Upcoming St. Louis Java Gyms

12/01/2010 By Leave a Comment

Attention local business owners in St. Louis!!

Within the next few weeks, we have Java Gyms coming up on Local Search (getting your business listed on Google Maps), Business Blogging and Pay Per Click.

A Java Gym is a free, 1-hour program where you can learn about a specific Internet marketing strategy from a top local expert on that topic. It’s a relaxed setting (usually held at a local coffee shop) where you can ask questions and evaluate if the strategy is right for your business, get tips on how to do it yourself and get a good understanding of it so you can make smart hiring decisions if you want to have someone do it for you.

And Java Gyms are completely pitch-free. The experts hosting Java Gyms are there to share their expertise and answer your questions – they’re strictly forbidden from pitching their services!

Here are the details about the upcoming Java Gyms in St. Louis (space is limited to just 7 business owners for each Java Gym so be sure to sign up today!):

Topic: Local Search Marketing (How to Create a Compelling Google Maps Listing That Ranks Well and Attracts Customers)
Description: Google is the new Yellow Pages. At this Java Gym you’ll learn how to use Google Maps and other local search sites to position your local business online where your customers are looking for you. You’ll also learn about the recent changes to Google’s local listings and how to take advantage of them.
Expert: Adam Kreitman
Date: Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Time: 9:00AM
Location: Stratton’s Cafe – 190 Carondelet Plaza, Clayton, MO 63105
RSVP: By phone at 314-329-1422 (you must RSVP to attend!)

Topic: Business Blogging
Description: Today it seems like everyone is blogging. Unfortunately, most professionals and business people don’t have a clue how to use a blog to generate business or even if they should be blogging in the first place. At this Java Gym you’ll learn about blogging from one of the best, Russ Henneberry of Tiny Business, Might Profits. Russ is going to cover: What the heck is a blog anyway?; The pros and cons of the different blogging platforms (and whether to go the free route vs self-hosted); Simple content creation ideas so you’ll never be at a loss for what to blog about.
Expert: Russ Henneberry
Date: Friday, December 10, 2010
Time: 9:00AM
Location: Sunset Hills Bread Co – 10740 Sunset Hills Plaza, St. Louis, MO 63127
RSVP: By phone at 314-223-2158 (you must RSVP to attend!)

Topic: Pay Per Click and Google AdWords
Description: Pay Per Click (PPC) advertising is the fastest way to drive local prospects to your website. With Google’s PPC program, called AdWords, your ads can literally be on the first page of Google in less than an hour. AdWords is an incredibly powerful tool in your online marketing arsenal…if you know what you’re doing. And after attending this Java Gym, you will!
Expert: Adam Kreitman
Date: Friday, December 17, 2010
Time: 9:00AM
Location: Stratton’s Cafe – 190 Carondelet Plaza, Clayton, MO 63105
RSVP: By phone at 314-329-1422 (you must RSVP to attend!)

Make sure you’re among the first to know about future Java Gyms (we’re bringing on more experts and adding more topics for the coming new year!) by claiming your free membership to Main Street Marketing Community.

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Welcome to the Main Street Marketing Community

11/27/2010 By Leave a Comment

Welcome to the Main Street Marketing Community!

MSMC was developed to provide local business owners who are overwhelmed or confused with online marketing with a trusted source where they can learn how to effectively use the Internet to attract new customers.

Our goal here is simple. It’s to provide you, the small to mid size local business owner, with proven tips and strategies for successfully using the Internet to generate leads and sales.

And we promise to deliver this information to you in PLAIN ENGLISH! (No techo-babble here.)

Whether you plan to tackle online marketing on your own or hire someone to help you do it, the Main Street Marketing Community will equip you with the knowledge you need to make informed decisions to generate leads and sales online (and leave your competition behind to pick up your scraps!).

It’s All About Community

The most important word in our name is “Community” and there are two key ways we seek to foster community here at the MSMC…

1. Java Gyms

Java Gyms are informal, relaxed, sales pitch free meetings where you can learn about a specific online marketing strategy from a local expert. They are usually held at a coffee shop, putting the “Java” in Java Gyms.

Right now, Java Gyms are being held in Hawaii and St. Louis, but will expand to other areas soon. Also, we will start holding “cyber” Java Gyms online which allow you to participate no matter where you‘re located.

Click here for more information about Java Gyms and, if you’re in Hawaii or St. Louis, please visit our calendar to get the details for upcoming Java Gyms in your area.

