Free eCommerce Workshop: From Brick and Mortar to eCommerce (Selling Online)

eCommerce Workshop: From “Brick and Mortar” to eCommerce (Selling Online)

Date & Time: Wednesday, May 9, 5:30-7:30
Presenter: Charles S. Mombo, MSMIS, MBA
Format: Teaching Workshop
Location: Chicago Bee Library, 3647 South State street, Chicago, 60609
Audience: Business owners, Bloggers, WordPress users and General Public

TOPICS:

Business Start-Up

JOBS (Jump-Start Our Business Start-Up) Act

Forms of Businesses (C-Corp, S-Corp, LLC, LLC Series, L3C)

Pros/Cons

How to Incorporate your business

eCommerce

Types of eCommerce

Transferring Your “Brick and Mortar” to an eCommerce Storefront

Social Media and does it really generate customer traffic?

Types of Social Media

Advertising

Promoting

Branding

Marketing

Search Engine Optimization

You have a website but why aren’t you getting “LOTS” of traffic? Search Engine Optimization (overview)

How to analyze your website with FREE Google tools

*Seats are limited to the first 60 participants!!!!!!!!  Participant are encouraged to “LIKE” WWClick and share this event with their  Facebook and Twitter network!

It’s OK to talk about us (Back Channel)! Please tweet the following phrase:

“I’m attending @wwclick #wordpress #SEO #ecommerce #smallbiz #workshop with @charlessmombo”

(Word-for-word, please remove the quotes prior to tweeting)!  

By: Charles S. Mombo
#wwclick, @wwclick, @CharlesSMombo

Re-Elect Patricia Horton for Commissioner of MWRD of Greater Chicago joins the Twitterverse

The March 20th campaign to Re-Elect Patricia Horton for Commissioner of Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago has officially joined the millions of people around the world who tweet.

Patricia Horton's handle, @PatriciaHorton1, will be managed day-to-day by WWCLICK.com, Inc., a Social Media Marketing and Search Engine Optimization Consultant firm. Most of her tweets will be generated by her campaign staff. The tweets she personally sends will be signed with a “-ph” at the end.

When tweeting or retweeting about Patricia Horton for Commissioner of Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, please include any or all of the following handles/hashtags: @PatriciaHorton1, #PatriciaHorton1, #Chicago, #MWRD, Election2012 and Chicago2012.

Please share this with your friends/family and follow Commissioner Patricia Horton on Twitter,  Facebook and on PatriciaHorton.net!!!

By: Charles S. Mombo
#wwclick, #FlashMobB2C, @wwclick, @CharlesSMombo

Patricia Horton Friday Social Media Marketing Campaign Day

In an effort to help increase brand awareness of Patricia Horton, and the Re-Election of Patricia Horton for Commissioner of Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago campaign, for the March 20, 2012 election, I am suggesting an each-one-reach-one event – “Patricia Horton Friday Social Media Marketing Campaign Day”.

What does an each-one-reach-one “Patricia Horton Friday Social Media Marketing Campaign Day” mean, you might ask? A Social Media Marketing Campaign is a movement beyond Retail Political Campaign and Wholesale Political Campaign and into the utilization of social media, such as social networking and social bookmarking.

Patricia’s outstanding record at the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRDGC) is no secret; it speaks for itself and must be told to informed voters. The problem is; MWRDGC commissioner is an elected position and most people are not aware of that. Patricia’s outstanding efforts in giving back to the community speak volumes. Candidates such as Patricia who are above the political pettiness does not subscribe to the idea of being rewarded because of her political connections. Let's Re-Electing Patricia Horton, a proven leader, for Commissioner of Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago on March 20^th.

Please do not do Patricia any favors, all I ask is that you share her bio with a few of your social media friends and let it speak for itself. Just copy the URL link (http:// full link) of this article and put it on your Facebook wall, under “Link” and share with your Facebook friends. Also, don’t forget to share this link on your other social medial sites such as Digg.com, Stumbleupon.com, Twitter.com and Delicious.com. DO IT NOW!

