Karen Callahan frequently gives presentations to small business groups. She has presented to international groups like Career Directors International and Polka Dot Powerhouse, national groups like the National Association of Black Accountants, and local groups like the Women’s Bar Association in Worcester, MA, the Massachusetts Manufactured Housing Association, the Marlborough Regional Chamber of Commerce, and the Marlborough Chapter of Rotary International.
Tuesday, July 28, 2022, Karen presented Preserving SEO when Deleting Pages, a free, SEO webinar for non-techs.
Upcoming Speaking Engagements
| Sept. 8, Thursday | 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM | Simple & Sustainable SEO System 6-week online course for non-techs. Sept. 8 mtg features special guest speaker Robin Thomas of Phoenix Rising Healings who will help us get focused on being our authentic selves. |
| Sept. 21, Wednesday | 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM | SEO 101: Sweet Talk Google into a Better Rank |
| Oct. 18, 2022, Tuesday (1st opportunity) | 10:00 AM | From High Probability Prospect to Paying Customer: A Simple Formula to Attract, Nurture, and Convert Co-hosting with Susan Barron Finn of Rise Above News |
| Oct. 20, 2022, Thursday (2nd opportunity) | 3:00 PM | From High Probability Prospect to Paying Customer: A Simple Formula to Attract, Nurture, and Convert Co-hosting with Susan Barron Finn of Rise Above News |
Karen welcomes speaking engagements; in person and online, solo presentations and collaborative workshops, webinars and expert panels. The format is not as important as the opportunity to share what she has learned during her 21 years of working on the Internet.
Karen started her business when the Internet was in its infancy. She named her company “Adventures Online” as a result of working on the Internet in those early days. Every time she went to do something, the process had changed; forms had been replaced with emails, info was no longer located where it had been the day before. The Internet was growing, and everyday became an “Adventure on line”. She took poetic license and squished “on line” together, and chose Adventures Online for her company name. Now, armed with 25 years of Internet experience, she practices her gift of teaching by presenting to small business groups, near and far. Karen has prepared popular topics, and, upon request, is happy to present a customized topic to your organization.
In 2019 and early 2020 Karen presented a workshop entitled, WP SEO Boot Camp. WP SEO Boot Camp had been developed by Karen during 2018-2019. The half-day workshop was run several times until the Covid-19 Stay in Place order was enacted. This in-person workshop has been converted to a 6-week, 7-module online course. The course has been renamed to Simple & Sustainable SEO System and is offered through Adventures Online’s sister website, Karen-Callahan.com.
In early 2018, Karen collaborated with Maura Webster, Founder and CEO of LillaBlu Strategies in Marlborough, MA. Maura and Karen developed and presented a series of webinars (Harnessing Online Overwhelm (HOO) to help busy entrepreneurs cut through the muck, get clear, get focused, and move forward with confidence using their social media accounts and websites to advance their businesses and attract their target audience.
Popular speaking topics are:
Prepping for Your Website Project: The Top 10 Questions you need to answer before interviewing designers/developers
This 1.5 presentation is for non-techs who will participate in a website project within the year. Attendees will learn the top ten questions they should answer before interviewing website design and development firms. Knowing the answers enables non-techs to effectively interview prospective developers and to provide them with details that can result in receiving more accurate proposals.
Getting to Blog Worthy
“I want to blog. I know I need to blog, but, I don’t know what to blog about“.
This 1.5 hour workshop guides bloggers to discover what they need to be blogging about. The topics are not the same for all bloggers, but, the process for discovering what to blog is quite similar. Karen introduces several blogging strategies that keep the writing juices flowing, topics fresh, and provide variety to bloggers as well as their target audience,
The Value of a Website in a Social Media World
“I’m updating everything and engaging on social media. Why do I still need a website?”
This 1-hour presentation helps attendees understand the interplay of social media with their website and the importance of maintaining a website while connecting with prospects via social media.
Ten True Things about Social Media and Getting Found
Business people are in a frenzy trying to participate on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube, Google+, Pinterest, Instagram, and all the rest. This is a one-hour presentation that helps busy professionals understand the common outcome so that they can re-prioritize their time and refocus on their target audience.
