Quad Cities - The Quad Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau (QCCVB) announced today a new feature on their website at www.visitquadcities.com/blog. They are adding a blog section with five local bloggers as part of the team.
The team, who are all Quad Cities residents, will post regularly throughout the month continuously spotlighting what we have to see and do in the Quad Cities area. During this first week posts will include indoor fun for kids, Vander Veer Conservatory, Whitey's, outdoor recreation options, and Artisan Grain Distillery.
The new blogging team includes:
Kim Woodward is a wife, mom, and freelance writer living with her husband and son in a barn in rural Geneseo, Illinois. A notorious dabbler and DIYer, she shares her projects and adventures at NewlyWoodwards.com, and contributes to QuadCityMomsBlog.com. A native of the Quad Cities, she loves setting out on local adventures and discovering hidden gems in the area. She's always on the lookout for the best live music, family-friendly activities, and cup of coffee.
As a life-long resident of the Quad Cities, Deborah Doehler is a multi-media artist who explores jewelry, painting, pottery, drawing, collage, and computer generated design including Photoshop. She has recently retired from Black Hawk College after working for 35 years as an award-winning graphic designer, supervisor and graphics coordinator. She also has her own design and studio company. You'll also find Deborah serving on the board at Quad City Arts, doing marketing for Riverssance Festival of Fine Arts, and volunteering for MidCoast events.
Dave "The Shef" Sheffield is an international keynote speaker and author on the topics of motivation, leadership, and sales. He is an avid kayaking, mountain biking, and trail running enthusiast. He lives in Pleasant Valley, Iowa, and also loves cooking, playing guitar, photography, and spending time with his son, Alex.
Deborah Davis, otherwise known as QCAlegirl, was born and raised in Davenport, Iowa, where she currently resides. A self-proclaimed craft beer fanatic, she spends her days either working at a local nano-brewery or researching and writing for her blog, qcalegirl.com. While she's not traveling around the Midwest in search of new experiences, she also enjoys yoga, reading, and spending time with friends and family.
As a life-long Quad Cities resident, Katy Williams is an Elementary Education major working on Reading, Social Studies, and ESL/ELL endorsements at St. Ambrose University in Davenport. She loves traveling, cooking, working with kids, education, and putting a pen to paper. She also works part-time at a local learning center and have been a published writer from a very young age.
The QCCVB unveiled its new website using responsive design in January with easier navigation, new seasonal content, and new photo tiles replacing the previous text listings.
"The website is one of our most important sales tools for promoting the Quad Cities," said Jessica Waytenick, QCCVB public relations & marketing manager. "This new blog will deliver even more content to our visitors with first-hand personal experience."
The QCCVB is the official tourism destination marketing and management organization for the Quad Cities region. The organization serves the tourism interests of Scott County in Iowa and Rock Island, Mercer, Warren and Henderson Counties in Illinois. The QCCVB increases visitor expenditures and overnight stays through strategic sales, marketing, and services to customers, members and communities. Visitors generated an economic impact of $813 million from over 1.6 million visitors to the Quad Cities in 2013.
