This is what I love about my job, I get to meet real people who all work hard at promoting fantastic tourism products throughout Queensland.

Yesterday morning I made my way to Beaudesert, which is a short hour drive from Brisbane to conduct a second workshop on online marketing. I walked into a room of about 30 small and medium business operators who were all very eager to learn how to optimise their online marketing strategy. Could I expect anything better on a rainy day?! We all had a lot of fun learning, analysing, discussing and planning and by the end of the day I had even lost my voice.

There were many questions which created a great learning atmosphere and we got to review a lot of the attendee's websites and make recommendations. We also checked the markup validity of the websites and unfortunately not many validated :-( One of the websites was done using Frames and you can read my blog article about frames search engine optimisation should you wish to gain a bit more knowledge on the matter. We also discussed inbound links and how to check who links to you (or your competitors!)

As promised, the 3 presentations are available for download here. Make sure you print them with the Notes as they give that little bit of extra information that I didn't want to cram on the slides!

• Web 2.0 and web mistakes
  
• PPC and Analytics
  
• SEO Keywords and Links

If you would like to practice your Social Media skills and get your hands dirty, right now is the time! Why don't you leave me a comment below this post with your remarks and suggestions on the session? This will give you a free inbound link to your site as well and provide me with valuable feedback to improve!

Also make sure you download the free online marketing e-book from Tips from the T-List - these short articles will assist you a lot in setting up a strong online marketing strategy!

Thanks again for attending and I look forward to reading your comments!