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What Lies Ahead in 2012 - Resolutions and Predictions for the New Year

Date: January 4, 2012 @ 1 pm Eastern

Wow, can you believe it says 2012 in the date above? Hard to believe that another year has passed, but it seems the older we get, the faster it goes. Hopefully all of our Free Webinar Wednesday fans enjoyed some time off over the holiday season and this week Eric and Jeff are "back in the saddle" to kick off the New Year with the first episode of 2012.

Since the popular thing to do this time of year is to create a list of resolutions (that may or may not make it to Easter), your hosts are going to jump on the bandwagon and share some of what they are hoping for over the next 12 months (and beyond). Some of what you'll hear will certainly be influenced by some of the guests that we have had on FWW in the past, yet some will be based on what (we think) lies ahead.

In addition to sharing some of their resolutions, Eric and Jeff will offer up some of their predictions for what may be coming along this year in business, technology, social media and a variety of other areas. We'd love to hear what you've got planned for the New Year, so be prepared to share some of your thoughts.

Welcome to 2012, it's going to be another great year...!

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About Free Webinar Wednesdays:

Free Webinar Wednesdays was created as a community building tool to bring professionals together to share pertinent business development information, provide subject matter experts with a platform to open a learning dialog, and inspire small business owners to reach their professional goals.

Free Webinar Wednesdays is sponsored by Community Bank Consulting, Inc.and WSI Internet Consulting.

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Taking a Stroll Down the 2011 Memory Lane

Date: Wenesday, December 21, 2011 @ 1 pm Eastern

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For the final show of 2011, Eric and Jeff will take a "look back" at the year and review some of the shows from the past year that made the biggest impact on us. We've covered quite a bit of ground over the past 12 months and have had some great guests share some excellent information. Below are just a few of the topics that we've covered that may make the show this week.

• Online video
• Mobile marketing
• Online reviews
• Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and YouTube
• Cloud computing
• Lessons from an adventure athlete
• Apple innovation and technology
• E-mail marketing
• Inbound (content) marketing
• Time management strategies
• Search engine optimization (SEO)
• Plus much more...

So, join us for this year's final show and be sure to bring along your thoughts and comments on your favorite show. We have enjoyed yet another year of sharing here on Free Webinar Wednesdays and appreciate everyone's support and participation.

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About Free Webinar Wednesdays:

Free Webinar Wednesdays was created as a community building tool to bring professionals together to share pertinent business development information, provide subject matter experts with a platform to open a learning dialog, and inspire small business owners to reach their professional goals.

Free Webinar Wednesdays is sponsored by Community Bank Consulting, Inc.and WSI Internet Consulting.

Time To Catch-Up With Jeff And Eric - Recap And Observations Of Past Shows

Date: Wednesday, September 7, 2011 @ 1 pm Eastern

Archive Problem - Sorry!

Unfortunately, we had some "technical issues" with the video recording of this week's webinar and it's unavailable for replay (but you can download an audio recording of the session if you wish. Just right-click and Save As to download to your computer.) Sorry about no video, but thanks to those who attended and all the great feedback. Below is a summary of just some of the things we talked about during the show as a reference.

• How Eric is using LinkedIn Maps to better organize and reach out to connections that can help to enhance his network. He also talked about how Job Change Notifier can be used as both a "defensive" and "offensive" strategy when one of your connections makes a career change.
• We went back and talked about Kathy Roche-Wallace's presentation and her FACE concept for success. It's amazing how there are so many similarities with athletic discipline and succeeding in business.
• We also talked about some free Apps for the iPad that make it easier to "consume content" and keep educated. These included Flipboard, Zite and Editions. Give 'em a try if you've got an iPad!

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This week on Free Webinar Wednesdays, co-founders Eric Cook and Jeff Simpkins are reserving the hour to "catch up" and review some of the key points from our past episodes and what's coming along in future episodes of FWW. We've had some great sessions over the past several weeks and a lot of information has been shared with our viewers.

