel of Lahore, Hospitality Inn. It is a 3-Star Hotel with commendable hospitality services. As I was waiting in the lobby, few children of around 8 to 12 years old age group were being happy and giggling marching in colorful swimming costumes and bright goggles. Later, I saw another group of around the same age group. I asked the manager who was escorting the kids to the pool and he explained that as the summer vacations start in different schools, they set up a summer camp for kids of the age group from 4 years to 15 years old. They offer affordable rates and the swimming classes are conducted under the supervision of trained staff keeping the safety measures in control. The main objective of such summer camps is to provide kids fun and entertainment in the scorching heat especially when the parents are so busy for the kids to take them out for vacations. Whereas on the other hand it becomes a learning experience for them as well. In addition, the manager added that they have roof top temperature controlled swimming pool where the young adults and adults can have fun. Not to forget, it is the one and only of its kind in Lahore.

Today, as I have seen these enthusiastic kids getting ready to jump into the pool, flashback of my childhood memories got refreshed; I wish I could go back to those days and enjoy the summer camp with the same zeal.