On Monday, May 20th, I’ll be bringing my Social Media Ninja 201 Workshop to Unity of NY!!!

I am excited about sharing my expertise at Unity NY, which is my spiritual home. This workshop is open to the public! The suggested love offering price for this workshop is $25, but you can pay what you can.

Social Media Ninja 201
Workshop with Carla Lynne Hall
Monday, May 20th at 7pm
Unity of NY Offices
70 West 36th Street, Suite 4A
(Between 5th and 6th Avenues)
NYC
Call 212.560.0756 to pre-register

Class Description

Using Facebook or Twitter to communicate with friends is one thing, but using these social media tools for business requires a totally different skillset. If you are already extremely comfortable using social media, the time has come for you to learn strategies to meet the people who you want to do business with.

Whether you are seeking clients, customers, or investors, you will learn specific strategies to grow your network:

* How to focus and transmit your online brand
* How to build your targeted “Hot List”
* How to curate killer content
* My Secret Facebook Ninja Strategy

This class will be strategy-heavy, so come prepared to take notes and learn a lot! The goal is to leave this class with a handful of new tactics that can be implemented immediately.

About Carla Lynne Hall, Workshop Facilitator

Carla Lynne Hall is a Musician and Music Marketing Specialist and Founder of Rock Star Life Lessons, a musician lifestyle brand which helps musicians grow their audiences and become self-sustaining entrepreneurs. Carla is also a Graduate and Course Leader for Workshop In Business Opportunities’ (WIBO) “How to Build a Growing Profitable Business” workshop, which has developed NYC-based entrepreneurs for over 40 years.

Carla is a Skillshare Master Teacher, as well as a Course Leader for Creative Capital’s “Internet for Artists”, a workshop that teaches artists around the country how to use the internet to promote their work. She is the former Director of Online Courses at Ariel Publicity. Carla is also the author of three books: The DIY Guide to the Music Biz, Twitter for Musicians, and Musician’s Roadmap to Facebook and Twitter with Ariel Hyatt.

Carla also has a popular blog and podcast for musicians at http://RockStarLifeLessons.com. Over the past 15 years, she has parlayed her internet fame into four indie CDs, three books, an international tribe of friends, followers, and fans, and a new TV Show, Carla Lynne Hall: Music Trekker, on Time Warner Cable in New York City.

Saturday, April 27th, Curtis and I will be returning to Neirs Tavern. For our Valentine’s Day show, Neirs served a special prime rib menu. When we returned as Curtis and the Dilettantes on St. Patrick’s Day, Neirs served a traditional corned beef and cabbage dinner. For our next musical feast on April 27th, Chef Daniel Larosa is cooking up a LOBSTER BAKE!!!

I’ve realized that Curtis likes to choose places for their meals, but even I have to agree with the brilliance of singing for our supper. So come out to Queens, and enjoy a delicious meal with us!

April 27th 5-8pm

Neirs Tavern
87-48 78th Street,
Woodhaven, Queens, NY

Call for reservations at (718) 296-0600

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Curtis Becraft and I will be performing tonight at Neirs Tavern in Woodhaven, Queens NY tonight!

Neirs Tavern
87-48 78th Street,
Woodhaven, NY

6pm

So… What are YOU Doing for New Year’s Eve?

I love this version of “All I Want for Christmas Is You” from the Jimmy Fallon Show!

So how’s that for a title?

I was originally set to join Curtis Becraft for his gig at Bushwick Brooklyn’s Goodbye Blue Monday on Dec 20th at 9pm, when he turned around and got *me* a gig to fill in for a cancellation at 11pm. Curtis, sweetheart that he is, agreed to stay and sit in with me for the later set, so it’s gonna be a fun night of music.

It’s not that I believe that the world will end on Dec 21st as the Mayans predicted, BUT if it so happens that there is some kind of apocalyptic event, I will have at least spent my final hours making music with good friends. That works for me!

Curtis and I have some fun musical things planned for the New Year, so this gig will just be a teaser. Come early for Curtis’ gig, grab a bite from the kitchen, and then hang out with us for my 11pm slot.

If the world does end, you don’t want to sleep through it. Come on out!

• Moxie Entertainment: Carla Lynne Hall
• Date: Thursday, December 20th 2012
• Time: 11:00pm
• City: Carla Lynne Hall in Brooklyn, NY
• Venue: Goodbye Blue Monday
• Country: United States
• Age restrictions: No Minors
• Notes: I’ll be joining Curtis Becraft for his 9pm gig too.
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Social Media Superhero, aka Social Media Branding 101 returns to NYC on Dec 18th!

To get $20 off the price, use the discount code, “BLOG”

While most freelancers and entrepreneurs are already using Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn in their daily/personal life, they may lack the strategy necessary to increase visibility for their business.

Whether you are seeking investors, clients, or customers, this class teaches the best practices of online marketing. We’ll cover business branding basics that can be used online and offline, as well as specific social media marketing strategies to grow your network.

This class is best for:

* Start-up and small business owners who are just starting out, or within the first year of running their business

* Freelancers who are already familiar with the basics of Facebook and Twitter, and want to supercharge their online marketing strategy

* Anyone who wants to learn social media marketing skills to gain more business

The goal is to leave this class with at least one new tactic that can be put into practice immediately. Having a laptop, tablet, or smartphone is not required, and interacting with your classmates is encouraged!

Sign up for the “Social Media Branding 101″ at Skillshare

On Nov 30th, I’ll be rejoining Curtis & The Dilettantes on the stage for Wicked Willy’s Happy Hour. Bandleader Curtis Becraft keeps me working!!!

• Moxie Entertainment: Curtis & The Dilettantes
• Date: Friday, November 30th 2012
• Time: 6:00pm
• City: Curtis & The Dilettantes in New York, NY
• Venue: Wicked Willy’s
• Address: 149 Bleecker Street
• Country: United States
• Age restrictions: No Minors
• Notes: Carla sings with the Curtis & The Dilettantes band
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Getting ready for another fantastic fundraiser with my classic rock banker band, Aged Inventory.

Just learned that I’ll be singing lead on Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’” – can’t wait!!!

• Moxie Entertainment: Aged Inventory
• Date: Thursday, November 29th 2012
• Time: 7:00pm
• City: Aged Inventory in New York, NY
• Venue: Canal Room
• Address: 285 West Broadway
• Country: United States
• Age restrictions: No Minors
• Notes: Carla sings with Aged Inventory band
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For my small business and entrepreneur clients, I’m also having an Internet Famous VIP sale on workshops and coaching packages.

After Thanksgiving’s “Black Friday” holiday which encourages shoppers to pack malls at ungodly hours, I really appreciate “Small Business Saturday”, which encourages consumers to support their local mom and pop shops. Analysts at Civic Economics have determined that for every $100 spent at local small businesses, $68 returns to the community.

American Express created Small Business Saturday in 2010 to help their small business account holders better promote their brick-and-mortar stores, offering free resources for businesses. This event has grown over the past few years, and I’m excited for the small business owners who take advantage.

Check out the Internet Famous VIP SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY SALE!