Social Media Marketing classes forming now

Do you want to learn how to make the most of your presence online? Need help starting (or customizing – or promoting) a blog or Web site? Consider joining us for three sessions to build your Web profile, reach new clients, and market yourself using free tools. In three two-hour sessions, we’ll teach you how to market to your target audience using free Web tools.

Class outline:

Session 1: An Introduction to Social Media

  • Starting a blog
  • Using Facebook and LinkedIn for professional networking
  • Using Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter for marketing
  • Tips and tricks to get started quickly and effectively
  • Three ideas you (and your competition) haven’t tried yet
  • What not to do – common mistakes and how to avoid them

Session 2: Promoting your Social Media Efforts

  • How to promote a blog
  • RSS/Social bookmarking
  • SEO – Crafting effective headlines and tags, using XML sitemaps
  • Facebook groups and fan pages, LinkedIn user groups, Twitter tweets, FriendFeed

Session 3: Advanced Social Media Techniques

  • Creating custom blog templates
  • Developing Facebook apps
  • Plugins and more – bringing it all together
  • What’s next? Staying ahead of the curve
  • What to do when that’s not enough to beat your competition

Details:

  • Classes are taught in English
  • You do not need a laptop to attend
  • You will receive a cheshbonit mas

Cost:

  • NIS 250 for all three sessions
  • NIS 100 for a single session