Today Eric and Jeff "go back" and review some of the key points that stood out as "nuggets of wisdom" and are looking forward to YOUR feedback and input on what elements may have stood out with you. We're hoping this week's session will be quite conversational, with lots of audience participation. We're interested in what topics resonated most with you, and what areas you'd like to hear more about.

So, grab a cup of coffee (or that bottle of water) and pull up a chair for this week's session and catch-up with Eric and Jeff. Bring your ideas and share your thoughts. We're looking forward to the conversation.

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About Free Webinar Wednesdays:

Free Webinar Wednesdays was created as a community building tool to bring professionals together to share pertinent business development information, provide subject matter experts with a platform to open a learning dialog, and inspire small business owners to reach their professional goals.

Free Webinar Wednesdays is sponsored by Community Bank Consulting, Inc.and WSI Internet Consulting.

Three Secrets to Get to the Top of Google

(...and what your SEO company doesn't want you to know)

Date: Wednesday, April 6, 2011 @ 1 pm EDT

This week on Free Webinar Wednesdays, Eric and Jeff welcome one of Eric's WSI colleagues from the West-Coast, Internet Consultant Thomas Petty. In addition to his role with WSI, Thomas is also President and Certified Master Trainer of the Bay Area Search Academy, which teaches beginning and advanced search engine optimization (SEO) and Internet marketing workshops around the Bay area.

Businesses say they want to be #1 on Google for a certain phrase. That’s fine, but there can only be one #1 position. Instead, there are many no-cost opportunities to get onto the search engines very quickly and right at the top beating everyone else out. In this session, find out:
 
1.       How to market to people who are looking for your services, even before the come onto your website. What does Google really see on your website? 90% of the websites we look at have problems, and there are some simple things you can do to fix it.

2.       97% of the businesses in the country are small businesses. Most of us prefer to do business and have a relationship with a local business (think hair salons, lawyers, auto mechanics, electricians, plumbers, real estate agents, notaries, florists, etc. – the list goes on and on). How can you beat out your competition on Google and get to the top for local searches?

3.       There are 1 trillion web pages in Google’s index. There are many ways to get to the top and beat out the search engine professionals at their own game, and occupy multiple positions – not just number 1.

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About Free Webinar Wednesdays:

Free Webinar Wednesdays was created as a community building tool to bring professionals together to share pertinent business development information, provide subject matter experts with a platform to open a learning dialog, and inspire small business owners to reach their professional goals.

Free Webinar Wednesdays is sponsored by Community Bank Consulting, Inc.and WSI Internet Consulting.

2010 Year In Review - Highlights From Free Webinar Wednesdays

Date: Wednesday, December 22nd @ 1 pm Eastern

Jeff and Eric will be taking the last Wednesday of the year "off", making this week's session the final episode of Free Webinar Wednesdays for 2010. This week we'll offer up a recap of the past eipsodes and revisit some of the sessions that seemed to make an impact on the both of us.

We'd like to also hear from YOU, our FWW audience, and what some of the key takeaways were for you over the past year. We've certainly covered a lot of ground over the past 12 months and it would be great to hear what tools, ideas and tips you found most beneficial in your daily lives. We look forward to hearing from you and hopefully getting some great ideas for 2011 as we look towards another year of FWW.

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About Free Webinar Wednesdays:

Free Webinar Wednesdays was created as a community building tool to bring professionals together to share pertinent business development information, provide subject matter experts with a platform to open a learning dialog, and inspire small business owners to reach their professional goals.

Free Webinar Wednesdays is sponsored by Community Bank Consulting, Inc. and WSI Internet Consulting.

Google Places & Search Changes - What This Means to YOUR Business Online

Date: Wednesday, December 15 @ 1 pm EST

*This week we had some "challenges" with live attendees being able to get connected to the audio. We apologize for the inconvenience, but the recording below has the audio captured and you can watch/listen to the entire session. We hope to get this issue resolved by next week's session.

