The Maricopa Chamber of Commerce is hosting two seminars this week to help small-business owners maximize their marketing by using the Web.
The training sessions, offered through the Pinal County WiFi Partnership, will be four hours long. Topics will include the hallmarks of a great Web site, online marketing foundation concepts and the basics of search engine optimization. Joey Borane, chief marketing officer for Spark Design, will present the seminars.
The first session will be 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the chamber office, 44870 W. Hathaway Ave. Click here to register.
The second session will by 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Global Water Center, 22590 N. Powers Parkway. Click here to register.
The Pinal County WiFi Partnership is also holding a reception to showcase its success in training local businesses in Web marketing. The event will be noon to 2 p.m. April 16 at Global Water Center. Local entrepreneurs will discuss how the Web training increased their business, and Web developers will demonstrate new technology and tools for business.
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