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Website SEO Workshop - Doing It The Right Way

Why Attend
Most websites fail. In some industries that relates to millions upon
millions of failed websites, which relates to billions of wasted Rands. This
is a fact, but is it a mystery? Not at all.

The reality is that not every single website on the internet can be a 100%
complete success. By its very nature the internet does not allow for that.
The key therefore is to be that much better than 99% of your opposition.
How? By giving your website the CORRECT attention that it deserves.

Would you delegate the marketing of your brick and mortar business to your
IT company? Would you give your receptionist carte blanche to run your
business? Would you stock your shop and then never open the doors?

The answer to all of these questions has to be a resounding NO ..... yet
this is exactly what businesses do with their websites ... and then complain
that it brings them no new business.

Our website brings in 70% of our total new business! - Your website can do
the same for you.

This course tells you how. More than this, it SHOWS you how and by the end
of this 1 day power-workshop, you will be armed with the tools and knowledge
that you need in order to turn your own website into a genuine
24-hour-a-day, 7-day-a-week salesman.

Course Content
Basic jargon and terminology
An insight into search engines and how they operate
Main reasons websites fail (and how to avoid the pitfalls or fix them if
they exist)
Assessing your current website
The key factors in website ranking
Key do's in SEO
Key dont's in SEO (including a look at black hat strategies)
What your website statistics tell you (and how to glean this information)
What your website statistics don't tell you (and how to overcome this)
Different ways to drive traffic to your site
Step-by-step process of driving natural traffic to your site
Analysing and improving your website conversion rate
Assessing server and hosting specs for best SEO
Myths and Facts about search engine submission
A look at various SEO tools and services being sold on the internet - how
to seperate the real from the nonsense
Overall, the course includes 5 step-by-step processes to lead you through
the different key aspects of SEO

Practical Tasks
Assess your own website's performance in measurable terms
Analyse your own website's front page
Identifying the SEO shortcomings of your own website
Analyse your website's performance in the search engines
Identify the key phrases that apply to your site
Identify and plan a detailed website SEO strategy with task list,
specifically for your own website

Who Should Attend
Anyone who wants to make their website rank better in search engines
Webmasters who want to hone their SEO skills
Individuals and webmasters who are more comfortable learning by doing than
by reading
Individuals who are keen on SEO but find the subject quite overwhelming
Individuals who want a simple step-by-step SEO diy format, with the
practical understanding of how to do it
Individuals who are tired of paying for hosting of a dead website
Individuals who are ready to toss their website because it doesn't work

Location
Stellenbosch. Delegates a who wish to attend from out of town and would
like assistance with arranging accommodation, please let us know. We have a
number of accommodation establishments close by who we personally recommend.
Shuttle services to and from the airport and to and from training each day
can also be arranged with the various accommodation establishments. Costs
for accommodation and shuttle services would be in addition to course fees.

Exact venue in Stellenbosch will be advised once course bookings close.

Timing
This is a 1 day workshop, from 8:45 am until roughly 5 pm.

Next Course
8 February 2012
15 February 2012
22 February 2012
9 April 2012
16 April 2012
23 April 2012

Group size
Maximum 10 people. Bookings are done on a first-come, first-served basis.

Inclusions
Cost includes:
Free assessment of your current website
Programme worksheets and reference notes
Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea.
Delegates will also leave with a basic DIY SEO toolkit that provides various
valuable resources to assist with ongoing search engine optimisation and SEO
of websites under their control.

Cost
R1300 per person. Full amount is payable in order to secure a booking.

Group Bookings
Group discounts can be arranged on request where 3 or more delegates will
be attending.

Organisations or associations can request a seperate course for a full
group of 16 delegates, at a time to be agreed and / or a venue provided by
them. Please use the form below to stipulate your requirements and we will
get back to you with a quote within 24 hours.

Terms of Payment
We regret that terms of payment are not flexible.

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