Welcome to the SocialBiz Meetup group! This Meetup group is for those who want to learn about and grow their business through online marketing and social media. Our focus is on helping small businesses but anyone who is trying to learn how to leverage the internet to create and grow a strong online presence is welcome. We meet at least twice a month on Tuesdays at 4:30 pm in Petaluma, California, about 30 minutes north of the Golden Gate Bridge on Hwy 101, and is led by Roohi Moolla, CEO/Founder …

While San Francisco and the South Bay are known for their tech scene, Marin County and areas north have all kinds of cool innovation happening. I want to meet tech entrepreneurs who are doing really awesome stuff and I don't want to travel an hour to do it! Let's meet up and talk about what we're working on, trade ideas and support, and jumpstart the scene up here. Whether you're an engineer, a UI/UX, a business type or just an entrepreneur groupie - come hang out!

WIMP {Web & Interactive Media Professionals} is a community of designers, programmers, marketing specialists, search engine optimization experts, social media gurus and just about anyone having to do with the evolving technological world. We are made up of professionals and aspiring professionals alike with a common goal to educate, be educated and help cultivate each other’s professional careers. Sonoma County based WIMP offers several free meetups per month. They are all open to the public and …

Turning Online Marketing Into Measurable Revenue. DIY SEO focus is to educate local small business owners build their online visibility (which equals profitability) using a variety of free and low cost tools that are available on line. You'll learn how to get top ranking on the top 3 search engine (Google, Yahoo and Bing) in just 12 minutes a day. Areas of focus: 1. SEO - Keyword research - How to optimize your website for Google - Get top ranking on Google and other search engines using off …

The Marin Voice Group is dedicated to helping serious students of voiceover to perform at their best. Group leader John Starr has years of experience as a voiceover artist, instructor, scriptwriter and media producer. Each month John leads a practice group in his project studio where members can get valuable on-mic time and feedback - both from John and other members of the group. This group is intended as a supplement to professional voice classes - not as a substitute. Members are expected to …

The Professional Videographers of the North Bay is the ONLY networking and mutual support organization exclusively serving the needs of video professionals in Sonoma, Marin and Napa counties. We come together once a month to share our work, improve our craft, and just generally to have a good time. We usually meet on the second Thursday of the month at a location in Sonoma County, usually Petaluma. We have three categories of membership: Production Members (those earning income from video produ …

As we begin 2012, why not start it off with RESULTS? Do you have a passion for ending poverty? Perhaps you have a colleague who is interested in politics. Or perhaps you have a friend who wants to take their advocacy to the next level. Or maybe you want to get some more people involved in your local RESULTS group but aren't sure how to introduce them to that idea. If you answered yes to any on those, this is a meet-up for you! RESULTS is a volunteer lobbying organization working on both global a …

Monthly dream study group (free); ongoing creativity groups for artists and non-artists alike (small fees); opportunity to experience the creative art process with Emily as facilitator, where the process, not the product, is the focus (fee based). I like to integrate music, guided visualization and art making in a fun atmosphere. We’ll use a variety of art media - collage, paint, pastel, found objects; new themes monthly. At the end of each workshop, participants will have the opportunity to sha …

Learn about Internet marketing, budgeting, making a strong internet presence, and much more.

To build a community of like minded creatives looking to create, share, and spend time with other creatives.

Hi there! Thanks for visiting our group! How much do you really know about networking through Social Media? Do you have the ability to reach that audience to promote yourself and your business? We’ve started this group with the intention of combining traditional networking with social media networking. By doing this, it is our goal is to bring those network connections to the next level! Our three Goals: 1. Build more connections 2. Create Trusting relationships 3. Motivate you to never give up! …

We gather together to socialize and discuss the world of ideas, especially: psychology, neuroscience, Zen Buddhism, eastern thought, philosophy, mythology, religion, anthropology, sociology, history, the arts and humanities. Most of our events are "pot luck lectures"—gatherings where we are all welcome to bring ideas from books, articles, media programs, and other sources we've come across that relate to the topic of the day. While the topics are decidedly "intellectual" we also socialize and pr …

This is a group interested in opening the doors to developing better relationships with your children, We look at our Parenting Styles, The Temperaments and Learning Styles of our kids; how we communicate with them, the effects that today's media has on their development, developing positive management programs incorporating their needs; How to set goals and shift experiences which keep on repeating themselves over and over again; developing healthy nutrional and exercise habits; How to be more …

Historical Aircraft Restoration Group Our goal is the restoration on Vintage Aircraft and there restoration to air shows quality for everyone to be able to enjoy. QB Historical Aircraft Restoration Group working AKA Vintage Aircraft Flyers is historical aircraft preservation and restoration group dedicated to collecting and restoring vintage aircraft to flying condition. Most of the aircraft are 70 to 100 years old. We are looking for new members who have vintage aircraft and also business and c …

The Bay Area Independent Publishers Association (BAIPA) is a network of people in all aspects of the independent publishing industry. We are a non-profit educational organization linking writers with the services they need to publish and sell their work. Our meetings are an opportunity to gather information, exchange ideas, share successes and challenges, meet supportive professionals, and ask questions about the rapidly changing industry. Openness and enthusiasm have been the hallmark of the gr …

A group of people willing to get educated and then educate others about the exciting new situation for green energy. The public needs to know that green energy pays right now and this group can help tell them! The group will meet to learn about climate issues and the latest in green technology, then educate others through public talks, information booths, leaflets, letter writing campaigns, social media, and other useful means to spread the word about using green energy and climate issues. For e …

Have you just written a book? Or, maybe you are working on your book right now. If you want to get it published you will have many hurdles to navigate, including making a decision about self publishing, editing, formatting, ISBN numbers, building a "sales platform" and more. This group will help, with informative events on all aspects of the publication process. If you want to be an author there has never been a better time as long as you are willing to put in the work. Come join others and lets …

We are a gathering of women who enjoy the company of other Wise Women who share a focus on Self Development, Art & Alchemical Experiences that enriches our lives and keeps us in the creative flow!  Yes, we are wildly passionate about creating art as an alchemical tool for healing, transformation and Self expression! What to expect at our Monthly Meetings: We’ll hold two Meetups a month.  Generally the first of which will focus on an actual esoteric experience usually with a segue into an artisti …