Events for Freelancers

What is GeekUp? GeekUp is a community of web designers, web developers, and other tech-minded folk from the North. Our socials take place once a month in Chester, Leeds, Liverpool, Sheffield, Preston and Manchester and are always a lively place to share ideas and spread a little knowledge. GeekUp Leeds takes place every third Wednesday of the month. Who can attend GeekUp? Anyone within the web/digital/tech industry is more than welcome to attend a ...

Monthly meetup for anyone involved in the digital and technology industries. Join us for coffee, cake and networking. All are welcome!

Now in its sixth year, dConstruct is the affordable one day conference for those designing and building web applications. Follow @dConstruct and @clearleft on Twitter for news on how and when to to book tickets.

There is perhaps no hotter topic in the industry today than cloud computing.

Get full event details at : http://www.eventsbot.com/events/eb112088206 LinkedIn and Twitter for Business (4 Hours) : ?195 (with funding ?78) LinkedIn is the virtual version of your real-life work environment. You can connect with people you already know, give and receive recommendations, introduce your connections to others and post job vacancies or opportunities you are looking for. Just as in the real world, you can initiate discussions and create or join groups of like-minded ...

The basic principles of SEO best practice are well-established and well-known to many. But to succeed in the competitive arena of Google's natural listings, you have to gain an edge by using advanced, ethical SEO techniques which are not subject to the search engines' spam filters. This practical workshop will provide you with a structured process to improve your results from SEO by reviewing your existing optimisation approaches, analytics and tools ...

Get full event details at : http://www.eventsbot.com/events/eb232088743 Online Video for Business (2 Days) : ?300 (with funding ?120) 9th September

An insightful tax planning seminar for contractors and freelancers will be held on September 9 in Reading. The event is organised by financial planners Wealth Matters and will feature speakers from PCG 'the voice of freelancers', Crunch.co.uk - the online accountants accounting being hosted by PCG 'the voice of freelancing', financial planners Wealth Matters, online accountants Crunch.co.uk and financial economist's Dimensional. The idea behind the evening is to provide freelancers and contractors ...

This one day course is designed for people who want to know how to make web PDF content accessible and for anyone who is involved in the PDF creation and design process. This typically includes: * Graphic designers * Content writers * Web developers * Web site managers * Creative directors You may work for an agency, a corporate firm, a local council, or anyone that is keen on driving accessibility forwards in ...

Studies have consistently found web pages that follow online copywriting best practice perform better than those that do not. Web pages need to follow online copywriting best practice in order to communicate intended messages and prompt desired actions effectively. This one-day workshop will present well-proven techniques to improve the quality of your online copywriting. Who should attend? Anyone involved in editing or writing copy for corporate websites, intranets or email communication. ...

This 1-day workshop is the UK’s most popular introduction to online pr and social media marketing. It looks at the effect of social media and web 2.0 on marketing communications and public relations and provides valuable hands-on techniques and tools to understand and harness the opportunities of User Generated Content. Using a combination of reputation monitoring and mapping tools and reviewing examples of best practice social media marketing and online pr, delegates will be ...

Effectiveness: Improve your digital marketing and e-commerce results through analytical insight If you and your organisation are to get the best results from your website, leveraging digital insight is essential. This course focuses on using web analytics and other data sources to improve results from your website through analysis of site visitor characteristics and behaviour. It will show you how to produce a plan to develop the most appropriate metrics, tools and digital marketing ...

The PRWeek Forum's series of workshops and round-table discussions provide an excellent opportunity for you to debate issues affecting your company and department.

A well-managed affiliate programme can play a key role in marketing strategies and can offer double-digit increases in sales. However, affiliate marketing, using one website to drive traffic to another, is frequently overlooked by advertisers because although the principles are straightforward putting them into practice can present challenges. This course will outline the strategies, techniques and tricks to achieve an effective level of contribution and offer tips on refining your existing affiliate programme. ...

Get full event details at : http://www.eventsbot.com/events/eb162088870 Facebook for Business (4 Hours) : ?195 (with funding ?78) Facebook is the most popular social networking site with no signs of slowing down as more businesses and organisations use it to connect and engage with their customers, employees or students. Facebook is also largely misunderstood in terms of how it can be used for marketing and communication. This powerful networking service is not just for ...

Synopsis "The World Wide Web has changed almost every aspect of modern life. It touches us all. The Web's billions of pages, links and other resources comprise the largest information fabric in the history of humanity. Yet the Web is rarely approached as an object of scientific study. What processes have driven the Web's growth, and will they persist? How does large-scale structure emerge from a simple set of ...

“Lots of new PR and SEO ideas from this workshop. Very inspirational.” – A. Hall – Avanquest Solutions An important element of search engine optimisation is to build relevant links but many organisations and agencies risk damaging their reputation through unethical link building practices. This workshop focuses on how PR communications and brand engagement can help improve natural Search Engine visibility whilst managing online reputation. Delegates will learn how Online PR and ...

This one day course is designed for people who are responsible for creating wireframes for web sites and applications and typically use Visio or PowerPoint and want to cross train using the latest leading Industry tools. * Web developers * User interface designers * HTML and CSS coders * Graphic designers * Content writers ...

This one day course is designed for people who want to know how to make web sites usable and for anyone who is involved in the design process. This typically includes: * Graphic designers * Content writers * Web developers * User interface designers * Web site managers * Testers ...

Future of Web Apps - London 2010 We're super excited to be bringing FOWA back to London in 2010! New decade - new format! This year FOWA is offering an extra track of presentations for you to choose from: FOWA's back - bigger and better than ever before! FOWA kicks off with two days of talks from some of the most creative and exciting minds working in the web industry today follwed ...