As a Commissioner, Patricia is responsible for writing policies and procedures that protect the health and safety of Cook County residents, protecting the quality and water supply source from Lake Michigan along with approving a budget of 1 billion dollars annually.  In addition, she implemented procedures for proper disposal of prescriptions and over the counter medicines. 

Click on Patricia’s BIOGRAPHY and allow her hard work at MWRDGC to speak for itself.

The goal of this FREE workshop is to expose the attendees to industry techniques and tricks to increasing their website visibility on the Internet while utilizing WordPress, Google, Yahoo, Bing and Social Media Marketing.

This workshop will also briefly introduce attendees to the different types of business structures (Sole Proprietorship, Corporation, Partnerships, Limited Liability Company and L3C).

Date: Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Location: Woodson Library
9525 S. Halsted Street
Chicago, IL. 60628

Who should attend this hands-on workshop?

Students
Bloggers
Writers
Business owners
e-Commerce shop builders
Web designers and developers
Non-profit organizations
WordPress users
(Please leave the kids at home!!!!!!!!!)

Upon completion of the workshop, attendees should be able to:

• Differentiate between the types of businesses
• Differentiate between the types of E-Commerce
  
• Demonstrate an understanding of WordPress
  
• An overview of WordPress’ download, installation and upgrade process
  
• Acquire an overview of Open Source applications
  
• Select a web hosting package
  
• Acquire an overview of WinSCP (a FTP application)
  
• Use WordPress plugins and themes
  
• Learn about the 10 “MUST HAVE” WordPress plugins
  
• Demonstrate knowledge in the use of WordPress in creating a “Post” and “Page”
  
• Understand Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and how to increase site traffic
  
• Differentiate between the types of Social Media tools
  
• An overview Google’s Analytic and other webmaster tools.
  
  
  
  

About the presenter:

Charles Mombo holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, a Master of Science degree in Management Information Systems (MSMIS) with concentration in E-Commerce, and a Master degree in Business Administration (MBA).

He worked at Böwe Bell & Howell as a Software Quality Engineer. Prior to joining Böwe Bell & Howell, he worked with Computer Associates, Inc. as a Technical Analyst with the ACF2/MVS mainframe security product line.

In addition to running a social media marketing consultancy that he founded, he also serves as an adjunct professor teaching computer science and business classes.

If you plan on attending this Free workshop, please LIKE WWCLICK.com, Inc. on Facebook and on Twitter.

C & J Auto Repair and Rebuilder Campaign

The Challenge: Promote and generate online buzz for C & J Auto Repair and Rebuilder’s upcoming promotions; for “auto repair 60628,” and “autorepair 60628” to appear in Google’s results for generic queries; engage, promote and generate online buzz for online communities by exposing C & J brand awareness to new and prospective customers; setup email client using Thunderbird.

Execution

• Site design, developed and executed in conjunction with SeeMombo™ and FlashMobB2C™.

• Facilitated and search engine optimized keywords “auto repair 60628” and “autorepair 60628” to appear in among the first ten listing within Google’s results for generic queries out of 2.5 results.
   
• Managed and monitored C & J Auto Repair Rebuilder’s Twitter handle and Facebook Fan Page.

• Posted an article in Autoshop.name announcing the launched of C & J Auto Repair and Rebuilder’s website.

• Posted an article in ChocolateCity.cc announcing the launched of C & J Auto Repair and Rebuilder’s website. Chocolatecity.cc has a monthly impression of 2.2 millions clicks.

• Increased Google’s PageRank to 2 out of a total of 10.
    
• Submitted press releases to the 10 most popular social bookmarking and social networking websites; which includes Stumbleupon.com, Delicious.com, and Digg.com.

• Enhanced C & J Auto Repair Rebuilder’s online presence and relevance by building and maintaining a branded Twitter hashtag – #CandJAutoShop.
• Search Engine Optimization of relevant keywords pertaining to auto repair shops in the 60628 and Chicago area.

