I am teaching a class on how to boost your web traffic through paid and organic search traffic at Wilmington, NC’s Cape Fear Community College on Tuesday Mar. 25th from 6:00pm to 8:30pm.

The class is for anyone who wants to drive more traffic to their web site through paid (cost per click) or free (organic) searches. You will learn the basics and some advanced tips on search engine optimization and building links and how to track your website traffic.

Topics:

• Basics of Google Adwords Advertising Program
• Setting up your first campaign
• Writing effective ads
• Tracking your success; ROI, CPC, and more
• Basics of Search Engine Optimization
• The 4 elements of SEO
• How to build traffic through inbound links
• Tips and Tricks
• Intro to Google Webmaster Tools

The Class is Free

This is the second time I will be teaching this specific class, and I was well attended last time, so you must register before hand.

Visit www.cfcc.edu/sbc/ for more information.

Registration Information after the jump.

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McKim & Creed wins design award for website.

McKim & Creed, a engineering firm, started in Wilmington, with an office in downtown Wilmington, won the 2007 Construction Writer’s Association (CWA) for best website.   CWA a non-profit organization for professional journalists, writers, editors, and publicists serving the the construction industry and presented a total of  three national awards this year for electronic communications. Web sites are judged on criteria such as quality of content, overall design and use of innovative and accessible technology.

The number one challenge for this industry is hiring and retaining good people and this site helps attract quality employees, especially recent graduates,  said Pete Kienle, Chief Marketing Officer McKim & Creed and past national president for the Society for Marketing Professional Services.  Kienle stated that the firm has put a greater emphasis on their online presence than most of their competitors and that more employees are increasingly using the web to research employment.

“Most firms in this industry would not have spent as much money and time on their website but we felt it was money well spent, the owners are thrilled to death,” said Kienle.

The firms has also hired a full time person to administer the site and create a company intranet and used video of staff throughout the site.

The website (www.mckimcreed.com), launched in July 2007 and was built by Signal, a design, marketing, and technology firm with offices in Wilmington and Raleigh. The website includes a custom-built content management system that enables McKim & Creed staff  to update key portions, add pages and content to the site, said Bryan Kristof, Director of Marketing for Signal.   “McKim & Creed was easy to work with because they already understood the design and construction process.”   Since the award, there has been “huge activity” on the site, said Kienle.

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