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Website Instagram Marketing for Busy Entrepreneurs

Join us on Wednesday, June 20th from 1:00pm to 4:00pm for a FREE Live Webinar. Register for free at Eventbrite: https://bit.ly/2WbZIfu

Learn how to attract customers and make sales through Instagram without spending money on ads!

With over 500 million active users, Instagram offers a powerful tool for small businesses. If you’re a business-to-consumer enterprise and your ideal customer is under the age of 45, Instagram could provide an effective channel to reach your target market. Join us to learn simple, effective strategies and tactics you can apply without wasting time or money.

This seminar will help you:

  • Identify your ideal customer and design an ideal Customer Avatar
  • Conceive of a simple framework for finding, engaging and converting prospects on Instagram efficiently
  • Get started on ideas for draft posts as key takeaways

Presented By: Ami Sanyal, The Uncommoner’s Club.

This seminar is hosted at Small Business BC in Vancouver and delivered to other locations via live webinar. Please note: all webinar participants will also receive access to a recording for seven days after the live session.

Website Creating Your First Business Website

Join us on Wednesday, June 5th from 1:00pm to 3:00pm for a FREE Live Webinar. Register for free at Eventbrite: https://bit.ly/2X7liOK

Are you one of the many businesses looking to get your first website up and running? Do you have some great content ready, but lack the skills to do it yourself?

Join us for an interactive step-by-step tour of WordPress and leave with a basic website of your own. Getting started is easier than you think on this user-friendly platform that will help you tell the world about your small business.

This seminar will help you:

  • Know what to look for when selecting a web host
  • Install a WordPress theme and begin to edit the content for your new site
  • Become comfortable navigating the WordPress Dashboard
  • Get started on organizing content and adding media like images, video and audio
  • Access the power of plugins, widgets and theme settings

Presented By: Simon Rai, Raize Digital

This seminar is hosted at Small Business BC in Vancouver and delivered to other locations via live webinar. Please note: all webinar participants will also receive access to a recording for seven days after the live session.