Upcoming Events

• Edmonton, Alberta - May 1, 2012
• Full Winter/Spring 2012 Calendar Coming Soon!

I was completely new to these concepts, but they were well explained. It was very easy to go to the office afterward and implement everything discussed.
–Benjamin Pingel, Marketing Director for Thrifty Car Rental of Spokane

It was well represented, it was not a sales presentation, the information was provided in an easy to understand way. The seminar stayed on track and on time which was great.
–Stephanie Feist

I appreciated that this seminar was directed towards FREE methods of improving search results and improving site traffic. We are equivalent to a non-profit and so we have no budget for ppc marketing. Also was impressed that the presenters are top in their field - that gave a little more weight to what they were saying.
–Sarah Reynolds

I really appreciated all of the small details that you clarified (meta tags are NOT used to classify my website? HUH?) as well as the differences between organic, maps and adwords and how to boost my status. I also appreciated knowing what I need to do to help the spiders figure out who I am and what I do.
–Tia Wooley, Beautiful Photo Studio

GetListed.org Local University

A Nationwide Series of Search Engine Optimization Seminars Created Specifically for Small Business Owners

One of GetListed.org's very first long-term goals was to put together a low-cost seminar series that would introduce business owners to the world of online marketing. It pleases us greatly that thanks to the efforts of some of the world's leading Local Search Engine optimization experts, and support from Google Places and Bing Local Listing Center, we have achieved that goal.

Our educational series brings together some of the top minds in the local search space–Mike Blumenthal, Matt McGee, Mary Bowling, and Ed Reese, Aaron Weiche, Will Scott, and John Shehata, along with GetListed.org co-founder David Mihm. Representatives from Google Places and Bing Local frequently attend our events, and walk business owners through the features of their business listing programs.

Local University is an informative four-hour crash course in the basics of internet marketing–and especially Local Search. It's largely a beginners' event that is definitely intended for business owners. Attendees learn Search Engine Optimization tips and techniques that will lead to sustained, long-term search engine rankings–and, hopefully, new customers.

Part of our plan with this series is to focus on cities that don't "don't get the attention they deserve" – communities that have been at least partly left behind by the tech explosion but are hungry to catch up with the San Franciscos, New Yorks, and Seattles.

Attendees at our inaugural event in Spokane, Washington fit that bill, and responded very positively–95% said they felt the event was worth the price, and over 85% said they'd recommend Local University to other small business owners.

10% of all ticket sales for Local University are donated to charities in the areas we visit. Thus far, we have provided support for Tin Can, the Twin Cities Media Alliance, the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank, Downtown Colorado, Inc., Junior Achievement of Greater Birmingham, and the Zimmerman Community Center.

For more information about Local University, please email us at LocalU@getlisted.org.

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