Why Social Media?

You’ve heard the hype. It seems like everyone is talking about social media these days. From individuals, to celebrities, to businesses – the world is buzzing with talk of Twitter, Facebook, Blogging, Google Buzz, LinkedIn and more…

You know it can help build your online presence.

You’ve likely been to a seminar already, and have listened to someone preach about how Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn can benefit you and your brand. You understand there is value in social media for your brand and it’s something you want to do to help market your business.

What now?

The seminar ended, the speaker went home, the excitement faded – leaving you to try to figure out how to use all these social networking platforms on your own. You have a Twitter account but you have no idea what to do with all these people wanting to follow you. You’ve created a facebook page – and cannot find it now – but you know there are fans joining because you have received the emails telling you so.

You need help: Hands-on help with your social media.

That’s where Richard Black fits into your life! Also known as @RichGraphics, this entrepreneur will take you through a live Social Media training session like never before! Using skills and expertise in Social Media marketing, branding and web design, Richard will show you how to make Social Media work for your business.

The Hands On Social Media Workshops will save you money by giving you access to a skilled leader and a wealth of knowledge at the low rate of only $88.49+tax per session. One-on-one training would normally cost hundreds of dollars – and we will cover the very same topics in our group session. The group setting will allow you to not only learn the skills and techniques – but will allow you to connect with the others in the workshop. You will learn how to engage people online and make the conversations that can build your online presence.

Richard offers training that doesn’t just preach the value of social media.

He will show you how to use your Twitter account and your Facebook Fanpage – hands-on training – not just talk about it.

Each live course takes place in real-time, in-person with you and your computer, using your Social Networking Profiles.

Learn step-by-step how you take what you have setup and make it work for your brand and your business.

You will learn how to monitor your online reputation and engage people online when appropriate.

These courses will teach you to:

• Create a strategy to align with your goals on social media and a plan for choosing and using it
• Setup your networking profiles and brand them for your business
• Integrate your social media channels into your website
• Post a tweet, retweet and send someone a direct message on Twitter
• Create your Facebook fanpage and post on the wall
• Link your social media accounts together, and manage them from one place
• Save time not waste time
• Follow people in your target market and find fans to join your fanpage
• Engage followers and fans
• Start managing your online reputation

A Hands-On training session is the solution if you want to optimize Social Media for your business.

Three hours of learning directly on your computer. Live training where you are guided through all the steps of Twitter or Facebook for business.

These training sessions have limited space for participants; book your seat now so you can learn what it takes for your business to thrive using social media.