“Should I auto-post my blogs to Twitter?”
“How do I let people subscribe to my blog updates via email?”
“How can I create an automated ‘drip’ email class using WordPress?”
“How do I get more sales from my website?”
“Should I redesign my website?”
“How much should I pay for a website redesign?”
Businesses Need Marketing
Businesses need marketing to survive, whether its word-of-mouth, Google ads, your website(s), or billboards on the freeway.
Free Lunch & Learn in Downtown Minneapolis on Sept. 18
In this fun lunch & learn, you’ll learn about some common WordPress marketing strategies used by businesses small and large.
You’ll learn about potential costs associated with things like billboards, public relations, social media, websites (WordPress, Shopify, Squarespace), Google ads, email campaigns (Mailchimp, Constant Contact), etc.
You’ll leave this interactive conversation with some fresh digital marketing ideas and some big-picture WordPress marketing fundamentals to help get your business’ marketing strategy on track.
Bring your lunch. Coffee will be provided by WeWork.
If you are a marketer or business owner tasked with marketing, you’ll love this collaborative conversation.
About the Instructor
Toby Cryns has been helping small- and mid-sized businesses break through to their audiences (and buyers) for over a decade.
Whether it’s helping Wiley Publishing launch their successful “…And Philosophy” book series, launching an online community to connect non-profit leaders with the United Way, or helping R.F. Moeller Jeweler launch a new brand and line of products, Toby always brings a consistent thread: a fresh perspective on business, marketing, & technology.
He is a regular contributor to and has been a featured speaker at numerous conferences in the Twin Cities including MIMA Summit, Minnebar, WordCamp, Prestige Conf, MinneWebCon, and more.
Learn More about Toby at https://tobycryns.com.
From Toby’s Blog
- The Horrors of Covering Your Own AssToday I emailed a very simple question to support@[companyname].com (2 sentences total). The automated response I got back was this: Keep in mind that the above was an auto-response and: It’s hard to read. Everything has the same import (e.g. none of it is important enough to call out separately). It’s long. It added absolutely-zero…
- If something stupid makes money, then it’s not stupid.I’ve seen some stupid things in my life…And some of them were really really smart. I remember a story from decades ago where the U.S. military was looking to equip the Stealth Bomber with a fancy computer-driven video system so the pilots could see behind them. Well, the computers failed to get the job done,…
- There is no destination.Coding is a process of failure followed by a moment of great joy. You've gotta ride through the failures to experience the joy...
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