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Special Offer for Past Reachd SEO Students

darasklar — Fri, 14 May 2010 19:32:55 +0000

Monday, May 17th, we will be teaching our SEO class as we do each month… and this month, we are offering a refresher at a special price to any past student who has taken the SEO 3-hour class.

If this applies to you, the cost to attend the course will be $79 (instead of $149), but we are limiting this offer to 5 registrants. Sign up here: http://reachd.com/vancouver/register and specify in the comments “$79″.

Why does your website need to be optimized for the search engines?

Most people turn to Google for answers, but are they finding you there?
It is not enough these days to just have a website…you’ve got to have a website that is ranking well.

What will you learn at the training?

The factors on your website that effect your rankings
How to build content which the search engines love
The first 5 places to get links to your website.

Who is this Training for?

Real Estate agents who want to begin competing online.
Internet Marketing Managers tasked with getting a grasp on their company website’s SEO issues.
Entrepreneurs who understand the value of SEO but are not quite sure how to take their website to the next level.
Website designers or copywriters who want to add SEO to their skillset.

If you are ready to start putting the most powerful search engine in the world to work for you, then please register for this 3 hour training!

Vancouver Adwords Course Tuesday May 11th, 2-5pm

darasklar — Mon, 10 May 2010 20:35:00 +0000

Learn to Market Like a Sniper with Adwords Training

Adwords is the most powerful tool on the internet.
In minutes you can get your message out to just the right audience –
and it does not need to cost a fortune.

Adwords is an unbelievable tool. If you don’t know what it is all about, but you own a business you should definitely invest the $149.00 in the Adwords Training to find out how to get started with Adwords.

Adwords is Google’s pay-per-click advertising engine. Your adwords ads show up on the right side of the Google page.

What is so special about Adwords

* Target potential customers based on language or geography
* Target potential customers by using laser targeted keywords
* You only pay when people click on your ad. You don’t pay for ad space!
* Enormous amount of data and tracking tied into your Adwords account

Like most things there is a bit of a learning curve. Our Adwords training is designed to eliminate the learning curve and help you get up and running right away.

What will I learn in the Adwords Training?

* How to setup and maneuver through your account
* Understanding of all the adwords terminology
* Ability to create highly targeted campaigns
* Learn to add, edit and delete campaigns easily

$149.00 is a small price to pay to learn to take advantage of the most powerful marketing tool online

Next dates:
Tuesday, May 11th 2pm – 5pm
Thursday, June 3rd 2pm – 5pm

Bell Alliance Boardroom
Suite 201 – 1367 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC
Cost – $149.00
Register Now
Register for 3 classes for $399
Register for 5 classes for $599

Twitter for Business (video)

reachd — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 00:33:44 +0000

Here is Michael Jagger of Provident Security talking about Twitter for Business at the Fortune Magazine Summit in Las Vegas this weekend. (Video Here)

Learn all about Blogging on Thursday, April 22nd (Vancouver)

darasklar — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 09:49:51 +0000

Thursday, April 22, 2-5pm, $149.

Three Hours to Learn to Expand Your Business by Blogging

People are ‘Talking’ online…are you a part of the conversation?

These days everyone is turning to the internet for answers to their questions. And you as a smart business owner have an opinion and something to say. Start blogging, get your opinion out there and begin impacting the online conversation about your product and business.

What are the advantages of Blogging?

Let your customers get to know you
Communicate with your staff
Opportunity for conversation with people in your industry
A great way to provide on going value to clients
Blogs are something that Search Engine’s Love!

Who Should attend the Blog Training?

Internet Marketing Managers tasked with promoting their company online.
Entrepreneurs who want to get their message out online but aren’t sure where to start
Small Business owners interested in engaging in the online conversation

What will you learn in the blogging training?

How to setup your WordPress Blog
Loads of content ideas for your blog
What is an RSS feed?
How can I use my blog to grow my business.
Technical tips to get the most out of your blog

For full details & to sign up, visit our website:
http://www.reachd.com/blog-training

This class is offered once a month, and the next scheduled date is May 13th, 2-5pm.

~ Dara Sklar, Reachd.com Vancouver Instructor

Google Adwords Class in Vancouver: Tuesday April 20th

darasklar — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:03:30 +0000

Tuesday, April 20th, I will be teaching a three hour class on Google Adwords in Vancouver.

Adwords is one of the most powerful tools on the internet. In minutes you can get your message out to just the right audience — and it does not need to cost a fortune.

Adwords is Google’s pay-per-click advertising engine. Your ads show up on the right side of the Google search page.

What is so special about Adwords?

Target potential customers based on language or geography
Target potential customers by using laser targeted keywords
You only pay when people click on your ad. You don’t pay for ad space!
Enormous amount of data collected and tracking tied into your Adwords account

What will I learn in the Adwords Training?

How to set up and maneuver through your account
Understanding of all the adwords terminology
Ability to create highly targeted campaigns
Learn to add, edit and delete campaigns

$149.00 is a small price to pay to learn to take advantage of the most powerful marketing tool online.

The class is in Vancouver from 2-5pm on Tuesday April 20th. For full details & to sign up, visit our website:
http://www.reachd.com/training/adwords101

This class is offered once a month, and the next scheduled date is May 11th, 2-5pm.

~ Dara Sklar, Reachd.com Vancouver Instructor

April and May 2010 Vancouver Dates Posted

reachd — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 21:51:30 +0000

The Vancouver Reachd.com course dates have been added to the website. You will notice some of the courses are back to back. That is done to accommodate our out of town students that want to take more than 1 course at a time. You can register for April and May courses here.

Stephen Jagger’s Book Sociable! Now Available

reachd — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:48:10 +0000

Today is a big day. Today is the internet launch of my book Sociable!

Shane Gibson and I set out to write this book early last year and it is now ready for prime time. Today, January 21st is the internet launch of the book. If you are looking to get your hands on one you can buy it from Amazon.com here.

The Sociable! official launch event is with the Vancouver Board of Trade on January 28th as well as the launch party. See you there!

Twitter “Tweets” in Google Results

reachd — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:48:11 +0000

Think Twitter is a waste of time? Google is now indexing Twitter within their results. Below is a quick example of a search I did in Google for the term “vancouver“. Notice the Twitter results right within Google.

Ready to learn more about Twitter and/or Google? Check out our training courses.

Reachd Launches in Victoria, BC

reachd — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:59:01 +0000

Reachd.com’s step by step web marketing courses are coming to Victoria, British Columbia. Starting in December, you can attend Reachd’s Social Media, Blogging and Online Video courses on Vancouver Island.

Interested in attending:

Dec. 2nd 2009 – Social Media Guided Tour (register here)
Dec. 4th 2009 – Explode Your Growth with a Blog (register here)
Dec. 7th 2009 – Broadcast Your Message with Online Video (register here)

Our Victoria instructor is Tim Ayres, a Victoria real estate agent who has extensive expertise in the online marketing world. You can read more about Tim here.

Stephen Jagger Talking About Tools to Run a Virtual Business

reachd — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:22:37 +0000

Here is a quick video that I shot just after meeting with a couple of real estate agents interested in working more on their business than in their business.

I mentioned in the video that I would post some links below, but instead, here is an article that breaks down some of the tools that we use.

Interested in learning more about my new book Sociable! ? More details here http://www.sociablebook.com