Great Southern Small Business Online '3 Steps Local to Global' contract has now finished as at 30th June 2011. We would like to thank all of our wonderful participants for attending all of our seminars. We would also like to thank the Australian Government, AusIndustry and the SBAS funding team that enabled us to provide these seminars to you at no cost.

The outlines for the seminars are below so if you would like to attend any of these seminars still, please email me your interest and we will try to run some more.

Great Southern Small Business Online '3 Steps Local to Global' will provide a series of seminars and workshops to determine how your small business can benefit from an online presence. Showing you how being online can increase your market reach, explore e-commerce opportunities and help you get online. this project is an Australian Government funded initiative under the Small Business Online program.

Small Business Owners tell you about our Seminars first hand :

"This seminar reinforced the importance of online marketing. It provided a variety of resources and ideas that were particularly geared towards the tourism market. I came away with a clearer understanding of e-commerce and the motivation to improve our online presence. I look forward to taking part in the future courses."

Mandy Sudlow-Brown , Dunmoylen House Bed & Breakfast Albany

"Recently, my partner and I attended a Small Business Online Seminar, tentatively but hopefully. Full marks to the planners and presenters. We not only enjoyed the presentations but the seminar opened our eyes to the huge, achievable potential to an online presence. Futhermore, we have already taken the first steps as outlined in the seminar, by putting our business on Albany Gateway and now look forward to building our own website with the guidance of further online seminars. Greatly helpful, as it has made the transition from off line to on line, far simpler than we had imagined"

Janice de Cosham , Ageless Health, Strength & Fitness Centre Albany & Denmark

"Still operating a business at 66 years of age in 2010 is not impossible. Technology that is available can be used especially how it is offered by the Small Business Online Seminars"

Don Titterton , Valiant Drycleaners Albany

NEWSFLASH : Don Titterton from Valiant Drycleaners has become a filmstar after agreeing to feature in a Vodcast for Small Business Online. Thank you to Don for such a glowing testimonial of his experiences with the seminars. Click the link below to hear his feedback on the Small Business Online Seminars :

http://www.ausindustry.gov.au/SmallBusiness/SmallBusinessOnline/Pages/Vodcast-ValiantDrycleaners.aspx

HOW TO USE ALBANY GATEWAY? SEMINAR

Need Help?
Do you find it tricky to add photo’s, write a good description, know what keywords to use?  In January we will be holding 4 training seminars for GateWAy advertisers on how to make the most of Albany Gateway to market your business online. 
Computers will be supplied, you will; 
• Login to change your own advertising. 
• Learn about keywords and how to update, add and change photo’s and generally make the most of what Albany GateWAy can do for you. 
• Bring your stuff and we will be there to show you how to do it.

STEP 1  ONLINE SEMINAR

This seminar will cover the following informational topics:
• Jargon busting ie. What is e - commerce?
• Basic online marketing
• Making the most of simple no cost / low cost DIY advertising
• Better use of the internet
• Cost effective online activity for the uninitiated small business
• Better use of databases
• Online security
• Where to get help
 

BUILD A WORDPRESS WEBSITE SEMINAR

The workshop will assist business owners that do not have a web presence to build a basic Wordpress website to get them online.
Workshop content:
• Domain names
• Domain hosts, web hosts
• Domain Name System – DNS – delegation of domain name to host
• Control Panel access – management of site
• Wordpress installation – standard installation
• Themes and plug-ins – standard theme, plug-in discussion, demonstration
• Adding content to your webpage – basic content, theme appearance
• Create business email at xyzcompany.com.au
• Questions & Answers

  
ONLINE ACCELERATION SEMINAR

 Practical ways to make your business profitable online.
This seminar will cover :
• Developing an Online Strategy
• Your domain name and branding
• Building successful websites
• Being found (and loved!) by search engines
• Engaging Email Marketing
• Navigating the new world of Social Media
• Managing your online reputation
• Measuring your return on Investment

FACEBOOK FOR BUSINESS SEMINAR

600 million people today are on FaceBook, sharing experiences, ideas and likes.

Is there a way for your business to engage with customers on FaceBook? Is your business missing opportunities because you haven't engaged with your customers where they are spending time online?

In this seminar, online marketing expert, Ubik Freeman from Tall Traffic will will answer these and more questions on the emerging giant that is FaceBook. From signing your business up to getting your business talked about - for free.

Topics Covered
• Getting Started
• Strategies in growing your follower base
• Types of content and how to engage your customers
• How to create sales opportunities
• The evolving rules of social media marketing

 NEWSLETTER SEMINAR - MASTER EMAIL MARKETING

Learn how to maximise your business exposure by utilising free online tools to create newsletters and marketing campaigns.
This session will cover;
• Creating your account
• Uploading your contact database
• Creating an HTML news letter
• Creating your marketing campaign
• Emailing your newsletter
• Monitoring and evaluating campaign results

ADVANCED FACEBOOK FOR BUSINESS SEMINAR

This course is for people who are currently using Facebook for their business and want to take it to the next level. Ubik Freeman, Director of Online Marketing for Tall Traffic a local web development company, will give you an in-depth understanding of how to maximise your online exposure and build a community of fans around your business and products.

Topics Covered
• Strategies for building your fan base

• Using Discussions and Reviews

• Creating Events

• Online Advertising

• Reporting with Facebook Insights

• Facebook Marketplace

• Creating Like and Share Buttons

You can contact Great Southern Small Business Online '3 Steps Local to Global' by calling Tracey on 9841 8809 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  to secure your free seat to any of these Seminars.