“Social Media: What It Is and Why You Should Care”

  • Wednesday, March 16, 2011 12:01am
  • Business

What: Marysville Tulalip Chamber of Commerce presents a brown-bag lunch, “Social Media: What It Is and Why You Should Care”

When: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Thursday, March 24

Where: Greater Marysville Tulalip Chamber of Commerce, 8825 34th Ave. NE Suite C, Tulalip

Cost: free

More info: To register, e-mail cyd@marysvilletulalipchamber.com.

Chamber members are invited to attend a free seminar on the use of social media to boost business and Internet visibility. By the time you are finished, you will know the pros and cons of some of the most popular social networking sites. We will give you step-by-step guidelines to creating your online profiles and even strategies for building your following and attracting visitors to your sites. The seminar is presented by Sven Mogelgaard, MTCC Chamber member and owner of Byte Slaves.

Mogelgaard has worked in the high-tech business since the early 1980s. Byte Slaves specializes in home and small business IT support services such as networking and hardware and software troubleshooting. The company provides regular seminars on how to grow your business using technology and the Internet.

Registration is limited to 25 participants.

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