Google Digital Garage is Coming to Dartford

by | Apr 5, 2019 | Dartford Business, Dartford News

Google is bringing its Google Digital Garage to The Nucleus in Dartford on May 23rd, offering local individuals and businesses free advice and coaching on their digital skills to help them grow in their business or career paths.

The Google Digital Garage is one of Google’s flagship investment programmes in the UK, where anyone can come and learn free digital skills through a range of courses or 1:1 sessions. Since launching the Google Digital Garage in 2015, over 300,000 people have benefitted from Google’s free face-to-face training on digital know-how across 250 locations in the UK.

Highly skilled Google experts will show you how to improve your presence online and how to create a digital marketing plan. Due to popular demand they will run two sessions on the day 9:30-1130am and 1:00-3:00 pm. The two topics that will be covered in both morning and afternoon sessions are:

Build a Digital Marketing Plan An introduction to the main digital marketing channels and how to use them to build strategy. and

Get Your Business Visible on Google Get your business visible on both Google Search and Maps.

This is an amazing opportunity for businesses and residents in Dartford and surrounding areas to gain new skills and to learn how to reach more customers

As Ronan Harris, Google UK & Ireland Managing Director, put it: ‘In the digital age, a basic understanding of how the online world works is useful and when it comes to business, it’s essential. We are delighted to bring the Google Digital Garage to The Nucleus Business & Innovation Centre in Dartford and ensure everyone has access to free digital skills workshops and 1:1 coaching. We hope you’ll pop in and get the skills you need to become more confident online, grow your career or business, and maybe even launch the next big idea.”

To book your place please  go to www.eventbrite.com and search for Google Dartford, or email us at nucleusevents@oxin.co.uk  

Find out more at https://learndigital.withgoogle.com/digitalgarage/

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