Online Promotion for Everyone

“Online Promotion for Everyone” is back at the Featherston Community Centre. Six evening classes will walk you through the steps of setting up your own successful online presence: they will demystify the technical lingo, and give an overview of the most important topics anyone should know when planning to set up a website, or using social media tools such as Facebook.

This course is aimed at small business owners, artists and other independent professionals, and people involved in non-profit organizations, who are looking to use online promotion tools. The internet has made both local and international markets accessible to anyone, no matter where they live – a great opportunity for the many unique and creative small businesses in the Wairarapa.

Topics to be covered are: Planning your website; Internet technologies and what they are good for; Search engine optimization and promoting your site; Content management and keeping things up to date; Selling things online; and a glimpse into new developments including online video, podcasts and multimedia content.

Participants are encouraged to contact the presenter before the start of the course - she will be happy to address your individual situation in the framework of the course.

WHEN: 12 April – 17 May 2011. ?Six evening sessions, Tuesday nights from 7.30 – 8.30 pm
WHERE: Featherston Community Centre, 14 Wakefield St, Featherston.

COST:  $15 per single session, or $ 72 for all six sessions (= $ 12 per session). Classes must be booked and paid for in advance. Please contact asni@asni.net or phone 06 308 61 91 to book your place.

Featherston resident Astrid Nielsch has designed and built websites since 2002, and been involved in online communities since before there was Facebook. In 2002 she set up her own website www.asni.net, which now contributes a substantial portion of her income through online sales.

Realizing that the internet had moved on from the days when one could create a successful site in a text editor, Astrid completed the Diploma of Multimedia at Natcoll Wellington in 2008. The following year, she was awarded an Enterprise Allowance Grant to set up her own business, Asni: Multimedia Art & Design – specializing in web design and consulting for small businesses, artists, independent professionals and non-profit organizations.

When she is not designing and programming websites, Asni paints, and occasionally writes music. Her "Fantastic Journeys" exhibition at Thistle Hall in Wellington last year attracted a good number of visitors, and some press attention. Currently, she is working on an illustration project involving  a collection of 20th century fairy tales.

Astrid is passionate about sharing her experience in online promotion, and her extensive knowledge of web technologies. She is keen to demystify the technical lingo and empower others to make informed choices when setting up their own online presence.

MORE INFORMATION: http://webdesign.asni.net