Mastering Google Business Tools

We all know Google as a search engine but did you realise that with a free Google account you can access a world of fantastic business tools? In this hands-on course, we take a whistlestop tour of the highlights, setting you up to work more efficiently and effectively. We'll walk you through the following essential Google features:

• Signing up with Google
• Mail: send and receive all your email through Google, even when mobile (so long Outlook)
• Calendar: for a collaborative diary that’s always in synch
• Docs: sharing and collaborating on documents online (no more email attachments)
• Reader: for following RSS feeds and searches
• Alerts: let Google take the strain of searching for relevant news and conversations
• Checkout: take payments on your website for products and services
• Apps: running your business through Google
• Buzz: do we need another social network?

About this workshop

• This workshop will involve you in a mixture of interactive exercises and discussion. There will be opportunities to practise your new skills through role playing exercises in a supportive atmosphere
• Our trainers are experts in their topic and deliver courses in a practical, interactive style
• The maximum number of people on a training course is 12 so that the trainer can accommodate the learning needs of each delegate
• A two course buffet lunch and unlimited tea and coffee are included in the price

Level
Introductory

Is this the right course for me?
Those who have used Google as a search engine but would like to make it work harder for them as a business tool.

About the Facilitator

Your Trainer
Kyle is a successful serial entrepreneur with a background in journalism and a focus on building brands through social media marketing. In 2005, he founded Scoopt.com, a social network of amateur photographers selling newsworthy photos and videos to the media. This was an innovative, disruptive model that used the power of web 2.0 technologies and network effects to grow a business with zero spend on advertising. Getty Images acquired Scoopt in 2007. Kyle subsequently headed a pioneering social media project for Channel 4. He currently helps companies exploit the social media toolset to reach new audiences in new ways.

 

Support available
If your business is located in the West of Scotland you may be eligible for a grant of up to 50% of the cost of participating in these courses. There are a number of places available which are reserved for businesses with less than 250 employees and companies must meet certain eligibility criteria.

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Options

• The GO Group and Blether Media are working in partnership to offer a package of support that helps you utilise social media for your business effectively. It combines an exploration of the opportunities for your business with the development of a strategic plan and training for your team. Click here for more information.
• We can customise this course for you if you have a particular challenge in your company. One of our specialist advisers will be happy to work on a solution with you. If you have a group of 12 people who need the same training customised learning is a cost effective way to develop them and costs can be as little as £100 per person. Click here for more information