May Meeting - Thursday, May 6 at 6:15 pm
Twitter 101: A Starter Guide for Freelancers
More than a place to network or send updates, Twitter is a full-fledged communication channel that offers near-limitless opportunities for freelancers, writers, editors (and more!) and their audiences. Join us at this highly interactive session to learn the ins and outs of Twitter, the most popular microblogging platform on the Web. Learn what Twitter offers, hear about successful freelancer connections, and discover the 10 reasons Twitter can benefit you as a freelancer, writer, editor and designer. Bonus: grab the list of top freelance “Twitterati” that you can start to follow today.
Speaker Jenny Schmitt is a veteran public relations and marketing professional and sought-after public speaker. She is the founder of CloudSpark, an award-winning strategic communications and social media company that specializes in helping new and emerging companies answers the key questions of “What now?” and “What next?” With experience, expertise and inspiration, the company provides answers that help small business stand out and achieve results. A frequent media contributor, Schmitt has been quoted in USA Today, BrandWeek, Nielsen’s Small Business, among others. She regularly contributes to blogs relating to social media and public relations. The work of CloudSpark was recognized nationally as one of the top 10 “Agencies who get social media” in a research report published by ZDNet. A self-described nerd for all things new, Schmitt can be found tweeting on Twitter, linking on LinkedIn, friending on Facebook, sharing on FlickR, chronicling on Plurk, connecting on Nings and surfing the latest social media channels for the best practices to benefit clients, their brands and bottom lines.
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