Social Media 101 for Businesses | Seattle

About this workshop

New to social media? Learn the basics of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, Pinterest and Instagram and which ones are best for your business. We will survey each platform and look at the pros and cons of each one, how it affects the online presence of your business and what you should be doing to keep up.

Takeaways

• Identify the two best platforms for your business
• Create a basic social media plan including what, when and where to post, as well as how often
• Produce three different types of sample posts
• Determine two “next steps” to integrate their current marketing efforts with social media

Prereqs & Preparation

• This class has been designed for people who own or work in small businesses
• Please bring a laptop
• Bring your businesses written marketing plan (if you have one)
• Basic computer skills required