Sessions at Federation of Genealogical Societies 2011 Conference about Genealogy Societies and Social Media

Wednesday 7th September 2011

• W-110: 21st Century Marketing Techniques for Genealogists/Genealogical Societies

  by Thomas MacEntee

  It used to be you could send an email blast about your genealogy research business and you were on the cutting edge of marketing. Not so in today's times - genealogists and genealogical societies must explore all the options that blogs, Facebook, Twitter, social media and other online programs offer.

  • Focus on Societies
  • Genealogy Societies
  • Marketing
  • Social Media

  At 11:00am to 12:00pm, Wednesday 7th September

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• W-120: Publicity for Society Events: Simply Supercharged

  by Paula Stuart-Warren, CG

  If you don't tell them they won't come. If you don't tell them soon enough, repeatedly, or without enough details, they won't come. Attract decent registration numbers by following some simple rules that we will apply in the session.

  • Event Planning
  • Focus on Societies
  • Genealogy Societies
  • Marketing
  • Social Media

  At 2:00pm to 3:00pm, Wednesday 7th September

• W-122: Finally, a Society Website Anyone Can Manage

  by Robert Raymond

  Blogs may sound scary, but they provide a free and easy way to publish narrative genealogies, log research, and establish contacts with society members. At the end of this class you will be able to create a blog for your society. We will walk through the steps in detail.

  • Blogging
  • Genealogy Societies
  • Social Media
  • websites

  At 2:00pm to 3:00pm, Wednesday 7th September