Quick-Start Shoreline Business Workshop, Tuesday October 25

The Tuesday Quick-Start Shoreline Business Workshop for start-up, existing or potential business owners will be held on October 25th from 12 noon to 1:30 pm at Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Avenue N.

Quick-Start Shoreline is presented by Shoreline Community College Small Business Accelerator and the City of Shoreline. The sessions are free and open to the public; feel free to bring a brown bag lunch or a snack.

Many of us in business, have a Facebook page, maybe a blog, and a Twitter account.

However - are you using these Social Media tools effectively?

• Are you using the RIGHT Social Media Tools to reach your target audience?
• Do you have a Social Media Marketing “Strategy” or are you wasting your time writing content and posting information that may not be engaging your target audience?

About Rachel Derlatka

Rachel is a Client Representative and Partner in the Online Marketing Company, Alliant Internet Services, Inc. - Alliance Network Services. She is passionate about helping her clients achieve “online relevance.” Rachel has had 7 years of hands-on experience, helping guide companies with their online marketing presence. With her extensive professional and entrepreneurial background, this makes her an excellent choice to help any company with making the appropriate internet marketing choices that are the right fit for them.

Prior to Rachel’s joining the team at Alliance, Rachel spent 9 years growing a business and building services company. She hasn’t worked for a company that she hasn’t had ownership in for over 16 years. Rachel’s experiences in business have instilled in her the desire to help guide other businesses to succeed. Rachel realized early on, how important it is to have a solid online marketing plan and “strategy”, to truly be successful with your online marketing efforts. It’s not about just creating a website and hoping the site gets traffic that turns into customers and sales. It’s about “Strategy”, a plan to make the tools work.

Rachel’s experience in her first business helped her acquire the knowledge of many successful techniques that help businesses grow with successful online marketing. That knowledge has helped her become a strong and vital resource for her clients today. She has a passion to help businesses achieve success and will guide them in the most cost effective, effective, and efficient way she can to accomplish their end goals. Marketing successfully takes time and money and Rachel truly desires that her clients spend that time and hard earned money where it makes sense and will provide them their best ROI.