If your business can’t be found online it may as well not exist. And if your business isn’t maximizing its online presence, you’re throwing away money.

Fortunately, a wide variety of hosted and free social solutions have leveled the playing field for small businesses, enabling them to effectively compete against larger and better-known companies.

Network Solutions, in collaboration with the Atlanta Web Entrepreneurs, has invited a panel of successful small business and marketing leaders to share innovative and practical insights about how they have successfully used the power of social networking to increase their online presence.

The following panelists will conduct an informative and dynamic discussion on October 21 about best practices in traditional and social web marketing for small businesses.

• Download Squad Writer Christina Warren: As a freelance writer, Christina blogs for TUAEW, DownloadSquad, Styledash, and co-hosts the videocast Squadcast. Christina was on the “Coaches” panel for USA Today’s American Idol Coverage.
• Diva Marketing blogger Toby Bloomberg:  A 15-year traditional strategic marketing veteran with over 4 years experience with social media, Toby is a national speaker and facilitator of Social Media Marketing and traditional marketing topics for organizations. Her blog is one of the highest ranked marketing blogs in the world according to the Ad Age Power 150. Toby serves on the boards of the Atlanta Interactive Marketing Association, International Blogger and New Media Association, as well as, the social media communities Savvy Auntie and Divine Caroline.
• Technology for Business $ake Host Brent Leary: Brent is the Cofounder and Partner of CRM Essentials LLC, a CRM consulting/advisory firm focused on small and mid-size enterprises. He has over 15 years of IT and management consulting experience, and writes a business solutions column for publications such as the Atlanta Tribune.
• Now Is Gone Author and Buzz Bin Blog Creator Geoff Livingston: Founder and CEO of Livingston Communications, one of Washington DC’s top social-media oriented public relations firm, Geoff has worked as a marketing strategist for over 14 years. He creates marketing strategy, media relations, branding and Internet marketing campaigns for public and private organizations. Geoff’s Buzz Bin blog is nationally recognized as one of the leading marketing blogs in the world.

Be our guest for this free seminar for the Atlanta small business community, which will be held at LITKitchen in the trendy new Atlantic Station part of town.

About Network Solutions

With nearly 30 years of experience, Network Solutions is the premier provider of affordable online solutions for small businesses, helping them market their services on the Web. To learn more, please visit http://about.networksolutions.com/

About the Atlanta Web Entrepreneurs (AWE)

Atlanta Web Entrepreneurs is a business-focused membership organization dedicated to developing a robust ecosystem supporting professionals and entrepreneurs in the greater metro Atlanta area who want to leverage the web for their businesses. To learn more, please visit http://atlanta-web.org

Join us for a live video chat on October 29^th during the Solutions Stars Video Conference. Details are available here:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=33854706886

http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1200021