• Leveraged existing WWClick relationships, reaching well beyond the traditional conventional campaigning market, including online influencers in Political, Technology and Marketing communities.

Results

• Nearly 15,000 unique monthly visitors viewed online placements and messages totaling over 35,000 online impressions.

• Secured influential online placements in notable blogs which include Chocolatecity.cc, HairNations.com and BronzevilleLive.com.

• CandJAutoShop.com received thousands of visitors to the site with approximately 25% clicking through to watch.

Learn More

• Visit C & J Auto Shop’s website at C & J Auto Repair.
• Visit C & J Auto Shop’s Facebook page.
• Visit C & J Auto Shop’s Twitter page.

Re-Elect Commissioner Patricia Horton for MWRD of Greater Chicago Campaign

The Challenge: Engage, promote and generate online buzz for online communities by increasing brand awareness of Patricia Horton’s Re-Election campaign for Commissioner of Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago campaign.

   Execution

• Site design, developed and executed in conjunction with SeeMombo™ and FlashMobB2C™.  Facilitated 12 placements   across a variety of Greater Chicago websites targeting Women, Families, African-Americans, Young and New Voters.

• Managed and monitored Patricia Horton’s Twitter handle and Facebook Fan Page.
   
• Conducted a Question/Answer interview with Patricia Horton for ChocolateCity.cc. A website with a monthly average of 2.2   million impressions.

• Submitted press releases to the 10 most popular social bookmarking and social networking websites; which includes Stumbleupon.com, Delicious.com, and Digg.com.
  
  
• Enhanced Patricia Horton’s online presence and relevance by building and maintaining a branded Twitter hashtag – #PatriciaHorton1.

• Search Engine Optimization of relevant keywords pertaining to Chicago Election 2012 and Commissioner of Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago.

• Leveraged existing WWClick relationships, reaching well beyond the traditional conventional campaigning market, including online influencers in Political, Technology and Marketing communities.

  
  Results

• Nearly 15,000 unique monthly visitors viewed online placements and messages totaling over 35,000 online impressions.

• WWClick secured 40 blog placements about PatriciaHorton.net and catalyzed 105 discussions through online message efforts and 155 conversations on Twitter.

• Secured influential online placements in notable blogs which include Chocolatecity.cc, HairNations.com and BronzevilleLive.com.

• PatriciaHorton.net received thousands of visitors to the site with approximately 15% clicking through to watch.

  
  Learn More

• Visit Re-Elect Commissioner Patricia Horton’s website at PatriciaHorton.net.
• Visit Re-Elect Commissioner Patricia Horton’s Facebook page.
  
• Visit Re-Elect Commissioner Patricia Horton’s Twitter page.

WWClick.com presents a Workshop on How to Start, Build and Grow Your E-Commerce Business with WordPress

It's a natural reaction given all the scary economic headlines about the economic tsunami that we are facing; but slowdowns don't have to be barriers to you starting your business. The bottom line is anytime is the right time to launch a venture if the opportunity is correct and if you as the entrepreneur have correctly assessed and shaped the opportunity.

In that vein, WWClick.com, Inc. is presenting a Small Business Workshop in which Charles Mombo will discuss how to start, build and grow your E-Commerce business while utilizing WordPress.

How to Start, Build and Grow Your E-Commerce Business with WordPress, workshop will discuss the following topics:

·         Types of Businesses – Sole Proprietorship, Corporation, Partnership and L3C.

·         Business Plan versus Marketing Plan.

·         How to incorporate your business in the State of Illinois?

·         What is E-Commerce (C2C, B2C and B2B)?

·         How to select an E-Commerce website hosting package.

·         What is WordPress?

·         Downloading and installing WordPress.

·         Understanding Search Engine Optimization (SEO).

·         How to drive traffic to your E-Commerce website?

·         Understanding Social Media (Social Bookmarking and Social   Networking).

·         Review of 4 E-Commerce case studies (used clothing store online, online dating site, bookstore/article online, selling your photographs online).

