http://ebusinesstutor.com/blog Internet Marketing Reviews and Help Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:19:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 ©Garland Coulson, The E-Business Tutor gcoulson@ebusinesstutor.com (Garland Coulson, The E-Business Tutor) gcoulson@ebusinesstutor.com(Garland Coulson, The E-Business Tutor) 1440 Internet Marketing Reviews and Help Garland Coulson, The E-Business Tutor Garland Coulson, The E-Business Tutor gcoulson@ebusinesstutor.com No no http://ebusinesstutor.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg http://ebusinesstutor.com/blog 144 144 http://ebusinesstutor.com/blog/2011/11/01/let-me-google-that-for-you/ http://ebusinesstutor.com/blog/2011/11/01/let-me-google-that-for-you/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:59:27 +0000 Garland Coulson http://ebusinesstutor.com/blog/?p=890 http://ebusinesstutor.com/blog/2011/11/01/let-me-google-that-for-you/feed/ 3 http://ebusinesstutor.com/blog/2011/09/22/avoiding-late-night-computer-glare/ http://ebusinesstutor.com/blog/2011/09/22/avoiding-late-night-computer-glare/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:26:14 +0000 Garland Coulson http://ebusinesstutor.com/blog/?p=856 http://ebusinesstutor.com/blog/2011/09/22/avoiding-late-night-computer-glare/feed/ 7 http://ebusinesstutor.com/blog/2011/09/02/raptors-wine-internet/ http://ebusinesstutor.com/blog/2011/09/02/raptors-wine-internet/#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2011 21:24:01 +0000 Garland Coulson http://ebusinesstutor.com/blog/?p=848 http://ebusinesstutor.com/blog/2011/09/02/raptors-wine-internet/feed/ 4 http://ebusinesstutor.com/blog/2011/06/07/review-victoria-social-media-bootcamp/ http://ebusinesstutor.com/blog/2011/06/07/review-victoria-social-media-bootcamp/#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2011 19:54:27 +0000 Garland Coulson http://ebusinesstutor.com/blog/?p=792 http://ebusinesstutor.com/blog/2011/06/07/review-victoria-social-media-bootcamp/feed/ 0 00:01:01 Just got back from Victoria Social Media Bootcamp #SMCV11 and thought I would put down my impressions while they are still fresh.nbsp; While I have ... Just got back from Victoria Social Media Bootcamp #SMCV11 and thought I would put down my impressions while they are still fresh.nbsp; While I have been to many Internet marketing conferences, this is my first one dedicated solely to social media.nbsp; But my attendance at other Internet marketing conferences gives me a good base for comparison. First, the good points: 1.nbsp; Networking - Events like this are a great way to network to find potential partners, clients and even friends who share the same interests you do.nbsp; Of course, with networking, your success depends on how much you put into it.nbsp; But, with over 650 people at the event and lots of time for networking, no one could say there weren't enough people to talk to.nbsp; One thing I did find is that there were a LOT of web designers, Internet marketers and social media consultants there.nbsp; So a great opportunity to network, but not as many actual potential clients as I would have thought. I give it a 9 out of 10 for networking opportunities - only because there were less potential clients there and more social media professionals than I would have thought. 2.nbsp; Genius Bar: This was a great idea.nbsp; A room of tables set aside with a facilitator on each getting discussions going on a range of social media topics.nbsp; Great fun and the room doubled as a place to work on your computer if you weren't at a session at the time. 10 out of 10 for the Genius Bar 3.nbsp; Organization: Lots of volunteers so I didn't find lineup problems.nbsp; People were very helpful.nbsp; Sessions seemed to run on time.nbsp; Very well put together. 9 out of 10 for organization and volunteers. 4.nbsp; Food: I slipped out early for lunch on day 1, but I heard it was very slow getting food and there was not much of it.nbsp; Day 2 was very well organized with predone bags that had a sandwich, apple, drink and cookies, marked as tuna, chicken, beef, vegetarian, etc.nbsp; Very efficient. 7 out of 10 based on the day 1 comments from others about food Now the not-so-good: 5.nbsp; Speakers - I think they may missed the mark on their audience this year.nbsp; Social Media has grown up in the last year and thenbsp; place was filled with people who are very active in social media and who were looking for more "meat" in their presentations.nbsp; Many of the speakers ended up "preaching to the converted" and didn't adjust their sessions for this. I went to one session where the session was a non-social media session with the words "for social media" tacked on to the description.nbsp; While she is likely a good presenter in her field, she did not take the time to show us how what she was teaching would help us with social media.nbsp; And I got the impression she was barely using social media herself. Another presentation I went to marked "advanced" was actually at a beginner+ level.nbsp; Some useful stuff and I did enjoy it but not at the high level I had hoped. The keynote speakers were great quality speakers with some useful info, but once again, I think it was for a less social media savvy audience, so I took away less than I anticipated. I did not see every speaker of course, but these were the impressions from the ones I did see.nbsp; And many others I talked to who had been do different sessions had the same impressions as me.nbsp; So I am not alone in this feeling. The program lacked any descriptions of the sessions which would have been helpful in choosing which sessions to attend.nbsp; I understand this is likely due to lack of space in the printed program, but perhaps a description could have been put on the doors for the sessions.nbsp; Also, color coding as to the level of each session -nbsp; beginner, intermediate, advanced, would have been useful. I didn't see the Hootsuite presentation as I was regularly using it so thought I would try to "power up" areas I was not using yet.nbsp; Chatted with the Hootsuite presenter in th... Reviews Garland Coulson, The E-Business Tutor no No http://ebusinesstutor.com/blog/2011/06/02/victoria-social-media-boot-camp-1-preplanning-thoughts/ http://ebusinesstutor.com/blog/2011/06/02/victoria-social-media-boot-camp-1-preplanning-thoughts/#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 02:49:44 +0000 Garland Coulson http://ebusinesstutor.com/blog/?p=783 http://ebusinesstutor.com/blog/2011/06/02/victoria-social-media-boot-camp-1-preplanning-thoughts/feed/ 0 00:01:01 Sitting in my hotel room, thinking about what I want to accomplish at the Victoria Social Media Boot Camp tomorrow. I have been to a number ... Sitting in my hotel room, thinking about what I want to accomplish at the Victoria Social Media Boot Camp tomorrow. I have been to a number of Internet marketing conferences, but never one solely for Social Media, so I am excited.nbsp; My main goal is to see what other Internet marketers are doing so I can learn more to be able to share these ideas and success with my community of students, clients, blog and social media followers. I may also find some strategic partnerships amongst these fellow Internet marketers.nbsp; And if I do get a client or two, that would be a bonus. But first and foremost, I want to come away with ideas to help the people I reach. I'll update you all as to how the conference goes. 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