The Digital Gunslingers teach small business owners how to market themselves effectively on the web through short, actionable classes.
If you want to learn more about social media and how to use it to market yourself without becoming a self-promotional jerkbag, this is the group for you.
Our Ethics:
We aim to bring common sense back to the web and in business by promoting and practicing the virtues of honesty, transparency, authenticity, credibility, accountability, integrity, and humility.
All of our practices are white hat, tested, tried-and-true, and come from instructors who are experts in their field with the years of experience to back it up. No "Gurus" here. We discourage spam, bad behavior, and snake oil.
How We Teach:
We believe that social media is not a silver bullet - it's not for everyone or perfect for every situation. We believe that business should support the community, the employees, and the customers as their primary assets. You have to start with the right mentality and a plan. That’s where we come in. The purpose of the Digital Gunslinger MeetUp group is to provide simple and free or low-cost Social Media education and training, promote Social Media events, and highlight the best of the online community. We also teach on the principles of Entrepreneurship - financial, project management, and other worthwhile and useful skill sets to have in business.
The Cost:
Most classes are between $5 and $50.
50% of any money earned goes directly to a local Fort Collins Charity or a worthy good cause. Last year, we were able to donate $500 to the Larimer County Food Bank. This year we've been able to donate $150 to End Sex Trafficking Day.
If you're unemployed, the classes are free - you need only email Nick to attend. Discussions are welcome, dissent is encouraged.
I just wanted to throw out there that Multiply was struggling as a soc. net. site (thanks FB) so they're rolling with the online shops that many people were already using the site for. Right now most of the shops seem to be in Southeast Asia, but with the underlying blogging and social networking tools that are still embedded in the site, it could be a great way to run a cheap shop and build a tight-knit community around your product. They're rolling out new shop tools this month.