* Do you recognise the potential of the Internet but aren't sure where to start?
* Are you frustrated by an existing website that doesn't seem to deliver?
* Do you need more effective ways of marketing your products and services online?
* Would you like to make sure your customers can find you on Google?

If the answer to any ONE of these questions is YES, then "How To Build A Brilliant Business With The Internet" is THE workshop for you.

This workshop provides the introduction and overview to The Internet Road Map Business Development Course. However, you don't have to do the whole course to come along to this workshop as you may find you need no more information than is contained with this candid look at some of the many quick and easy ways you can improve your business almost immediately, many without any cost to you at all, simply by using the Internet more effectively. It will also offer simple techniques and opportunities to get yourself up and running very quickly indeed.

Suitable for almost any business from Gardeners to Authors, Plumbers to Artists, Retailers to Office Services, Therapists to builders .... in fact just about anyone who wants to build a BRILLIANT business for themselves and their company.

Your presenter for the evening is Linda Parkinson-Hardman, author of the hugely successful, How To Build A Brilliant Business Online: 101 handy hints for every successful small business and entrepreneur. Linda has one of those elusive No1 spots on Google and she will be sharing her knowledge, tips and tricks with you. None of the techniques are expensive, in fact many of them are free and with some, you may not even need a website at all!

Some of the topics that will be covered during the session will be:

* Why your website isn't listed on Google and Yahoo
* The legal implications of doing business on the web
* How your competitors can be the best thing for your business
* Whether you actually do need a website to do business online
* Keeping your customers satisfied
* Tips and tricks for turning a visitor into a customer
* Tools and services that will sell your work for you
* How you too can sell on Amazon, Google and Ebay
* Taking payment online, what works, what doesn't and why
* Optimising your site for search engines