Start your journey here into the world of Social Media

If you have heard all these buzz words: “facebook”, “linkedin” “twitter” “blogging” and are not sure where to start, and have made the decision to incorporate Social Media as part of your business strategy, then this would be the perfect place start to your journey into the “blogsphere”.

By popular demand, we are holding a 1 day event that will be the start of your education into Social Media. We will discuss all these platforms and how best to use these tools within your business to maximise marketing your business online. By the end of the day, you will be familiar enough to start to implement these tools into your Social Media business strategy.

We’re delighted to be working with Luke Williams from Web Matters in Bournemouth on this course.  He brings with him a wealth of experience in Social Media, and how best to incorporate these free tools into your business to get your brand out there.  He has been using them for many years now and is willing to share his knowledge and experience to help you promote your business.

Spaces are limited to a maximum of 10, so this will be on a first come first served basis.

Morning Session

9.30 – 9.45am Introduction

9.45 – 11am Overview and Introduction to Social Media

11am Tea/Coffee

11.15 – 12.15 Strategy Groups, working together to discuss best practice.

12.15 – 1.00 Lunch

Afternoon Session

1.00 – 1.45 Workshop Blogging

1.45 – 2.30 Worskhop LinkedIn

2.30 – 3.15 Workshop Twitter

3.15 – 3.45 Tea/Coffee

3.45 – 4.30 Workshop Facebook

4.45 pm Close

Next Available Date:

TBA – Watch this space

Location:

The Royal Chase Hotel, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8DB

Cost:

£195 plus VAT, (£229.13 inclusive) including lunch – payable in advance at time of booking

Spaces are limited, so to reserve a space, book now

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We have just recently done a couple of presentations for local businesses in Somerset on marketing and the use of social networking sites in your marketing strategy, and my theory is right. There is a myth that it is a complete waste of time, and people just don’t get it. Presenting about the use of Twitter and how it can add value to your business, the feedback was “well I don’t want to know what so and so has bought at the supermarket?” My reply is simply well you’re following the wrong people. Twitter is not about people’s habits, it’s about sharing information and knowledge and connecting with people. Striking up relationships with new people you might never have connected with without the use of the internet.

Think of it as a party at your house. Invite people in, instead of offering them a drink offer a nugget of information and see what comes back. You never know it might be an even brighter, even more valuable nugget that is returned. What a great way to connect. There are businesses connecting every minute on Twitter and it’s a fantastic opportunity for individuals and small businesses to connect first hand with the big boys, should they so choose. Never before have people and businesses been so easy to access, so lets embrace this opportunity, open our doors and have a party!

The issue is that I love it, am passionate about it and want to keep on surfing and linking but now my “in-tray” is becoming bigger I am struggling to juggle the time. I also have to take into account the family – husband, teenage children who are great and just get on and do their own thing, but need still need love and support, which I am blessed with, and I just need to focus on my strategy for the social media side, and how to integrate this with work, homelife and catching up with friends.

This is very new and exciting and I’m finding I’m meeting people from all over the world that I would never have otherwise engaged with. I believe in it that much too that I find myself talking to all my customers about it and seem to be converting them by the day, which is great news for them.

I’m sure I’m not alone in this scenario and I am constantly working on a solution which I’m sure will come very soon. It’s just a case of OK, I’m working on this right now, and yes, this is a great link I’d love to share this with my fellow twitterers. These are exciting times, but scary too and the key to all of this is – love it, embrace it and enjoy it and just learn and get on with it, My time will come, and then it will become all worth while.