We're not ready to open the doors to our online classes but we are very happy that you found your way here to the Café.
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Three New Classes in July in Honolulu, HI
| July 1: | Twitter, Facebook, & Social Networks |
| July 8: | Blogging 101 |
| July 15: | Online Video 101 |
| Includes supporting course material. Please scroll down for a list of course objectives and payment options. |
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Before the site launch, we are holding some live classes here in Honolulu. Come join Roxanne (an accomplished trainer with over 20 years experience and long term web DNA) as you learn about the social web. Courses are hands-on and interactive: bring your laptop, we'll have wifi for you. We can also provide these courses and others in-house as a private program for your staff.
This is for business professionals who want to get in, get the facts, and start using them quickly and efficiently. We know you are time-stressed and don't think you can fit in one more thing. Contact me with your challenges and we'll figure it out! Most of all, we want you to get professional training - not just learn from your kids or friends who may understand the tools but not the business purpose. Read our Bare Feet Blog article on the pitfalls of copying vs. learning from a professional.
We will show you how to use the social web tools so you gain time! Newbies often quit because of time concerns or they do not see results. Indeed there is a lot more noise than signal. We will show you how to find the signal, so you tune in only to what you want. We will share the insider secrets to making social networks and new media work for you. Thank you to ING DIRECT for hosting this workshop series! Visit them in Waikiki and on the web.
July 1: Twitter, Facebook, & Social Networks
Have you been using social networks and not getting results? Are you new to social networks and not sure how to use them effectively for your message or efficiently for your time? Do you feel overwhelmed at times about information overload? Is the math behind using social networks confusing to you? Are you waiting to link your Twitter to Facebook and use Flickr to support your other social networks? If you answered “yes” to any of these, this course can help you.
Click for class details and pricing information.July 8: WordPress Blogging 101
A blog is the central hub of any social media strategy - are you using yours as effectively as possible? Do you know about trackbacks, inbound links, Google juice, and managing blog-based conversations? Does your blog serve you and your message? Do Google ads help or hurt your blog? Do you have trouble thinking of things to say on your blog? These are some of the many questions we will answer in this course designed to get you and your blog established on the ground floor of best blog practices.
Click for class details and pricing information.July 15: Online Video 101
Online video is the most powerful, and difficult, social web tool at the moment. Do you know the easiest ways to get video about your brand online? Do you know the pros and cons of YouTube? Do you think you need a big staff to do live broadcasts or recurring content? (You don’t!) Do you know what are the key ingredients of successful online video? Do you know what single thing that you can’t see can be the video non-starter? We do, and we want to share this and more with you! Hawaii businesses especially stand to gain from using video as we have such a telegenic community - the location and the people.
Click for class details and pricing information.A further note about our live seminars: We offer high quality training targeted for business people. No tricks, no gimmicks; just straight-forward, value-based education for smart people who understand a little math. We know some of this information can be found for free online; but it could literally takes you months to find and learn it all. We know that spending a day with us delivers what could take weeks to months trying to figure out on your own and you can get your questions answered too. Similarly, other training in social media can cost as much as $1699 for a 2 day course or $99 for a one hour webinar. We believe we offer an excellent value for your time and your money.
About your trainer, Roxanne Darling
Co-owner of Bare Feet Studios, Roxanne has been working on the web since 1995. She is also one of the original video podcasters and the star of the award-winning internet TV show, Beach Walks with Rox, where she braves the sunshine of Kailua to help viewers around the world relax and get inspired. The show currently has over 700 episodes, viewers in over 70 countries and numerous awards. Recently cited as #24 on the Top 50 Women in Social Media, Roxanne is a founding member of the Social Media Club and is the founder of the Hawaii chapter.
She's known locally for also being the founder of Podcamp + Wordcamp Hawaii, the first Social Media Conference in Hawaii with over 400 people attending. The Podcamp tag (pch08) made it to #2 on both Twitter and Flickr, amazing when many of the attendees did not know what a "tag" was at the start of the event. Roxanne and her partner Shane Robinson's work has been featured in several recent books: Web Video: Making it Great, Getting it Noticed; Social Media Marketing: An Hour a Day; and Juggle: Rethink Your Work, Reclaim Your LIfe. She excels at creating online video strategy for business, ranging from episodic shows to on-the-fly live-streaming. You can find her just about anywhere on the web!
Roxanne also has over 20 years experience as an expert presenter and trainer throughout North America, Asia, and Europe. She educates and inspires while translating complex technology jargon into easy-to-grasp concepts. A popular speaker in the tech and business communities, including BlogHer Business, Blog World Expo, Podcamp, IABC, and PRSA, Roxanne is as effective with small intimate groups though has presented to audiences of over 1500 people. She has a "gift for both grounding and lifting you at the same time." She is the founder of Podcamp + Wordcamp Hawaii, which attracted over 400 attendees and whose tag (pch08) made it to #2 on both Twitter and Flickr.
Roxanne lives at the bleeding edge of new technology, is comfortable working in disruptive marketplaces, and is a passionate translator of complex new concepts into easy-to-understand and implement strategies. Her many years as a coach for Johnson & Johnson and as an international trainer enable her to connect with diverse audiences and to help her business clients use the internet in personalized, tech- and business-savvy ways. Her philosophy is to cultivate a unique mix of edgy technology, authentic messaging, and audience interaction for each project.
Are you new to the social web?
We love newbies! We have a free 15-minute introductory "slidecast" for you that explains the social web and how it is already affecting your organization. Please visit SlideShare to listen and watch this presentation.