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Getting Your Small Business Online A Step-by-Step Guide on How to Launch a Successful Website and Ecommerce

Event Details

WHEN: July 9, 2020
WHERE: Virtually Hosted by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Registration Window

OPENS: 2020-06-22
CLOSES: 2020-07-09

Event Description

Feeling confused and frustrated about how to build a website for your business? In today's world, every business needs an online presence. But taking your business online doesn't have to be difficult. Join us for Getting Your Small Business Online on Thursday, July 9, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. In this webinar, we’ll identify reasons why your business needs a website and provide easy-to-follow steps that will help you get a basic website up and running. This presentation is part of a Business Learning Series hosted by Umeda Islamova, UNL Center for Entrepreneurship. If you would like to be notified of future events, please email umeda@unl.edu.  

Few points we cover include: 

  • What websites are for 
  • How different is it then having a FB page 
  • Importance of marketing your new website
  • What is an e-commerce 
  • Who all do I need to hire (copy writer, photographer, SEO, etc.) 
  • Can a firm do it all? 
  • Can I do it all on my own?
  • What fees are involved? 
  • Best platforms to use if I do it on my own 
  • Other services to consider


About the Speaker:
Amy Ebbeka began her career in the creative industry working as a graphic designer while receiving her BFA at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln. After working for a direct marketing firm in Omaha and a brief stint as a freelance print designer in one of the top design firms in Chicago, Ebbeka moved back to Lincoln and rose through the ranks to become an Art Director at one of Nebraska’s largest advertising agencies. In 2001, she founded Ebbeka Design, a full-service digital, print, and advertising agency; since then, Ebbeka and her team have helped a long list of clients with their branding and web development needs.