Pinterest: Strategies to rapidly grow your business

Pinterest workshop - 11 August

Our next workshop, "Pinterest: Get discovered by millions of people",  happens on Monday 11 August, 6.15pm - 9.30pm. Our presenter is Amanda Hoffman (see next column for Amanda's story).

This will be a beaut evening of connecting, learning and growing your business. If you haven't attended before, you can find more info by visiting Women Howling at the Moon - just scroll down towards the bottom of the page.     

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What to bring
Your gorgeous self. Your laptop and a pen. And if you have it, some brief bio/business info you could use for your Pinterest profile.

Cost 
Women Howling at the Moon events continue to be not-for-profit, and presenters currently gift their time and their wisdom. Participants contribute a $20 registration fee to help cover venue hire and a delectable and healthy supper feast. There's also a multi-event saver option.

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(Note: Please do register beforehand for catering and to enable us to confirm last-minute details). 

If you're coming and you'd like to prepare
Amanda suggests:

• Join her on Pinterest (Myofficebooks)
• Follow her on Twitter (@Myofficebooks)
• If you want to know more about Pinterest beforehand, view this Glen Eira [Australian] Business Month presentation, "Pinterest: A Beginner's Guide for Business". (Amanda's board, pictured right, features 32:37 minutes into the presentation)
• If you'd like, see more Pinterest and other social media info at www.thewoo.com.au.

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Amanda will return in September to focus one last time on LinkedIn. 

This was an excellent session earlier in the year, with masses of information. The September session provides an opportunity both for those who missed the  earlier workshop to hone their LinkedIn profile and strategy, and for the more experienced to improve theirs and have queries answered on the spot by an expert. This is as good as it gets.

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About the presenter: Amanda's Pinterest story

"I am extremely honoured to come across a  recommendation by "the Woo" in Glen Eira
Business Month. My Pinterest boards are
 featured as exemplifying creativity and a social
media speaker doing a great job."     - Amanda

Social Media specialist, teacher and presenter Amanda Hoffman (above) joined Pinterest a year ago. Until April this year she had 67 followers. Then she got serious. Now she has almost 6000 followers and is growing by 100+ daily. She has also been featured by Pinterest themselves. 

The rest of the time, Amanda runs My Office Books, is involved in the Qld Business Group and The Likeability Factor - and is a proud, active mum who knows how to prioritise and enjoy life.

Amanda values good organisation and appreciates the value of 'rinse and repeat' systems that make life easier and a lot more fun - with minimal time spent on social media. And Women Howling at the Moon knows from experience just how great she is. 

Really excellent workshops, workbooks and teaching approach. Good fun + great learning. Perfect. 

Images. Left: part of my Pinterest Courage board. Above: Amanda's graphic note re Pinterest's reach.

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Editor's note: This is a longer, more info-packed, newsletter-style post than usual. My decade as editor of a women's peace journal is showing through! I  hope you enjoy and I would be pleased to hear any feedback.

Pinterest and the potential of visual-based social media are - to me - a fascinating field of enquiry. And Amanda is in the early phase of what I predict will be a stellar career in social media strategising and presenting/teaching. If the workshop topic interests you, come along while you have the opportunity, and while this presenter is so close at hand. And no, I'm not related ;->.  It's that I love being a cheerleader for courageous, passionate, make-a-difference women. Cheers. Chris.

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