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How Does LinkedIn Work? Denver Small Business Educational Class

LinkedIn 2: Successfully Marketing Your Business

You've created a great LinkedIn profile. But just how does LinkedIn work for you? LinkedIn is the premier social media networking platform perfect for businesses. In this intermediate to advanced workshop, you'll learn how to market yourself or your business the "social media" way. Learn how to grow your network and add connections easily, find opportunities, target companies and be known as an expert in your field!

Get networking tips and join the right groups to pump up your social media marketing efforts. Also learn how to find content to look like the expert you are in your business or field. To fully participate in this class, you should have a profile set up on LinkedIn.

Class #3350AA9 is at Colorado Free University on Tuesday, July 13, from 6 to 8pm located at Lowry in Denver, CO. Register at Colorado Free University or call 303.399.0093. $46 for non-members plus $5 material fee.

Colorado Free University, 7653 E. 1st Place, Denver, CO 80230.

The Original Denver Entrepreneurs Meetup

June Free & Low Cost Denver Small Business Meetings & Events

If you have a small business and are in the Denver area, where are you networking this month? It's amazing that there are so many places where small business owners can network and learn. The Denver business events listed here are free and low-cost but you'll have to buy your food and drinks. Check out the websites for more information. I know the organizers of and have attended most of these. You'll enjoy meeting people and possibly making strategic alliances with potential business partners. 

Denver Wine Share, Friday, June 4, 6pm. Bring a bottle of wine or appetizer to share. Also bring your own wine glass. Network with professionals in a friendly atmosphere. Kim Tracy and Stephen Samuels organize this great meeting. You'll have to join the Meetup to see the location. 

Denver Small Business Rock Stars - Make Your Business the Next Facebook Rock Star in 10 Minutes a Day, Wednesday, June 9, 12pm - 1:30, The Egg & I, Englewood, CO (I-25 & Arapahoe), Free. Attend the Power Lunch to network and learn with other dynamic small business rock stars. Hosted by Rick Skurla and me. Second and fourth Thursday of the month. Topics vary.  Email smbizrockstars@gmail.com for more info or RSVP.

Boost Denver, Who's Your Dot? - Target Marketing, Wednesday, June 9, 8am - 9:30am, Espressole Caffe/Kitchen Table Cooking School, Greenwood Village, CO, Free. Organized by power networker Dru Shockley.

June Free Happy Hour & Networking with the Denver Entrepreneurs and Small Business Rock Stars - Wednesday, June 16 to 7:00pm, miniBarl, Denver, CO in Cherry Creek, Free.  RSVP through the Meetups or email smbizrockstars@gmail.com.

Design Tips & Tools Adobe Illustrator CS5 is Here... What does it do? Thursday, June 11, 9am, iComputer close to downtown with plenty of free parking. Organized by Mandi Pralli. Free.

Boost Denver, Time Saving Ways to Grow Your Business, Wednesday, June 23, 8am - 9:30am Espressole Caffe/Kitchen Table Cooking School, Greenwood Village, CO, Free.

Sell Yourself with the "30 Second Non-Commercial"  Small group networking & education with the Denver Entrepreneurs, Englewood Public Library, Thursday, May 27, 6:30 to 8:00, Free.

Creative Connections – different topics, Organized by Steve Stone, Ed Campbell & Rob Nelson, first and third Fridays, Colorado Community Church, Englewood, CO, Free.

Business Leader’s Insight Lunch - Organized by Team Nimbus, Chuck Blakeman, RSVP to chuck@teamnimbuswest.com, free. Every Tuesday at Cool River, 11:30am to 1:00pm Greenwood Village, CO, Free.

Have fun, make some new business friends. If you'd like your business networking or educational event shared, please send it to me at SocialJo1@gmail.com. I will send it to the Denver Entrepreneurs Meetup group as well share on other social networks.

Denver Entrepreneurs - Kevin Cullis

We've got a great group of folks in the Denver Entrepreneurs. I will be featuring the recent videos I took of different business owners. Join us at http://www.Meetup.com/Denver-Entrepreneurs.

So Many Denver Small Business Networking Events - Free and Low-Cost

Yes, so many meetings and so little time. All right. So, it's time to get ready to do some power networking and/or learn at the following small  business meetings this month. And these are just a few of all the Denver events.

While many of these Denver events are free or low-cost, food and drinks are not included. Check out the websites for more details. 

