Hickory – The Catawba Valley Community College Small Business Center (SBC) will present two free seminars on Monday January 28 to assist small businesses with getting found on the internet. The SBC will present “Secrets for Optimizing Your Search Engine Ranking” on January 28 from 11:30am to 1pm at the Catawba County Chamber of Commerce. 

Getting a website up and running is great, but having customers find your website on the internet is critical. This seminar provides participants with search engine optimization strategies for improving visibility and driving traffic to their web site by focusing on key words, links, and URLs. The SBC will present “Building Your On-Line Marketing Plan” on January 28 from 6pm to 7:30pm at CVCC’s Corporate Development Center in Hickory.

This seminar provides a framework and tactics for building a digital marketing plan, with a focus on the Five Steps to Winning on the Web–getting found online; getting ranked on search engines; getting engagement through social media; getting leads and getting smarter through online metrics. There is no charge to attend these seminars, but pre-registration is required.

To register or for more information please contact the CVCC Small Business Center at 828-327-7000, ext. 4117 or visit http://sbc.cvcc.edu to register on-line.