·         List of State of Illinois Business Resources

When:
October 15, 2011
10:00 am – 1:00 pm

Where:
Hales Franciscan High School
4930 S. Cottage Grove Avenue
Chicago, Illinois, 60615

Registration/Payment:
wwclick.com/payment/

Price:
Price: $50

Who should attend this hands-on workshop?

Students
Bloggers
Writers
Newspapers Editors
Small business owners
e-Commerce shop builders
Web designers and developers
Non-profit organizations
WordPress users

About the workshop Presenter:

Charles Mombo holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, a Master of Science degree in Management Information Systems (MSMIS) with concentration in E-Commerce, and a Master degree in Business Administration (MBA).

He worked at Böwe Bell & Howell as a Software Quality Engineer for six and the half years. Before joining Böwe Bell & Howell, he worked with Computer Associates, Inc. for seven years as a Technical Support Analyst with the ACF2/MVS mainframe security product line. He is an Adjunct Professor and teaches Computer Science and Business classes at Harold Washington College and Malcolm X Colleges.

He is the founder of WWCLICK.COM, INC., a business analysis, social media marketing and search engine optimization consulting company specializing in gaining high positions for clients in search engine result pages and by optimizing chosen keywords and phrases. Through their network of 160 websites, WWCLICK.COM, INC. introduces companies, their products, brands, or services to potential customers or clients.

Charles has served as a panelist on Columbia College’s 2010 and 2011 Making Media Connections Conference. As a panelist, he served on two workshops: Pitching Bloggers and Influential Bloggers. To monetize his websites, he uses an Open Source application as a back-end to WordPress.  Among his 160 websites are – ChocolateCity.cc and HairNations.com. 

Who:
Charles S. Mombo/ Presenter
WWCLICK.COM, INC.
(312)-268-4152

When:
August 13, 2011
10:00 am – 1:00 pm

Where:
Computer Training Institution of Chicago
1424 E. 53^rd Street, Suite 206, Chicago, IL 60615

Back Channeling:
FOLLOW: wwclick
HASHTAG: #wwclick

Registration:
http://www.meetup.com/wwclick/

http://www.wwclick.com/payment/

Price:
Price: $100.00
Class-Size Limit: 20 ONLY

Attendees will be provided with a FREE 2GB USB flash drive and trained on the applications contained within the flash drive:

Open Office (word processor, spreadsheet, presentations with Microsoft compatibility)
Firefox (Browser)
Thunderbird (Email Client)
WinSCP (FTP Application)
7-Zip (File archiver and compressor)
GIMP (Photo and Image Editor)
KompoZer (webpage editor)
Notepad++ (text editor)
WordPress 3.2.1 or latest version
10 Most Popular WordPress Plugins
10 Most Popular WordPress Themes

Who should attend this hands-on workshop?

Students
Bloggers
Writers
Small business owners
e-Commerce shop builders
Web designers and developers
Non-profit organizations
WordPress users

Upon completion of the workshop, attendees should be able to:

Demonstrate an understanding of WordPress user interface.
An overview of the Open Source applications contain within the USB
Select a web hosting package and the usage of WinSCP, an FTP application
Download, install and upgrade WordPress
Demonstrate basic usage of .htaccess
Usage of WordPress plugins and themes
Learn about the 10 “MUST HAVE” WordPress plugins
Demonstrate knowledge in the use of WordPress in creating a “Post” and “Page”
Understand Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and increasing website traffic
Learn to use the 10 most popular Social Networking and Social Bookmarking applications
An overview of Analytic tools

About the workshop's presenter:

Charles S. Mombo
Charles holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, a Master of Science degree in Management Information Systems (MSMIS), and a Master degree in Business Administration (MBA). As an Adjunct Professor, he teaches Computer Science and Business classes at Malcolm X and Harold Washington Colleges.

