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Learn more about what a QR Code is: http://www.google.com/help/maps/favoriteplaces/business/barcode.html
Create your personalized QR Code: http://qrcode.kaywa.com
13 Creative Ways to use a QR Code: http://www.fastcompany.com/1720193/13-creative-ways-to-use-qr-codes-for-marketing
Social Media Business Basics visiting Hawthorne, Nevada!
I am extremely excited and very grateful to have the opportunity to share best practices and techniques on how to use social media to promote you and your business.
First steps matter in how your platforms are constructed and used. By the end of the class you will have a road map with helpful tools to successfully integrate into your social marketing strategies.
WHERE: Hawthorne, Nevada
WHEN: THURSDAY JUNE 2, 2011
TIME: 8:30am-3:30pm
Questions? Send an e-mail to Kathy Carrico at kcarrico @ unr.edu or call directly to (775) 784-6879.
Sponsored by
Nevada Small Business Development Center
Download the Welcome to WordPress Power Point Presentation
If you decide to move forward and develop a website here are a few steps to take in order to make it as painless as possible.
Details of Class:
Creating WordPress Blogs (NEW CLASS SCHEDULE – COMING SOON)
Create your own blog and blog-based website with WordPress, an open-source blog tool offering a wide variety of features and a large supporting community. This course will guide you through the fundamental processes for building and maintaining your blog-based website from setup and design to marketing and search engine optimization (SEO). With step-by-step guidance, you’ll learn how to develop and customize the look of your blog-based website, integrating widgets, plugins, themes and more. You’ll also learn practical ways to use your blog for business, build your personal brand, establish expertise in your field, and create and maintain new sources of potential revenue.
Small businesses and non-profits are beginning to realize that they don’t necessarily need a custom built CMS (Content Management System) to run their website. Why not use a state-of-the-art publishing platform that focuses on aesthetics, web standards and usability – and not to mention... it’s FREE?
No need to purchase additional software, your site is accessible wherever there’s internet connectivity and most importantly, you own it. No monthly leasing payments.
There are also hundreds of Free and inexpensive WordPress Themes available to choose from that represent several business styles. You can make simple changes to represent your brand and brand messaging without the hassle of managing a fully custom built website. Instead you can focus your time on keeping your business successful!
Take a look at WordPress as a solution for your business or non-profit. View their Showcase and the many businesses and non-profits that are currently using WordPress as their choice for a publishing platform. The WordPress administrative area is easy to use to make updates to both your posts and pages. WordPress also keeps costs of having a dynamic website minimal because of the long lists of plugins that are available to customize your needs.
NEW COURSE! Create your own blog and blog-based website with WordPress, an open-source blog tool offering a wide variety of features and a large supporting community. This course will guide you through the fundamental processes for building and maintaining your blog-based website from setup and design to marketing and search engine optimization (SEO). With step-by-step guidance, you’ll learn how to develop and customize the look of your blog-based website, integrating widgets, plugins, themes and more. You’ll also learn practical ways to use your blog for business, build your personal brand, establish expertise in your field, and create and maintain new sources of potential revenue. Learn more
About Kristy Crabtree
Kristy Crabtree has more than a decade of marketing and website communication experience. As owner of Westward Strategy & Design Group she knows that in today’s market, your on-line communication platforms are the core of your management and marketing strategies. Kristy is also an Instructor for Extended Studies, Social Media Marketing Certificate – teaching Creating WordPress Blogs (April 26, 27) and Online Marketing Strategies for Small Business Owners (May 10, 11).
Kristy Crabtree, owner of Westward Strategy & Design Group, knows that in today’s market if your business doesn’t have a presence online – you are missing out on potential sales. It’s as simple as that.
Find out WHY millions of businesses have a social media presence to expand their exposure and learn how to build yours effectively and efficiently. Discover best practices and techniques on how to leverage some of the best tools and top social media platforms to successfully integrate into your marketing and management strategies.
- We’ll talk about how to brand and market you as an individual to increase more leads for your business. I’ll explain why taking advantage of all of the ‘Free’ local business listings has an enormous impact on your search rankings.
- I’ll introduce to you one of the most powerful and easy to use publishing platforms available today and how businesses are using it to get their message to the right audience.
- We’ll review top 10 tips on how you can manage your own search engine optimization to increase your businesses exposure.
- I’ll give examples of the pro’s of having an active Facebook ‘business’ page and how it also increases your natural search rankings as well as using Facebook to promote your products and services through additional applications.
- We’ll talk about how to market on Twitter, what businesses see benefit, how Tweeting increases exposure and how to take advantage of micro-blogging.
- I’ll review leveraging LinkedIn and how to setup and use all of the available applications to promote your business on LinkedIn’s company profile page.
- Take home copies of the Power Point Presentation along with other helpful tips, tools and URLS will be provided.
I am extremely excited and very grateful to have the opportunity to share best practices and techniques on how to use social media to promote you and your business.
First steps matter in how your platforms are constructed and used. By the end of the class you will have a road map with helpful tools to successfully integrate into your social marketing strategies.
I intend to throw as much FREE information at you as possible!
First stop on the 5 City tour
for Social Media Business Basics
is beautiful Fallon, Nevada!
Questions? Send an e-mail to Kathy Carrico at kcarrico @ unr.edu or call directly to (775) 784-6879.
Sponsored by
Nevada Small Business Development Center
Stillwater Wildlife Refuge - Fallon, Nevada
About the Presenter: Kristy Crabtree has more than a decade of marketing and website communication experience. As owner of Westward Strategy & Design Group she knows that in today’s market, your on-line communication platforms are the core of your management and marketing strategies. Westward Strategy & Design Group specializes in developing relationships with businesses that are in need of strategic solutions in areas of website design, social media platforms and practices.
Kristy spends much of her recreational time in various rural Nevada locations as an amateur photographer and engages in camping, hunting and fishing whenever possible.
“Unlike other Reno web design or social marketing agencies, I don’t try to be all things to all people. Instead, I focus on implementing the latest, most effective online marketing strategies that work for you and your business.”
Kristy Crabtree will be a guest speaker for Cheri Hill’s NxLeveL for Entrepreneurs Class on March 22.
Subject – How to market your business online. What questions to ask, what to research, how to position you, your product or service and how to make you UNIQUE amongst the competition.
Learn more about NxLevel Entrepreneur Training with the Nevada Small Business Development Center..
Here are 3 Tips for getting the most out of using Google Places for you and your business. You can update your Places account at any time by signing in at http://places.google.com/business with your email address and password.