Recently, we provided our FWW audience with an opportunity to attend a special webinar session on Google Places and some of the chnages that have taken place at the world's #1 search engine. Well, we are pleased to announce that we have scored a VIP session of this session with our friend, Baltej Gill, VP of SocialMindz. Baltej has been our guest in the past to discuss Facebook and a variety of other "social strategies", but this week will lead our discussioin on what's going on over at Google - and what this means to YOUR business.

Just when we were getting comfortable with local search, Google flipped everything on its head with the launch of their Place Search feature. This new kind of local search organizes information around specific locations making it easier for users to compare places and decide where to go.

If you've conducted a local search within the last week or so, you will have noticed a number of changes to the results page, including the following:

• Elimination of the 7-Pack Google Map listing
• Ranking algorithm for local listings has been updated
• Google Places pages have greater visibility
• Local results with more information (ie: 3rd party review sites)
• Information is grouped to make it easier to digest and compare
• New link for "Places" in the left-hand panel of the search results page so you can switch to these results whenever you want
• Google map now on the right side above the paid search listings, which scrolls as you scroll down the page

We look forward to seeing you for this session and helping you better understand what's happening at Google and what this could mean for somoe of the other search engines over time.

UPDATE:

Those of you who were able to join us live may have experienced some problems with the audio and we apologize for the inconvenience. We will work to see if we can get the audio issues fixed by next week and appreciate your patience and understanding. The recording of the session should be just fine and you can listen to the entire session once it's posted above.

As a special treat for you all during the holidays, I wanted to make sure to post the link for the Google Voice site that enables you to send a message from Santa called SendACallFromSanta.com. As you may recall from a past session of FWW, Jeff and Eric are both Google Voice users and since coming out of private beta, it's open to anyone. Get your free account and give it a try, you'll be glad you did.

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About Free Webinar Wednesdays:

Free Webinar Wednesdays was created as a community building tool to bring professionals together to share pertinent business development information, provide subject matter experts with a platform to open a learning dialog, and inspire small business owners to reach their professional goals.

Free Webinar Wednesdays is sponsored by Community Bank Consulting, Inc. and WSI Internet Consulting.

How Google's New "Place Search" Feature Impacts Your Business - Learn to Stay Competitive

Special Date and Time: Tuesday, November 23 @ 11 am Eastern

THERE IS NO FREE WEBINAR WEDNESDAYS THIS WEEK DUE TO THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY.

However, we are pleased to invite you to register for this webinar from WSI on the recent changes that have taken place with Google and their Places service.

You will NEED TO REGISTER for this webinar, as your Free Webinar Wednesdays registration information will not work. Please REGISTER Today and reserve your spot.

Just when we were getting comfortable with local search, Google flipped everything on its head with the launch of their Place Search feature. This new kind of local search organizes information around specific locations making it easier for users to compare places and decide where to go.
If you've conducted a local search within the last week or so, you will have noticed a number of changes to the results page, including the following:

• Elimination of the 7-Pack Google Map listing
• Ranking algorithm for local listings has been updated
• Google Places pages have greater visibility
• Local results with more information (ie: 3rd party review sites)
• Information is grouped to make it easier to digest and compare
• New link for "Places" in the left-hand panel of the search results page so you can switch to these results whenever you want
• Google map now on the right side above the paid search listings, which scrolls as you scroll down the page

This webinar is being provided by WSI Internet Consulting. We look forward to seeing you on December 1st for our next scheduled Free Webinar Wednesday event. Happy Thanksgiving (for those of you in the US) and enjoy the holiday!

-Eric & Jeff

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About Free Webinar Wednesdays:

Free Webinar Wednesdays was created as a community building tool to bring professionals together to share pertinent business development information, provide subject matter experts with a platform to open a learning dialog, and inspire small business owners to reach their professional goals.

