Facebook pages…blogs…Twitter parties…Vlogs…LinkedIn…Oh my!

Are you a business owner looking to extend your online reach? Do you have a personal or business blog and are wondering how to drive traffic to your site? Are you on Facebook or Twitter but are wondering, ‘what’s the point?’. Or maybe you know the importance of social media but have no idea where to start?

If this is you, you won’t want to miss this event!

Annemarie Templeman-Kluit, aka yoyomama, and Janice Croze from the uber-popular blog 5 Minutes for Mom will join us Thursday, February 24 to tell us how they have used social media to propel their businesses to great success.

Join other professionally-minded moms from 10am-noon for a steaming hot latte, light breakfast, inspiring speakers, and great company while your kids are taken care of by the professional childcare staff at Creative Edge School of Arts.

For more information about momcafé Fraser Valley, please visit our website.

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About Our Speakers

Annemarie Templeman-Kluit

Annemarie Templeman-Kluit is the founder of yoyomama, Vancouver’s go-to online lifestyle guide for moms, and is considered one of Canada’s top digital moms.  In addition to her role as yoyomama’s managing editor, she writes a column for 24 Hours (Sun Media Corp), is a regular contributor to CBC-BC Radio (Early Edition, On the Coast, BC Almanac), and the author of Healthy Mum, Happy Baby (published by Random House).

When Annemarie isn’t busy chauffeuring her 2 young kids to school or playdates, she is informing other busy moms on the best places to play, eat, learn and shop in Vancouver and Toronto through yoyomama’s daily emails.

Annemarie will share with us how to use social media to make connections, drive traffic, build subscriber lists, and expand your online network.

Whether you’re just venturing into the world of social media for the first time, or are an experienced social media maven yourself, you are sure to gain helpful insights from Vancouver’s foremost social media mom!

Janice Croze

Named 2nd top parenting blog by the Wall Street Journal, 5 Minutes for Mom has grown a large and dedicated following of moms by successfully melding the genres of shopping and parenting into one of the most popular blogs for moms.

With over 14,000 Twitter followers, 4400 Facebook fans, 2 successful e-commerce sites, and thousand of daily website hits, Janice and her identical twin sister Susan Carraretto have grown an online presence most business owners only dream of.

From speaking at blogger conferences, to providing online marketing consulting services, to interviewing celebrities on the red carpet, 5 Minutes for Mom has taken on a life of it’s own and has grown into more than Susan and Janice could have imagined.

Janice will tell us how they have grown their loyal following through various social media tools like Twitter, Facebook, and vlogs, and share with us some little known secrets of social media success.

You won’t want to miss this event!

There will be door-prizes, plenty of time to connect and network, and each mom even gets sent home with a gift bag full of goodies!

Non-moms and moms-to-be welcome too!

Tickets are $29 + HST for members, $35 + HST for non-members. You can become a member here.

We are unable to accept registrations at the door, so please pre-register online to avoid disappointment!

Childcare will be provided, but spaces are limited so register early. Kids aged 0 – 12 years old are welcome. Listen to the speakers and engage in uninterrupted conversation while the children are supervised next door at Creative Edge School of Arts. Babies aged 0 to 6 months (or older if you prefer) may choose to sit with mom. Fee of $5 per child includes a snack and craft.

A portion of each ticket sold goes to support local charity Matthew’s House.