Twitter is one of the most powerful and often misunderstood marketing tools available for small businesses today.  With over 300,000 users joining the site a day, and every Tweet being indexed by the major search engines it is an excellent low cost marketing tool.

Using Twitter for business requires different strategies and techniques from that of a personal account.  In this one hour, hands-on workshop we will cover the following items.

- How to create a Twitter account for your business
- How to select the right keywords to use in your businesses Twitter profile
- Selecting the right image for your Twitter profile
- Creating a custom Twitter background using free tools
- Developing a basic Twitter strategy for your business

Items you will need for the workshop:

- A laptop with WiF

i- Graphic files for your business (i.e. logos, pictures of your location or products)

- Note taking materials

A post workshop networking reception will be held immediately after the event sponsored by Tap House Grill Bellevue.  Tap House has generously donated a $10 gift card to each participant of the workshop.  Parking is available in the Bellevue Galleria parking garage.

About the Instructor:

Steven Paul Matsumoto is CEO of Stigmare Couture Marketing and a recognized authority in the Social Media space. He has published many articles on the topics of social media and marketing and was interviewed by author Shannon Evans for her recently released book, The Definitive Twitter Guide: Making Tweets Work for your Business.