Get Your Business Online with Help From Google!

Not on Google Places?  Struggling to develop an effective website?  Can't wrap your head around SEO?

Great news, Kansas City.  Google has the event made just for you.

On August 31st and September 1st, Google is presenting Kansas City Get Your Business Online - a new program that is easy, free and a fast way to get your business online.  At this event, you will learn how to develop a Google Places page, how to start a great website and much more.  Google will provide the web professionals and computers...the only thing you need to provide is an open mind.

But what does this opportunity mean for Kansas City entrepreneurs, anyway?  According to Greg Kratofil, legal counsel provider for Kansas City's Google Fiber initiative, the implementation of Google Fiber has started a growth spurt in Kansas City.  Kansas City Get Your Business Online is a testament to that.  With Google Fiber coming to Kansas City, entrepreneurs will find more opportunities, ideas and resources in order to reach the American Dream from their very own Kansas City.

"I think this is a game-changer for the entire region," says Kratofil. "The opportunity and tools that we are going ot get out of this investment by Google will put us on the map."

If your business is ready to get online, pre-register to reserve your spot (spaces are filling up fast, so get to it!).  This event will take place at Officeport (208 West 19th Street in Kansas City, Missouri) from 7:30am until 6:30pm.

Get online with Google and start Thinking Big!

Written by Allison Way
@AllisonThinkBig

Of the 182 Million Websites, How Will Yours Be Found?

Is your website being ignored?

In May of 2011, the Internet will run out of IP addresses.

Why, you ask?  There are simply too many Internet users.  And of the millions of Internet users in this world, a large majority of them are not using it correctly.

But, seriously, is there a wrong way to use the Internet?  For entrepreneurs and small business owners, of course there is.

Many entrepreneurs and small business owners find themselves developing great websites for their businesses, expecting traffic to their site to explode as soon as it is up and running.  But the truth of the matter is, of the 182 million webpages on the world wide web, it will be nearly impossible for potential customers to find your site…unless you implement a few key ingredients.  In all honesty, they are not just key ingredients—they are ingredients that can make or break your business.  They are the chocolate chips to the cookie, the dressing to the salad.  These small nuggets are what can make your business’s website searchable, impactful, and beneficial.

Join Think Big Partners for a Launch and Learn presentation made for any entrepreneur at any stage of business.  Herb Sih, co-founder of Think Big Partners and marketing, lead-generation expert, will present The Art and Science of Integrated Marketing (AKA Getting Thousands of Visitors to Your Site) on Thursday, February 17, from 11:30AM until 1:00PM.  This Launch And Learn will take place at bizperc, 1800 Baltimore, Kansas City, Missouri, on the 6^th floor.

Sih's 10 years of experience in the lead generation space has led him to co-found and develop an Inc. 500 company and launch many other successful companies throughout the Kansas City area.  With his vast experience in internet marketing, Sih has made the Think Big Kansas City Twitter account (@ThinkBigKC) one of the most-followed accounts in Kansas City today!

So if you’ve ever wondered why your website isn’t being visited by anybody but you and your close friends, why no one is reading your blog, or why no one seems to be searching for your company on Google, now is your chance to learn why.  But more importantly, this is your chance to improve your site, and therefore, build a stronger business.

So if you have an interest in…

• Learning how to drive more traffic to your website
• Creating online and offline revenue opportunities while serving your customer base
• Developing an integrated marketing strategy to connect to the right audience
• AND learning the five things you must NOT do online

…then this is the class for you!  Learn all about email, search engine marketing, content, pay-per-click advertising, the importance of social media, database marketing and strategic PR at this event!  Sih will walk you through how to engage your audience, get your site ranked higher on search engines and create an online business development process.

Sound good to you?  Register today and help your page become one of the 182 million websites that people are talking about!

Written by Allison Way.  Allison is a writer for Think Big Partners, Kansas City’s mentorship-based business incubator and startup accelerator.  To read more of Allison’s work, check out the Kansas City Entrepreneurship Examiner as well as her articles on Helium, eZine and BrooWaha.