Events

The Small Business Center at Isothermal Community College's free seminars. Presenter: Bill Swanson.

So you haven’t staked your claim in the internet land rush? Here you learn how to get started and navigate the rapids of establishing yourself on the World Wide Web.

You will learn how to:
•Get a domain name that establishes your brand
•Find a place to host your website
•Â Set up a real e-mail address (yourname@yourcompany.com), instead of bob12345@aol.com
•Â Decide what kind of website you need ◦Simple brochure site
◦Heavy content site
◦Blog site
◦Ecommerce site
◦Combination site

•Search engine basics
•Build it yourself options
•Working with a developer
•Website alternatives/social media (Facebook pages, YouTube channels. . .)

Throughout, you’ll get practical no nonsense advice peppered with the ‘gotchas’ to avoid taught by a web developer with over 9 years experience building websites for small and medium size businesses.

If you would like to attend, please pre-register by calling Dee Spurlin at 828-286-3636, ext. 229 or emailing her at dspurlin@isotheral.edu