Hey Everyone.  The discussion on Email Marketing was presented by John Bilderback.  There were 5 handouts, all attached here as links.

• Why Email Newsletters ( from Constant Contact )
• Email Marketing terms ( again, Constant Contact )
• Who can You Send To? ( The permissions hand out, from Campaign Monitor )
• SnowDog Web Presentation Notes
• SnowDog Web Email Marketing Data Sheet

• Presentation
• Hand out: Traditional PDF Press Release
• Hand out: Electronic Press Release
• Hand out: Resources

E2 Seminar - BigforkWEB Presenting

E2 Seminar - BigforkWEB Presenting

• Hand out: Natural SEO Tips and Resources
• Hand out: There Is No Silver Bullet in SEO

• Presentation (PDF)
• Hand out: Design Resources (PDF)
• Hand out: Formatting Content For The Web (PDF)

Jan 27th, Do You Need a Website? : Best Practices in Web Strategy.

• Presentation. (PDF)
  
• Hand out: Did you know that … 2007 facts ( PDF )
• Hand out: Language of work – funny ( PDF )
• Hand out: Developer Questions (PDF)

In an effort to assist businesses to grow and compete nationally, Montana West Economic Development has teamed up with several local businesses to illustrate what companies can do to create an affective website and make use of the latest internet & software technology for an improved bottom line. Partners in this effort include Bigfork Web Development, CrestonTech, SnowDog Web Development, and Rescue Marketing.

Each seminar can be attended individually, but the monthly topics are arranged to build on one another. Recordings of each session, and materials and resources will be posted on-line. A blog spot for participants and the community to share questions & ideas will also be created.

The 2009 Line-Up is:

• Jan27th, Do You Need a Website? : Best Practices in Web Strategy (Jason Meuter and John Bilderback of SnowDog Web Development will discuss Web Strategy and How to Choose the Right Developer for You Unique Project)
• Feb. 24,  Website Marketing 101: What problem are you trying to solve? John Bilderback and Jason Meuter, SnowDog Web Development
• Mar. 24, The Art of Website Design: Content, Navigation and Tools. Dani Taylor and Mike Callaghan, BigforkWEB Development
• April 28, Driving Traffic to Your Website Part I: Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Panel Discussion:  Arnold Bjork, CrestonTech, Mark Riffey, Rescue Marketing, Jason Meuter, SnowDog Web Development, Mike Callaghan, BigforkWEB Development
• May 26, Driving Traffic to Your Website Part II: How to Get the Word Out. Dani Taylor and Mike Callaghan, BigforkWEB Development
• June 23, E-Newsletters & E-Blasts: What’s the Difference and What Can They Do For You? John Bilderback and Jason Meuter, SnowDog Web Development
• July 28, Social Networking on the Net: Why and How? Mark Riffey, Rescue Marketing
• Aug. 25, Measuring Success: Is it working? Panel Discussion: Arnold Bjork, CrestonTech, Mark Riffey, Rescue Marketing, Jason Meuter, SnowDog Web Development, Mike Callaghan, BigforkWEB Development
• Sept. 22, Software and Gadgets for a More Efficient Office: Where do you find them? Mark Riffey, Rescue Marketing
• Oct. 27, What is the Future of the Web? Panel Discussion:   Arnold Bjork, CrestonTech, Mark Riffey, Rescue Marketing, Jason Meuter, SnowDog Web Development, Mike Callaghan, BigforkWEB Development

Location: The seminars take place in the new FVCC, Arts and Technology Building, Room 144, 12:00-1:00 on the fourth Tuesday of each month.

Notice: MWED is unable to provide pizza for E2 this year. Attendees are welcome to bring their lunch and enjoy it during the presentation.  The Eagle’s Nest (the college cafeteria) has good food at student prices!

RSVP: Contact Kim Morisaki, Kim@DoBusinessInMontana.com or 257-7711.

Welcome to the E2 Seminars blog.  With the interests of providing easy access to the information that is or will be presented in the seminars, we thought a blog would be useful to build a community around. You can provide feedback, guid the topics of discussion and have follow up with the presenters.  If you choose to post a comment or question we will provide feedback that is informative and helpful.  The community can also provide additional feedback, ideas and suggestions.  Sounds like a win win situation.