A free 1-hour class on how to work in social media.
Learn how businesses use Instagram and Facebook to get customers, and how you can turn that into a job or side income. Taught by DoSocial.me, a US-based social media agency with 8+ years of experience.
Any major · No experience needed · Online
- Free class
- US-based agency
- Online
- Any major
Three simple steps.
Sign up
Takes 1 minute. It’s free.
Take the free class
1 hour, online. Can’t make it live? We’ll send you the recording.
Do a short task
The 3 best students win a spot in our 4-week course, for free.
The free class: what you’ll learn.
One hour. No boring theory. We show you how a real social media agency gets customers for businesses.
How businesses use social media
Why companies pay for social media, and what a social media manager does all day.
What to post and how ads work
How to plan a month of posts, and how a small Facebook or Instagram ad brings in customers.
How to get a job or clients
Jobs you can apply for, how to build a portfolio while in school, and how to find your first clients.
Where
Online, on Google Meet. Join from your laptop or phone.
How long
1 hour. We’ll email you the date and time.
Price
Free. You never pay for the class.
Missed it?
We send the recording to everyone who signs up.
The top 3 students win our 4-week course.
After the class, you get a short task. Our team picks the 3 best. Those 3 students win a spot in our 4-week live social media course for free, plus the chance to work remotely with our team.
See what the winners get →How we pick the winners
- Take the class, live or by watching the recording.
- Do the task: make a simple one-page social media plan for a local business. We show you how in the class.
- Send it to us within 7 days after the class.
- Our team reads every plan and picks the 3 best. We email the winners.
Social Media Basics: How Businesses Get Customers Online
A free 1-hour live class for college students. Here is exactly what we cover.
Class information
| Class title | Social Media Basics: How Businesses Get Customers Online |
|---|---|
| Length | 60 minutes, including time for questions |
| Format | Live online class on Google Meet. Recording sent to everyone who signs up. |
| Date and time | Set together with each college and emailed to students who sign up |
| Cost | Free for students and the college |
| Who can join | Any college student. No experience or specific major needed. |
| College credit | None. This is an extra learning opportunity, not a credit class. |
| What you need | A laptop or phone and an internet connection |
| Taught by | The DoSocial.me team, a US-based social media agency with 8+ years of experience |
What you’ll learn
By the end of the class, you’ll be able to:
- Explain how businesses use social media to get customers.
- Tell the difference between a post that works and one that doesn’t.
- Plan a simple month of posts for a business.
- Understand how a small Facebook or Instagram ad brings in customers.
- Name the entry-level jobs in social media and how to start building a portfolio.
The task (for the top 3 prize)
- What: a simple one-page social media plan for a real local business.
- When: send it within 7 days after the class.
- How we judge: a clear target customer, realistic post ideas, and a simple, clear plan. No design skills needed.
- Optional: you can take the class without doing the task.
Class agenda (60 minutes)
How businesses use social media
- Welcome and introductions
- Why businesses pay for social media
- Real examples from local businesses
Content that works
- What makes people stop scrolling
- Planning a month of posts
- Free tools anyone can use
How small ads work
- How a Facebook or Instagram ad finds the right people
- Short live demo
- How businesses measure results
Careers, the task and Q&A
- Entry-level jobs and freelancing
- How to start a portfolio while in school
- The top 3 task, and your questions
What you can do with these skills.
Curious about pay? See our social media manager salary guide.
Host the free class for your students.
- Free for the college and for students.
- No work for your team: we run the session on Google Meet and provide a description and registration link you can share.
- Flexible timing: we schedule around your students' calendar.
- Formats: a stand-alone student workshop, a career center event, or a guest session in a business or marketing class.
- Recording available for students who can't attend live.
Sign up for the free class.
Fill in the form. We’ll email you the date, time and link. It’s free.
- Learn from a real social media agency
- Get the recording, even if you miss it
- Chance to win our 4-week course
- No experience needed
Thanks, you're on the list!
We'll email you the class date, time and Google Meet link. Check your inbox (and spam folder) for a message from hi@dosocial.me.
See what you’ll learnIs the class really free?
Yes. The class is free for students and for the college. There is nothing to buy.
Do I need any experience?
No. The class is made for beginners of any major. All you need is a laptop or phone and internet.
Will this count for college credit?
No. This is an extra learning opportunity, not a college class, so it doesn’t give college credit.
What if I can’t come to the live class?
Sign up anyway. We send the recording to everyone who signs up, and you can still do the task.
How do you pick the top 3 students?
At the end of the class, we give a short task: make a simple one-page social media plan for a local business. Our team reads every plan and picks the 3 best. We email the winners.
What do the top 3 students win?
A spot in our 4-week live social media course for free, plus the chance to work remotely with our team.
Who teaches the class?
The DoSocial.me team. DoSocial.me is a US-based social media agency with 8+ years of experience. It is a trading name of mMedia International Inc.
Take the free class. Learn a real skill.
1 hour, online, any major. The 3 best students win a spot in our 4-week course.
Sign up, it’s free Online · Recording included · By a US-based agency with 8+ years of experience