Denver Wine Share, First Fridays, 6pm. Bring a bottle of wine to share or an appetizer. 

Denver Small Business Rock Stars: Creating Loyal Fans, Wednesday, May 12, 12pm - 1:30pm, The Egg & I, Englewood, CO (I-25 & Arapahoe), Free. 

Boost Denver, 10 Essential Elements for Highly Strategic Alliances, Wednesday, May 12, 8am - 9:30am Toast Fine Food & Coffee, Littleton, CO, Free. 

May Happy Hour & Free Networking with the Denver Entrepreneurs & Small Business Rock Stars -  Thursday, May 20, 5:00pm to 7:00pm, Blue Rox Grill, Lone Tree, CO, Free.  

Denver Small Business Rock Stars - Video Marketing, Wednesday, May 26, 12pm - 1:30, The Egg & I, Englewood, CO (I-25 & Arapahoe), Free.

Boost Denver, Overcoming Barriers - It's an Inside Job , Wednesday, May 26, 8am - 9:30am Toast Fine Food & Coffee, Littleton, CO, Free.

The Art of Making a Fabulous Impression, Networking & Education with the Denver Entrepreneurs, Englewood Public Library, Thursday, May 27, 6:30 to 8:00, Free. 

Creative Connections – different topics, Organized by Steve Stone, Ed Campbell & Rob Nelson,  first and third Fridays, Colorado Community Church, Englewood, CO, Free.

Business Leader’s Insight Lunch - Organized by Team Nimbus, Chuck Blakeman, RSVP to chuck@teamnimbuswest.com, free. Every Tuesday at Cool River, 11:30am to 1:00pm Greenwood Village, CO, Free. 

If you'd like yours shared, please send it to me at SocialJo1@gmail.com. I will send it to the Denver Entrepreneurs Meetup group as well and other social networks.

Beyond the Basics of LinkedIn: Advanced Business Marketing Denver Workshop

You've created a great LinkedIn profile. But just how does LinkedIn work for you? LinkedIn is the premier social media networking platform perfect for businesses. In this intermediate to advanced workshop, you'll learn how to market yourself or your business the "social media" way. Learn how to grow your network and add connections the easy way, find opportunities, target companies and be known as an expert in your field! Get networking tips and join the right groups to pump up your social media marketing efforts. Also learn how to find content to look like the expert you are in your business or field.

Class is at Colorado Free University, 7653 E. 1st Place, Denver, CO 80230 on Saturday, May 8th from 9 to 11am. Register at: http://bit.ly/LinkedInMay8 or call 303.399.0093. 

About me: Owner of www.YourMarketingGal.com, I'm a certified Inbound Marketing Consultant. I help small businesses grow by developing and implementing strategic internet marketing plans. My services include social media marketing, social networking, blog creation, blogging, keyword selection, local search, search engine optimization & video marketing. I believe in giving entrepreneurs the tools to empower their own marketing efforts. 

Social Media 101 Workshop in Denver

You've heard of social media, blogs, Twitter, Facebook, etc., but don't fully understand how you should be using it to help your business. Learn the basics of building your online brand and how to market yourself the right way so that clients will find you. You can bet your competitors and customers are on social media, you should be too.

Class is from 10:30 to 11:15am and it part of an all day Entrepreneur Fair at Colorado Free University, 7653 E. 1st Place, Denver, CO 80230. More info and to register for this event #8941B, go to http://bit.ly/CFUFair or call 303.399.0093.

About me: Owner of www.YourMarketingGal.com, I'm a certified Inbound Marketing Consultant. I help small businesses grow by developing and implementing strategic internet marketing plans. My services include social media marketing, social networking, blog creation, blogging, keyword selection, local search, search engine optimization & video marketing. I believe in giving entrepreneurs the tools to empower their own marketing efforts. 

Facebook 101- Grow & Brand Your Business

Learn the latest and best strategies for branding yourself or company on Facebook. Start by optimizing and completing your profile. Add pictures, videos, links and posts to drive people to you or your business. Quickly add your current friends and organize your personal and business friends separately. Choose your privacy settings based on your comfort level. Know the secrets of growing your business by spending only 10 minutes a day on Facebook. Avoid the top four deadly mistakes people make on social media. You’ll have concrete techniques to implement your dynamic Facebook marketing plan. 

