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Tech Tip: Unleash the Inner Geek

Written by Chelle Yarbrough

In my introduction a couple of weeks ago, I alluded to some of the shiny new cool things we were about to unveil. Our resource library, the expanded blog, and now… The University.

The Imagine More University’s first semester starts next Monday, July 19th with two inaugural classes. YouSchool is a personal development series designed to finding, finessing and then making your dreams reality. Your dreams – not someone else’s definition of success, or wealth or happiness. It’s the ultimate lifestyle redesign. (For more information on YouSchool, visit this link)

And then there’s GeekSchool.

GeekSchool is a simple, step-by-step, systematic approach to incorporating technology into your business and personal world, buying you back the time you need to really live your life.

Broken down, GeekSchool goes like this:

Each day, you’ll receive a lesson in email. The day’s lesson will consist of a short video, 2-3 articles to read, an assignment to complete and a link to the topic’s discussion forum. Each day’s lesson is designed to be between 15-30 minutes long. No more. The lessons build on one another, and they’re available online as long as you need them – so if you miss a day, you can catch up quickly. It’s designed for busy working folks who need the skills, but not the pressure.

Each week, the instructor will host a live Q&A session where you can come and ask questions, get feedback and reinforce what you learned that week. Think of it as a study hall – where you can ask for specialized assistance and personalized help. That’s what makes it different than other online learning systems.

Quick Lessons – Personalized Support – Practical Topics

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Week 1-4 – Organization

Are you barely treading water when it comes to email? Is your task list so long it’s ridiculous? Double booking and missing appointments? Here’s where to start. Weeks 1-4 are your building blocks for efficiency. You’ll learn:

All about Email programs, Task Lists, Calendaring and how to synchronize ALL your systems together with your Smartphone/iPhone/Blackberry.
How to effectively and efficiently tame your lists and get things done.
How to zero your inbox and streamline your communication.

And once you’ve mastered organization using smart tools, you’re ready to tackle the brave new world of…

Weeks 5-8 – Social Media

Social Media can help you grow your business exponentially, or threaten to take over your life if you’re not careful. These lessons give you a great overview of

How to use Social Media responsibly, without alienating friends, colleagues and potential customers.
How to build a great Twitter profile and custom background,
How to find and retain friends and followers,
How to use the new social currency to let your customers do you talking
How to gracefully respond to issues.
What a Facebook Fan Page is and how to create your own customized page complete with video, mailing lists and much more
How to build your LinkedIn profile for maximum exposure and marketing potential.

And we’re still not done!

Weeks 9-12 – Websites and Blogs

Whether you’re an entrepreneur, a key employee, or just ready to gain new skills, these lessons are invaluable. We’ll look under the hood at some successful sites, break down what makes them tick, and show you how you can have the same success. We’ll blueprint your web strategy – whether it’s a full website selling products, or a blog selling yourself. You’ll get no less than 50 great website resources for linking your site to social media sites (without spending double time) and other great free tools for graphics and editing.

In less than 30 minutes per day you can build a site or blog ready for the search engines, and the hordes of customers or visitors you’re wanting to attract.

It’s a technology business plan, ready to execute. So, what’s the catch? It’s only available for the first 100 registrants.

We want to be sure that every participant gets the maximum attention from us.