2. The Main Street Marketing Community website and forums

We created this website to be as interactive as possible. You can use the forums to ask questions to our MSMC online marketing experts or other local business owners who are here to help.

You can use the forums to share your challenges, frustrations and successes with others in the same boat as you.

You can also leave comments about the articles, videos and blog posts that interest you or spark a comment or question you’d like to share.

We founded the Main Street Marketing Community out of a genuine desire to help small local business owners succeed online. We’re here for you.

If you have questions about online marketing, comments about your experiences with the MSMC, suggestions for content you’d like to see on the site or other ways we can serve our community better, please contact any us at any time.

Oh, and if you haven’t registered yet (for free!), be sure to head over to our registration page now so you’ll be notified of events in your area. Also we’ll soon be adding a forum and premium content that will be available for free to our members.

Best regards-
Bob Sommers
Josh Sommers
Adam Kreitman

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Pay Per Click Advertising Java Gym in St. Louis on August 25

08/18/2010 By 1 Comment

It’s the fastest way to drive highly qualified, highly motivated prospects to your website.

It’s also one of the most misunderstood forms of marketing online and it can cost you a small fortune (very quickly) IF you don’t know what you’re doing.

It’s pay per click advertising and you can learn all about it – for FREE – at the Main Street Marketing Community’s next Java Gym on Wednesday, August 25 at 4PM.

A Java Gym is a free, 60 minute informal meeting held by local experts at a coffee shop (putting the “Java” in Java Gym!). Each Java Gym focuses on one specific online marketing strategy that you can put to use for your business to generate traffic, leads and sales on the Internet.

At this Pay Per Click (PPC) advertising Java Gym you’ll learn:

  • What is PPC ( specifically Google AdWords) and how does it work?
  • The basics of setting up and running a successful local PPC campaign (and how Google will reward you for doing this the right way)
  • The most common mistakes people make when starting a PPC campaign (make them and it’ll cost you in more ways than you realize)
  • The most important part of an AdWords campaign (HINT: it has nothing to do with your AdWords account)
  • Anything else you want to know about AdWords (after your Java Gym instructor spends some time on the basics, you’re in control, so come with your most burning questions about Google AdWords and PPC!)

This event will be led by Adam Kreitman, co-founder of the Main Street Marketing Community and pay per click advertising expert. He will take you through the fundamentals of building a successful pay per click campaign and answer any PPC questions you have … whether you’ve never heard of PPC before or are already have it deployed in your online marketing arsenal.

This Java Gym will be held on Wednesday, August 11 at 4:00PM at the St. Louis Bread Co on the Loop in University City (6630 Delmar Rd).

Space is limited to just 7 people and registration is required to attend (we want to keep the Java Gyms small, informal meetings where everyone has a chance to be heard and ask questions).

Contact Adam at 314-329-1422 to reserve your spot today.

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Local Search Java Gym in St. Louis on August 11

08/05/2010 By 1 Comment

The Main Street Marketing Community is holding our first Java Gym in St. Louis!

A Java Gym is a free, 60 minute informal meeting held by local experts at a coffee shop (putting the “Java” in Java Gym!). Each Java Gym focuses on one specific online marketing strategy that you can put to use for your business to generate traffic, leads and sales on the Internet.

Local search marketing (specifically getting your business ranked at the top of Google’s Map listings) is the topic of this first Java Gym. It is one of the most effective and most affordable ways to have local prospects find your business online! At this Java Gym you’ll learn:

  • How to get your business listed, for free, on Google Maps, Yahoo! Local and Bing.
  • How to quickly discover the top 10 sites where your business must be listed.
  • How to get 5 Star ratings and exceptional reviews from your customers overnight.
  • How to move to the top of the local search engines quickly.

This event will be led by Adam Kreitman, co-founder of MSMC and owner of Words That Click. He will share the entire process he uses to get businesses ranked at the top of the local search rankings and the secrets to creating a compelling listing that will make your listing stand out from your competition.

This Java Gym will be held on Wednesday, August 11 at 8:30AM at Stratton’s Cafe in Clayton. Space is limited to just 7 people (we want to keep the Java Gyms small, informal meetings where everyone has a chance to be heard and ask questions).

To learn how to dominate the local search listings before your competitors do, contact Adam at 314-329-1422 to reserve your spot today.

If you’re new to the Main Street Marketing Community, take a few moments to register (it’s free) to be notified about events in your area and to get access to member’s only content.

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