The Matchmaking Flight, a world’s first, is set to take off in 3 weeks. North Americans will be flying on a special party flight on Air New Zealand from LAX and arriving in Auckland where they will be greeted by Single Kiwis. As part of my role of making sure the online community keeps in contact leading up to the trip and beyond, I have created a beginner’s guide to Twitter for travelers. The target audience is Twitter noobs…the added tips are to help plan and enjoy your travels using Twitter.

Is this course for me?

If you have never touched Twitter or tried to but didn’t understand it, this course is for you. Their is added information about how people who travel can use Twitter. Even if you are not a traveler, you can still use the travel related tips to help you in your local search for business, colleagues, Twitter friends.

The course is set up so that you will receive 5 short emails over 5 days. I’ve had rave reviews about a basic Twitter course that I did in the same format months ago. It allows complete newbies to absorb information in bite size chunks and not get overwhelmed by all that Twitter has to offer.You receive one course a day that should take you no longer than 10-15 minutes to go through. You get action steps for each day while building your Twitter following. By the end of the course you will be well on your way to really getting the hang of Twitter.

Travel related information includes:

- performing local Twitter searches

- How to find out what’s going on where you are

- How to find travel experts

- How to find other travellers

This mini course is free. All you have to do is sign up with your name and email below to receive the course. Once you have entered your name and email, you will need to click on a link in an email from ghada at realsocialgirl dot com in order to confirm your subscription. Enjoy!

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Marketers shouldn’t take for granted the stay at home mother. Restricting ads geared to mothers to Baby wipes, cleaning products and anything pink is not the way to go. Women and the subset of mothers make up a big chunk of the spending that goes on, and its not just frocks and shoes.

According to a survey by Pew Research Center, women are the key household decision-makers. When it comes to deciding on major home purchases, managing household finances, and other decisions, women are very much involved and often are in charge.

Highlights from the survey that Marketeers need to take note of:
- in families where just one person makes most of the decisions, it’s usually the woman and not the man who has the last word when purchasing a major item for the home
- Among the many dual-income families, the fact that the man often earns more doesn’t mean that he decides more
- In 74 percent of homes the woman is fully engaged in what that household will buy and from whom

So the car salesman needs to take note next time. Even though hubby may be asking all the questions, it may just be that wifey has the last word. So don’t condescend, instead keep her needs in mind, direct as much attention to her as you do her husband as she may be the primary decision maker.

What’s happening in the lounge this month?
We’re sharing tips on keeping warm and energized through winter. Do you have any special tips? Bring them along if you do cause we could all use them.

When does the fun start?

Thursday, June 25 from 8-9.30 pm.

You can access the party room by going to #RSG Twitter Lounge , login in with your Twitter username and password and tweet away! You don’t have to worry about adding the #RSG hashtag to your tweets, its already there.

What are the Prizes?
Party sponsor Floozy is giving away  a fantastic prize that EVERY woman needs. The VIP (Very Intelligent Pocket) is the key to an organised handbag, it makes it easy to change essentials from one bag to another as all you have to do is pull the VIP out of your bag and transfer to another. THE perfect accessory for the girl with many handbags or a mother switching from nappy bag to purse all the time. With the VIP you never have to worry about leaving anything behind. Kate from the decadent handbag and accessory online store Floozy is giving away one in black.

Also up for grabs is a Linden Leaves gift box of winter treats.

All you have to do is sign up for the Twitter party over at girlstoys and then be there on the night as the winner will be announced live.

See you then!

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