Session 1: Planning Your Website (9/21/10  6-8pm)
Learnwhat it takes to properly plan a website, what elements and assets youneed to have before you build a website, how to choose your domain name,the basics of building a search engine friendly website.  You will alsobe led through a questionnaire that will help you figure out what youwant from a website.

Session 2: Building Your Website (9/28/10  6-8pm)
Learnhow to bring your elements together in building a website, what options(template, CMS, hiring a designer, DIY) are available to build awebsite and the reasons for each, how to select a hosting company basedon your personal website needs.  You will also be led through a websitebuilding tool available through a hosting company.

Session 3: Marketing and Your Online Web Presence (10/5/10  6-8pm)
Learnwhat SEO is all about. Learn about social media and how to decide if itis right for you, how to market your website and create an online webpresence, the importance of statistics and how to use them, and learnhow to maintain your website regularly.

About the instructor: Colleen Rice Nelson
Colleen Rice Nelson is a self employed business woman who runs a multimedia consulting business, The Ultimate Answer (http://www.the-ultimate-answer.com/ www.the-ultimate-answer.com/), helpingher clients answer their questions about the world wide web. Workingwith websites since 1996, Colleen has a passion for inspiring clients toget creative and think out of the box with their website marketing,while maintaining a practical and functional approach to their sitedesign. You can have great looking website, but if you don't promote it,and no one can find you - what's the point? Creating a website that issearch engine friendly is the backbone of a great website, not anafterthought.