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Get Your Business on the Web – Build It, Run It, Grow It

 

Event: Get Your Business on the Web - Build It, Run It, Grow It

Presenter: Ben Tedore, UNR-NSBDC Web Communications Specialist

Description:

Marketing your business online is cost effective, but it requires a professional, interactive website and an understanding of the tools you can use to drive traffic to your business.

In four, 2-hour sessions we will walk you through the process of building your own professional WordPress driven website branded for your business. Additionally, we’ll integrate free digital marketing tools like Facebook Business Pages, Twitter, and Google+  to drive traffic to your site and increase sales.

So, whether you are web savvy or feel like a novice on the computer, we will teach you how to use the best tools available  to build your business’s website along with a highly cost-effective online marketing strategy. Building a website the right way is easier than you think.

The cost of the class is $295 plus cost of domain name and website hosting (approximately $50 per year).
All four sessions will be held at a computer lab in the College of Business at UNR.

Agenda Items:

  • Build a WordPress-driven professional website branded for your business and integrate the most popular Social Media tools available (Facebook, Twitter and Google+) to turbo-charge your inbound marketing efforts
  • Discuss best practices of Social Media as a marketing tool for your business

Who Should Attend:

  • Individuals with little to no experience using blogs, websites or Social Media for business marketing purposes
  • Business owners, managers, and individuals with a passion for their business and the desire to stand out above the competition

About the Presenter:

Ben Tedore holds a Bachelor's of Liberal Arts in Digital Media Art, University of Nevada, Reno. He is the Webmaster for the University of Nevada’s Business Services Group and the Nevada Small Business Development Center. Ben has extensive hands-on experience, teaching over one hundred clients the essentials of website development, social media integration, and using the Internet for effective marketing and communications.

Date: July 27; August 3; August 10; August 17, 2012

Time: 9:00am - 11:00am

Location: UNR Campus - Ansari Business Building, 2nd Floor, Room 208

City: Reno

Fee: 295.00

Registration: Online or (775) 784-1717