On April 22 and 29 the local design and marketing gurus at Flek will offer a pair of FREE webinars on digital marketing for small businesses and organizations in the NEK.

"The 10 Commandments of Effective Websites," will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, April 22. Participants will gain knowledge and tools to make meaningful improvements to their websites — the most important pillar of most businesses' digital marketing.

"Your Social and Digital Marketing Toolkit," will be offered at 11 a.m., Wednesday, April 29. Touch on the pros, cons and best practices of the major social media platforms, paid social and digital media, and email marketing. Get the tools to prioritize and improve marketing efforts.

Each session will last about an hour and include plenty of time for questions. Tips about marketing during the COVID-19 pandemic will be included. Participants will also receive tools developed specifically for each program.

Open to businesses or nonprofit organizations based in the Northeast Kingdom with 20 employees or less. Each session limited to the first 25 to sign up. To sign up or learn more visit flekvt.com/webinars/

These webinars are part of the Digital Marketing Assessment Project, a program of the Northern Forest Center in partnership with the Northeast Kingdom Collaborative and NCIC. Funding was made possible in part with a Rural Business Development Grant from USDA Rural Development.