Joint chambers offer social media marketing workshop

Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, blogs… Want to get your business on the social networking fast track? The Franklin Chamber of Commerce has joined with the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce to offer a social media marketing workshop. This workshop will give you hands-on training to help you harness the power of social media and making it work for your business or organization.

The workshop will be held Tuesday, Jan. 25, from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. at The Center for New Mountain Business, located at 673 Siler Road, Franklin.

Lunch will be provided. Seminar fees are $10 for Franklin and Jackson County Chamber members and $20 for non-chamber members. RSVP is required and payment should be made to either Chamber by Jan. 21. Computers will not be provided; laptops encouraged.

Scott Dickson of Dickson Interactive, LLC, will present information on:

• Blogging: Why it is important, getting started and how to move forward.
• Facebook: Setting up profiles, groups and pages. How, what and when to post.
• Twitter: Learn how to set up and grow your followers, posting and more.
• Flickr and YouTube: Information on how to set up and uploading content.
• Linkedin: Joining groups and connecting with others in order to get your message out.

Dickson is a seasoned internet consultant and has been helping businesses and organizations define and reach their target audiences for nearly 15 years.