Meet ups suck, right? I hate them so much I wrote a post about it.
I’ve been to so many that have bored the pants offa me, that I gave up on them. And then I had an epiphany. Why not start one of my own?
And so the Misfit Meet up was born!
My mission
I wanted to create networking and education events for local businesses
- Zero fluff, zero pitch.
- No death by PowerPoint.
- No soggy sausage rolls.
Just good chats and solid learnings on how to make your business better!
There won’t be a bowl to put your business cards in or gift bags with pink tissue paper.
There will be some awesome unpretentious humans just chatting about the challenges of running a business and providing useful practical advice.
Venue: Runway Geelong
Runway Geelong is located in the heart of thriving business park precinct Federal Mills.
With cafes, gyms, a train station and free parking all only a few steps away, this is the best co-working space in town.
The people
I’ve asked two of my fave Digital Humans to come along to the event for our panel discussion.
Me! Kate Toon
Kate Toon is an award-winning misfit entrepreneur, who works with small businesses and big brands to transform their online presence: through powerful SEO, captivating content and all the right digital marketing moves.
As a digital marketing and SEO educator, straight-talking copywriting coach, author, educator, speaker and podcaster, Kate has helped more than 10,000 other businesses demystify digital marketing, grapple the Google Beast, and grow their success.
Kate was named Businesswoman of the Year at the national My Business Awards and has spoken at events around the world, as well as running Australia’s only dedicated copywriting conference, CopyCon. www.katetoon.com
Kerri Bennett
Kerri Bennett is the friendly face behind Geelong based digital marketing agency, Yellow Door Digital. After spending ten years as the lead digital producer for a major publishing & communications firm in Melbourne, Kerri ditched the commute to open the (yellow) doors to her own digital marketing agency.
With her straight-talking, no-nonsense approach, Kerri cuts through the geek-speak to help her clients get clear on what they need to do to succeed online.
With a focus on eCommerce websites – particularly those on the Shopify platform – she can help you develop and execute a solid eCommerce and SEO strategy that will take your visitors from mindless website wandering to clicking the important Add to Cart button.
Shannon Morrison
Don’t be fooled by his cheeky and affable nature, Shannon is a creative genius with mad social skills, who turns the ordinary into the extraordinary. He creates content marketing strategies that engage, amuse, educate and most of all, drives conversion.
Shannon jumped into digital marketing so that he could help entrepreneurs and small business owners create lasting relationships with their audience through engaging content.
Shannon is a master at taking existing content and repurposing it into a variety of different formats which helps his clients to share their stories in a deeper way.
From Facebook to Pinterest to email, Shannon loves creating clickable content that gets his clients right where they need to be.
Sponsored by: 6ft6 wines
7 years, 7 varieties and too many good times to count! Here at 6Ft6, we believe that life is too short to settle for ordinary, so we make wines for your good times and adventures. Handcrafted with love on our cool-climate vineyard in the Moorabool Valley, Geelong. Family owned and operated by second-generation owners, Scott and Belinda Austin, wine is in our blood. We hope you love the wines as much as we love making them!
MAY
Date: Wed 26th May 2021
Time: 5.30 pm – 7.30 pm
Location:
Runway
West 6, Federal Mills Park, 33 Mackey St, North Geelong VIC 3215
Overview:
- 5.30 – Arrival: Intros and mingling
- 6.00 – Panel: 40-minute presentation with Q&A
- 6.40 – Drinks and nibbles
- 7.30 – Finish
TOPIC: HOW TO RANK ON THE FIRST PAGE OF GOOGLE
Search Engine Optimisation is a topic that’s dryer than a dehydrated banana, BUT it’s so powerful for boosting your business, winning new customers and making money!
In this panel discussion, we’ll share our top tips on ranking your service-based business or store on the first page of the Google beast.
We’ll discuss:
- Which website platform is ‘best’ for SEO
- Why Google My Business is the key to being found locally
- Top tips for optimising your eCommerce product descriptions
- How to use content marketing to effectively drive more traffic
- The key metric to track – spoiler, it’s not ranking!
We’ll also be taking LOTS of questions from the audience, so get ready.
You’ll leave this panel feeling more confident about SEO than ever before!