Free Webinar Wednesdays is sponsored by Community Bank Consulting, Inc.and WSI Internet Consulting.

Online Customer Reviews: What Are People Saying About YOU Online?

Date: November 17, 2010 @ 1 pm Eastern

With sites like Google Places, Yahoo Local, Yelp and others allowing consumers to rank businesses (you've seen the "stars") and provide feedback almost instantly with today's smart phones and mobile devices. Businesses are taking more interest in what people are saying about them online, but have YOU visited these review sites to see what's being said about you and your business. Do people really pay attention to these ratings? Are they more influential in certain types of industries? So many questions...

To help answer these (and more) questions and put some perspective on the concept of user-created reviews, we'll be joined by Ted Paff, President of CustomerLobby.com. Their service specializes in helping businesses promote and collect reviews online. If your business is one that cares about what people are saying about it online (and don't we all), you'll want to make sure to attend this weeks FWW session.

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About Free Webinar Wednesdays:

Free Webinar Wednesdays was created as a community building tool to bring professionals together to share pertinent business development information, provide subject matter experts with a platform to open a learning dialog, and inspire small business owners to reach their professional goals.

Free Webinar Wednesdays is sponsored by Community Bank Consulting, Inc. and WSI Internet Consulting.

You Got a Website - Who Knows, Who Cares?

So, You Have a Website? Who Knows... Who Cares? from Eric Cook on Vimeo.

Date: Wednesday, May 5, 2010 @ 1 pm Eastern

So, your business has a website and you're "on the Internet"... but who knows you're there? Sure, you can plaster your website address all over your business cards, letterhead and other "traditional" places to get the word out. But, when it comes to the search engines like Google, Yahoo, Bing and others, do they know your site exists? Can people find you for the things you sell (or services you offer) or simply by your name? So many questions, but the reality is if you're not found online, the important question isn't who knows, but who cares...

In this week's session of Free Webinar Wednesdays, Eric Cook, Certified Internet Business Consultant with WSI Internet Consulting (and co-founder of FWW) will share one of his search-focused presentations and walk through some of the basics of SEO, paid search, display advertising and touch on some of the ways that social media can get you noticed.

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Free Webinar Wednesdays was created as a community building tool to bring professionals together to share pertinent business development information, provide subject matter experts with a platform to open a learning dialog, and inspire small business owners to reach their professional goals.

Free Webinar Wednesdays is sponsored by Community Bank Consulting, Inc.and WSI Internet Consulting.

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You have a website, but... The art of getting found online

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The value of professional copywriting: Don't pay peanuts, because you'll only get monkeys!

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Content is KING -- Always was, never changed, never will. Audiences are hungry for information that is useful, well presented and available when they need it. As business owners you can leverage content marketing to drive home key messages related to your brand, your company, and products and services. Professionally written content is the key to success. Internet marketing is no monkey business!

During this session of Free Webinar Wednesdays, you'll learn how to create (and leverage) good content on your website, in press releases, on your blog and a variety of other ways to not only engage the visitors to your site, but get recognized by the search engines for the product and services you offer. Most business owners don't have the time or expertise to do this themselves, but before you jump in and buy content from discount providers, you'll want to attend this session and see what a difference working with a professional can make for your business.

Presenter Info: Sheetal Pinto, President and Founder of MintCopy Inc. is a professional with over 15 years of corporate experience in the field of communications and public relations. Having held senior management positions in several blue-chip international companies, including premier banking corporation HSBC and the world’s largest Internet Consulting group, WSI, Sheetal is now at the helm of MintCopy.com. The MintCopy team is made up of senior copywriters, SEO experts and Internet marketing certified professionals.

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Free Webinar Wednesdays was created as a community building tool to bring professionals together to share pertinent business development information, provide subject matter experts with a platform to open a learning dialog, and inspire small business owners to reach their professional goals.

Free Webinar Wednesdays is sponsored by Community Bank Consulting, Inc.and WSI Internet Consulting.