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Boost Your Business with Blogging and Social Couponing - Richfield/Bloomington Community Ed Offers Two Mini-Courses

Learn how to maximize the power of the internet and turn surfers into conversions with mini-courses held at the Minnesota School of Business

Professionals in the field of marketing will teach business owners how to blog and create social coupons to increase revenue.

Whether you are looking to become a personal blogger, promote your business or brand, or generate passive income, this intensive, four-hour mini-course will help you get started in the right direction. Topics discussed include: choosing the right platform, domain name registration/web hosting, editorial calendars, content creation vs. content curation, blogging for SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and integrating social media with blogging.

Social couponing covers how to create and deploy coupons from a seller’s perspective. Students will use a platform that makes it easy for customers to share coupons on social media channels such as Facebook, Twitter, Google+, etc. Social couponing is a free marketing tool and a great way to reach more people who will be influenced by their social friends who also like the coupon brand.

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Richard Grossman has this to say about the mini-courses: “As Chair of the Internet Marketing program at MSB, I am so excited to partner with Bloomington Richfield Community Ed to offer these two popular and informative, hands-on mini-courses. This is a great opportunity for both current and future small business owners in the Bloomington/Richfield and surrounding communities to kickstart their internet marketing strategies, while learning some of the key ins and outs from experienced instructors who do this every day and know what it takes to be successful. It’s also a great opportunity for those who are exploring ways to increase their presence or personal brand in the digital space.”

· Become a Successful Blogger: Monday, September 29th, 5:30-9:30 PM, $25.00. Instructed by Richard Grossman, MSB Internet Marketing Chair.

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· Social Couponing: Monday, September 22nd, 5:30-9:30 PM, $25.00. Instructed by Ken Horst, Vice President of Digital Marketing for Globe Education Network.

*Classes will be held at Minnesota School of Business Richfield Campus, 1401 West 76th Street. Park in the main lot in front of the building and enter in the main entrance.

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