So far, everyone's had nice things to say.
This particular class was a lot of fun because we really dug in and did more walking than talking. When we do social media for business, we mean business! Everyone got their laptops out, fired up, and we got to work on creating Posterous blogs. I think it took longer for everyone to get set up on our office wireless network, than it did to get the initial set up done for the blog. Thanks, Posterous!
Our social media club is more than just getting chatty and eating chips. Obviously, you can't have a club without chips. Anyway, the whole point is to learn how to use social media, and blogging is so, so important. Blogging allows you to take advantage of search-friendly keywords (if you know which ones to use) to show up on Google searches for your product or service. Morgan, my assistant, did an on the spot Free Social Media Keyword Analysis for everyone in the room, so we could incorporate any good words into the blog content.
We reviewed common terminlogy used online every day, and cleared up what they mean in easy to understand terms. Not to mention a few handy Google ranking tips. Then everyone visited my Posterous blog to get an idea of what was possible with a Posterous blog. Even if you don't know anything about web development, HTML or any kind of code, you can set up a pretty swanky site. I personally am not a website programmer and I don't know any HTML, so keep that in mind if you visit my blog.
The best part of the whole night is reading the feedback (gathered using a survey created with a Google Documents Form/Spreadsheet). Social media is actually really easy to learn and to use. Here's some of the feedback gathered from the past couple of club meetings:
Club Feedback
"I've created and maintain a simple yet elegant website for an artist: www.JaneThorpeArt.com. With the expertise of Really Simple Social Media I'm getting Jane's Blog up and running so she will be able to maintain her blog and post to her site, Facebook, etc. via Posterous. We're also working on a social media keyword/content plan. Once this is under way I'm looking forward to working on my own blog, social media marketing plan and website for my 'simple websites' business. In the meantime I'm journaling on everything I'm learning. Thank you very much!" Eva Andrews, Website Developer
"Great Presentation!!! Learned a lot about blogging. Thank you very much Trevor" Mariana Vassilev, Realtor 
"Yes, I'm starting to have an idea of what I can do. I pretty much did the same thing I had done the previous time but I still learned new things this time and want to start blogging!" Corrine Simon-Duneau, Translator
"This was very fun, easy to understand and helpful. I'm SO excited that I can increase my exposure...by this. Thank you! :)" Tomoko Kato, Actress
"Thanks. I do know a little about this, but you helped me do this myself and what to do, in a simple way. THANKS!" Lynda Hubbard, 
"This class was very informative. I am fairly illiterate when it comes to the computer. Trevor and Morgan are very helpful and really consult your understanding. I have created a blog tonight and am starting to understand what I can do with this social media. Thanks guys." Michael Baron, Business Owner 
"I confronted the Web Utopia with an actual "doingness" with your help and your simplicity. You certainly made the Web more accessible for me. Thank you." Sunja Ackerman, Marketer
The next class in on 30 Sept, Thursday, at 7pm in Burbank. For all the gory details, visit my Google Places listing.
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