Learn How to Get Found On-line

ASU SBTDC to offer small business workshop in Jonesboro Tuesday, June 7th on Small Business Social Media Marketing – Get Listed Locally - on the ASU campus.

JONESBORO, Ark (May 17, 2011) - The Arkansas State University Small Business and Technology Development Center along with the Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce and Downtown Jonesboro Association will offer a seminar on social media opportunities for small business marketing called Get Listed Locally-How to Capture Your Local Market on the Internet at the Room 110 ASU Delta Center on the ASU campus in Jonesboro, Tuesday, June 7th. The workshop will be offered from 1-4 pm and again from 6-9 pm. Military Veterans & families invited to the 6 pm session at NO CHARGE.

The Get Listed Locally workshop will be conducted by Herb Lawrence, ASU SBTDC Center Director. “Even if you are not using social media or even have a website, people are searching the internet for information about you, your business location, your products and services. They are using iphones, mobile phones, mobile GPS systems to locate you,” said Lawrence, “The question is have you made it easy for them to find you? If not your competition has”. In this three hour hands-on seminar Lawrence will show attendees simple on-line tools and websites they can access that will ensure their businesses are found locally, create unique marketing messages and standout from their completion EVEN if they don’t have a website. Get Listed Locally will show attendees how to improve their search ranking on Google, Bing and Yahoo in a snap. Both workshops are hand-on and attendees are encouraged to bring their laptop computers if they have one.

The cost is $35 per person ($25 for Jonesboro Regional Chamber & Downtown Jonesboro Association members, $20 for ASU Faculty, Staff & Students. For more information or to register for these seminars contact the Arkansas State University Small Business and Technology Development Center at (870) 972-3517, email asusbtdc@astate.edu, register on line at http://asbtdc.ualr.edu/training/jonesboro.asp or “fan” the ASU SBTDC on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/asu.sbtdc.

These seminars are co-sponsored by Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Jonesboro Association, East Arkansas Planning & Development District, First Security Bank, Liberty Bank of Arkansas and Simmons First Bank.