Terri Webster Schrandt
windigenconsulting.com | @windigenredhead
Terri is a non-fiction writer, self-published author and retired recreation and parks practitioner living in Sacramento, California. Currently a university lecturer teaching leisure education in the recreation and parks major, Terri takes leisure very seriously because it involves one-third of our lives… really!
Obtaining a Master’s Degree at age 50, Terri wrote her thesis on the Four Generations in the Workplace, re-sparking her love of writing at midlife. In addition to writing and blogging, she offers consultation services and conducts and presents workshops for a variety of organizations.
In 2016 Terri self-published an eBook through Amazon Better Blogging with Photography and has become somewhat of an expert in image management. She is writing another eBook tentatively titled “No Excuses Fitness at Any Age.”
Second Wind Leisure Perspectives is her WordPress.com blog about living a leisure lifestyle. Most of her posts reflect her leisure places & spaces and her reactions to them. She shares a variety of stories all related to a healthy leisure lifestyle.
It is Terri’s passion to educate people about leisure… one blog post at a time.
WordCamp Session Title
Blogging Success and Monetization Panel Discussion
Why Is This Important?
The opportunity to present on this panel about blogging on WordPress was important to address. I believe new bloggers should start out with a free WordPress platform to test the waters and to see if they can sustain blogging. Having a self-hosted site is fine if one is committed to a business or the daily upkeep of a blog. I would like to be able to share with other bloggers and website managers that maintaining a website presence is do-able but does take commitment.
How Did You Discover WordPress?
I started a WordPress blog in October 2011. I saw an ad and thought it would be a great place to start my blog. When I started my consulting business, I discovered that Blue Host worked well with WordPress and self-hosted the business site using WordPress dot org as the platform.
How Do You Use WordPress?
I have two WordPress websites: I have a WordPress.com website called secondwindleisure.com and a WordPress.org website to promote my consulting business.
How Has WordPress Impacted You?
Without the ease of WordPress I would have not started the blog, which would not have led to honing my writing skills, thus my ideas for writing eBooks and offering freelance writing services would likely never started. Blogging has opened up a huge world to me rich in online and personal relationships.
What Do You Do When Not Working?
I’m semi-retired: I retired from my day job with the City of Sacramento Dept of Parks and Rec after 32 years. I teach part-time as Sacramento State, which means I have 6 weeks off in December/January, and 14 weeks off in the summer! Heaven!
I love windsurfing, stand-up paddling, camping, reading, writing, walking the dogs, and traveling.
What Is Your Favorite Candy?
Anything dark chocolate!