He is the founder of WWCLICK.COM, INC., a business analysis, social media marketing and search engine optimization consulting company that specializes in gaining high positions for clients in search engine result pages and by optimizing chosen keywords and phrases. Through their network of websites, WWCLICK.COM, INC. introduces companies, their products, brands, or services to potential customers or clients.

Charles was recently invited by Columbia College and served as a panelist on their 2010 and 2011 Making Media Connections Conference. As a panelist, he served on two workshops: Pitching Bloggers and Influential Bloggers. He front-ends WordPress with an Open Source application for most of his sites for the sole purpose of monetization.  Among his 150 websites are – http://www.ChocolateCity.cc and http://www.HairNations.com

A while back, Google announced their intentions to roll out a sweeping series of graphical improvements across Google Search, Google Maps, and Gmail over the next several months. It appears they are now ready to deliver.

This morning, I knew there was something unusual about the way Google looks but could not pin-point exactly what it was. They rolled out a new look for Google.com today, with some subtle changes and others more immediately obvious.

The first thing you'll notice is that there's now a black bar along the top forming the background of the options menu. The Google’s logo was slightly shrunken. The logo used to appear just below the search buttons but have now been moved to the bottom of the page.

In an explanatory blog entry, Chris Wiggins, Google's Creative Director, says the changes were inspired by principles of focus, elasticity and effortlessness:

• Focus: The new Google will try to remove the clutter from its interface, highlighting the content you’re looking for while removing anything distracting. Even the search buttons won’t light up until you mouse-over, apparently.
• Elasticity: No matter what device you’re viewing Google.com from, the search giant wants you to see pages with a consistent visual design.
• Effortlessness: In short, Google wants to keep everything looking clean while invisibly running current web technology like HTML5 and WebGL.

By: Janiel Jackson

When it comes to advertising and promoting businesses, especially in this current economic tsunami, one must choose the best way to allocate their miniscule advertising budget; that is if one does exist.

In so doing, they must determine which advertising media works or doesn’t work best for them. All advertising media offers advantages and disadvantages.

Although most businesses incorrectly considered cost as an important factor for selecting an advertising media, they must choose the media that returns the best results.

It is believe that advertising on television, direct mail, newspapers, and magazines are the four leading media outlets to reaching customer; however, online advertising such as search engine optimization (SEO) and social media marketing which comprises of social networking and social bookmarking are proving to be most cost-effective and sustainable in generating traffic and subsequent sale to a business.

According to Charles Mombo, founder of Chicago-based WWCLICK.COM, INC., “advertisers are effectively working with SEO and social media marketing consultants and are placing more emphasis on the Internet to reach prospective customers far beyond the usual traditional brick and mortar.” WWCLICK.COM, Inc. is a business strategy, social media marketing and search engine optimization consulting company that specializes in gaining high positions for clients in search engine result pages and by optimizing chosen keywords and phrases. WWCLICK.COM also connects businesses, their products, brands, or services to their potential customers or clients.

Before pouring your company’s miniscule advertising budget down the drain, do contact a search engine optimization (SEO) or social media marketing consultant to help you achieve your business goal.

When searching for search engine optimization (SEO) or social media marketing consultant make sure she is mindful of the following:

• NEVER respond to unsolicited public emails addresses that do not have a website, telephone number, or signature included in it but hides behind public email addresses such as Gmail, Yahoo etc.

• Ask to see some of their previous works. As an example, go to Google search box and type the words “candy tax,” and click search. You will notice that Google returned about 78M results. The second or third entry points to an article that WWCLICK did on behalf of Chocolatecity.cc. Now, repeat the search with the words, “politics of fear,” you will notice that Google returned about 226M results. The eighth or ninth entry points to another article that was done for Chocolatecity.cc. Last but not least, let’s do one with images. Go to Google search and type “AKA,” click image search.  You will notice that Google returned about 69M results. The first image points to another article that was done for Chocolatecity.cc.

• Make sure that your SEO consultant follows Google, Bing and Yahoo guidelines.

• Read “How to Search Engine Optimize your website images“.

• Read “10 WordPress Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Plugins”.