Leverage The Power Of The Internet

May 28, 2009

The Best of the Bay Share Strategies To Increase Credibility, Exposure and Business Success.

Are you still struggling to figure out how to harness social networking tools such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and WordPress?  Are your online efforts attracting opportunity, or do you feel like you’re wasting your time? Or perhaps you’re simply wondering what all the Web 2.0 fuss is about.

Social networking is more than a fad – it is a technological shift that is changing how we socialize and how we achieve business results.

LEVERAGE THE POWER OF THE INTERNET FOR SMALL BUSINESS

Tuesday, June 16, 10 AM – 5 PM, lunch included

Holiday Inn Hegenberger, Oakland, CA


In this full-day workshop you will learn from four of the San Francisco Bay Area’s top business technology experts. We guarantee that you will go home with practical strategies that you can put into action the very next day.

• Learn how to build your opt-in list using Twitter.
• Take your first steps to leverage the power of Facebook.
• Make your WordPress web site a search engine supermagnet.
• Discover 5 easy ways to attract targeted website visitors for free.

Registration cost…………….$59.00

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This is a multi-session event — no need to pick, learn from them all!

Breakout Session One: Twitter – Creating An Opt-In List Faster Than Before

Ann Evanston, MA is a social psychologist who has taken her networking strategies and tactics and applied them in person and online with great success. Over the last year she has received a book deal (released Feb 2009), 6 speaking engagements, and over $30,000 in closed business through social networking. She is ranked #5 of top influencers in the SF bay area on Twitter and has over one million Google-able hits. Ann is faculty for the American Management Association, and certified by Development Dimensions International. She has traveled the globe teaching her strategies. As a true “twitter-ologist” she will teach you how to get more people opted-in to your lists than ever before using twitter! Visit www.Warrior-Preneur.com.

Breakout Session Two: Facebook – There IS a Business Plan that Works!

Rick Rochon is dedicated to educating and training small business owners to market smarter.  Rick was born with an entrepreneurial spirit and intimately understands the challenges small business owners face.  Planning, placing and perfecting marketing plans and strategies are essential to all small businesses and Rick’s hands-on approach empowers small businesses to make immediate and measurable changes to their marketing plans.  While Rick is submerged in new media, he also brings to the table an in-depth knowledge of traditional marketing and understands how to leverage both avenues to grow your business, save money and improve the bottom line. Visit www.adsymetrix.com.

Learn to leverage the power of Facebook for your small business — 175 million people can’t be wrong! Take your first steps to growing your business with social marketing and engagement:

1. Create your social marketing plan or add to your existing plan
2. Get an intro to Facebook that will get you connecting with fans and doing more business

Breakout Session Three: Make Your WordPress Site A Search Engine Supermagnet

Lee Rodrigues, MA has been working with computers since DOS was cool.  He ran his own IT consulting business for three years, and joined the Web 2.0 revolution when he began “co-working” at Citizen Space in San Francisco. Lee recently combined his technical skills, love of martial arts, and training in communications to found the Technology Dojo, where as a Technology Coach he helps successful entrepreneurs use computers and the Internet to increase productivity and profits. Lee has a BA in Communications and a MA in Education, and is a graduate of the San Francisco Comedy College. Visit technologydojo.net.

Your perfect customers are looking for you on the Internet – can they find you? Join us to learn how a WordPress web site and blog – together with essential formatting and commenting habits — will make your web site fly to the top of a Google search page. Discover how to:

• pack your pages with your customers’ favorite words
• make your titles and subheads work for you
• practice “link love” to improve your search engine ranking

Luncheon Session:  3 Easy Ways to Attract Targeted Website Visitors for Free

Patrick Schwerdtfeger is the author of “Webify Your Business: Internet Marketing Secrets for the Self-Employed” and “Make Yourself Useful, Marketing in the 21st Century.” His podcasts have been downloaded over 50,000 times and his articles have been published on thousands of websites and blogs. With a diverse background in marketing and finance, Patrick has a gift for explaining complicated subjects in simple language, making his presentations insightful and empowering. Patrick is the founder of Tactical Execution, where he leverages cutting-edge internet marketing strategies to build credibility and exposure for his clients. He is also the organizer of the Entrepreneur & Small Business Academy, one of the nation’s 50 largest entrepreneur clubs. Visit www.tacticalexecution.com.

Over 98% of websites get fewer than 5 visitors each day. Attracting high-quality website visitors doesn’t have to cost a fortune. With a little direction, you can accumulate strategic one-way inbound links and watch the targeted traffic pour in! In this session, you’ll learn 3 simple strategies you can use immediately … and they won’t cost you a penny.

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