If you have a Denver business, this is the class to really start your online presence the right way and join one the hottest social network. Class is Saturday, April 17, 9am to 11am at Colorado Free University,7653 E. 1st Place, Denver, CO 80230. To register for class #3719K9, call 303.399.0093 or online at http://bit.ly/Ap17Facebook1. 

About me: Owner of www.YourMarketingGal.com, I'm a certified Inbound Marketing Consultant. I help small businesses grow by developing and implementing strategic internet marketing plans. My services include social media marketing, social networking, blog creation, blogging, keyword selection, local search, search engine optimization & video marketing. 

Free & Low-Cost Denver Business Networking Events

If you have a Denver business or are in the metro Denver area, here are some free and low-cost educational and/or networking events for small businesses that I’ve attended. I know some of these are for women and guys may think it’s not the best place for them.  However, I’ve seen a lot of men attend and really like the business networking events for women. Think of your ideal customer and think out of the box! Also while many of these are free or low-cost, food and drinks are normally not included. Be sure to check out the website for details.

Boost Denver - DANGER! Avoiding Bad Decisions that Could Ruin Your Business - Organized by Dru Shockley - this is a free event. http://www.meetup.com/BoostDenver/calendar/13000730, Wednesday, March 31, 8am, Toast Fine Food & Coffee, Littleton, CO.

Growth in Harmony - 3 Things Your Business Must Do Online! Organized by Reid Peterson - Regularly: $39.97 Now: $19.97. http://www.growthinharmony.com/3-things-your-business-must-do-online.html,Tuesday, April 6, 7 to 8:30pm, Boulder, CO.

Wildly Successful Women Featuring Kevin White from Denver Gives - Organized by Rachael Diedrich & Dawn Todd, free event. http://www.meetup.com/wildlysuccessfulwomandenver/calendar/12776895. Wednesday, April 7, 6 to 8pm, Rembrandt Salon & Spa in Cherry Creek North, Denver, CO.

Creative Connections – different topics - Organized by Steve Stone, Ed Campbell & Rob Nelson, free. http://www.meetup.com/Creative-Connections. Friday, April 2, 9am, Colorado Community Church, Englewood, CO.

Business Leader’s Insight Lunch - Organized by Team Nimbus, Chuck Blakeman, RSVP to chuck@teamnimbuswest.com, free.http://blog.teamnimbuswest.com. All Tuesdays at Cool River, 11:30am to 1:00pm Greenwood Village, CO.

Douglas County Divas (yes and men attend also), free.http://douglascountydivas.blogspot.com/2010/03/april-free-networking-event-chrysalis.html.Tuesday,  April 20, 6 to 9pm, Chrysalis Eco-Boutique & Bar Louie at Streets at SouthGlenn, Streets of SouthGlenn, Centennial , CO.

Denver Entrepreneurs - Avoiding Legal Pitfalls of Advertising Online - Organized by Jo Guerra (me), free. http://www.meetup.com/Denver-Entrepreneurs/calendar/12093422.Thursday, April 22, 6:30 to 8:30pm, Englewood Public Library, Englewood, CO. 

Have fun and let me know if you have any networking events coming up as well.

Free February Networking & Education Meeting: Denver Entrepreneurs

Optimize Your Bottom Line Through Search Engine Optimization

Please join the Denver Entrepreneurs for our February meeting including power networking and education. Mike Belasco, a local Search Engine Optimization expert, will be sharing some great information that can help all of us optimize our websites, blogs, social media platforms, press releases, etc., to get even more traffic, prospects and customers. Meeting is Thursday, February 25 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm.

Google and other search engines work on algorithms to rank your site that are often secret. Mike Belasco has obviously broken the code helping scores of companies be ranked on the first page of Google. Founder of SEO Overflow, Mike will be talking to us about search engine optimization and why it is so important. Make sure you have the right keywords in the right places on your website, blog, social media profile, etc, Want to find out where to do keyword research? Are the meta tags still important? Your web designer may say they do SEO, but in reality do they? 

Mike will answer these questions and more to make sure you know the basics of SEO and what it takes have a successful website that is truly optimized for search engines. The next time someone says they know SEO and wants to optimize your website, you'll be able to ask them the right questions. RSVP at http://www.meetup.com/Denver-Entrepreneurs/calendar/12484995. Admisstion $0.00 - yes free!