Social Media for Networking

Completing this social media course will enable you to do the following and more:

• Setup and manage a LinkedIn profile page
• Setup and manage an X (Twitter) account
• Setup and manage a Facebook page
• Open doors to new contacts, new information, and new opportunities
• Understand how to promote your own personal profile through multiple social media channels
• Use social media for marketing, communication, research, and information gathering

• What is LinkedIn?
• Set up your LinkedIn profile with key information
• Use keywords so your skills and services get noticed
• Know LinkedIn etiquette and best practices
• Publish content on LinkedIn
• What is Facebook?
• Creating a Facebook account
• Understanding Facebook timelines, finding friends, lists, status updates
• Creating a Facebook page
• Using a Facebook page to promote a business or event
• Develop Facebook engagement
• What is X?
• Setting up an X account
• Writing Tweets
• Following people and gaining followers
• What to say / what not to say
• How to measure your success

This course is provided free of charge to Hackney residents who have UK/EU citizenship and were aged 19 or older on 31/08/2024. To enrol you will need to have a Hackney address. The course runs on 2 days - one day a week for 2 weeks.

A deposit of £20 is required to book. The full deposit is refundable on completion of the course. To complete the course you must attend on both days and complete the enrolment form and any other requested GLA funding related forms.

Places are booked on a first come first served basis. We are operating a stand by / waiting list in case courses are fully booked. You will need to have at least basic PC or Mac skills. If English is not your first language you should have a good level of English in order to participate.