eCommerce Merchants Los Angeles is a local chapter to support online merchants as a branch of eCommerce Merchants Trade Association. With regular meetings and networking events combined with valuable information and the latest strategies, merchants will enjoy and benefit from their participation. Find out more about eCommerce Merchants, an international organization created to help online sellers grow their business and increase profits by visiting our sponsor section!

This meetup group is all about the Magento eCommerce platform. Our goals are to stay current on Magento products and topics, discuss extensions and templates, share knowledge and experience and to network with people interested in Magento. We welcome Magento Developers, Graphic and Web Designers, Magento Users and anyone interested in selling products online.

I got a call several weeks ago, it was a very typical conversation. The lady on the other end was frustrated, bordering on angry. Who was she angry at?  The answer was so common: it was "us": web developers, web solution providers.  She felt cheated and robbed.  Her story as a litany of failed solutions, money wasted, and what she perceived as outright lying and cheating. She no longer trusted anyone in the web development industry. This always makes me a bit angry as well.  Part of anyone's rep …

The online media is drastically changing the fashion industry and the way consumers interact with fashion brands. Meet the people that lead the fashion revolution online - fashion bloggers, new media publishers, entrepreneurs, industry insiders, fashion PR reps, and web savvy trendsetters. You must a professional within the fashion industry and have an online presence to join this group. This is the LA chapter of the main New York City Fashion 2.0 meetup. We are currently working towards get …

The latest iteration of the Internet, Web 2.0, offers incredible channels for communication, community building, social activism, and entrepreneurship. We explore, discuss, and share strategies on how to maximize the power of Web 2.0. There will be special emphasis on e-commerce, web monetization, Internet marketing, startups, and successful entrepreneurship. Post a little about your business interests in the forum and check out our growing resources page for tools you need in your internet busi …

This group is for Drupalistas in and around Santa Barbara and Santa Barbara County, California, to connect and get to know each other. Most of our online communication (event announcements, job postings, support questions, etc.) are on our sister site at http://groups.drupal.org/sbdrupal

Co-founded by TechZulu and the Entrepreneurship Association at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management, Spotlight: LA Tech is a showcase for new technology homegrown in our region. It’s a toast to those who build and innovate and a gathering of students, professionals and tech enthusiasts of all stripes. This quarterly series consists of 5-6 five-minute stage demonstrations by passionate tech innovators, followed by a closing SuperDemo given by a thought leader in the community. The program is gu …

Droplabs is a collaborative Drupal coworking / hackerspace in Downtown Los Angeles. We are currently in open beta. We are focused on serving the greater LA Drupal community, enriching the Drupal skills and lives of its members, and bringing joy to our Drupal practice.

This meetup group is all about the WebJaguar eCommerce & Marketing platform. Our goals is to educate Web Designers to learn more about WebJaguar, hints and techniques, latest features, demos, sample codes, and discuss how WebJaguar can be a fit to potential customers. Discuss potential deals and opportunity on the table and help with deal closing. If you are a web designer or an IT consultant, and would like to learn more on how the WebJaguar platform can help you close deals, help your customer …

We are a Long Beach, CA area E-commerce sellers group and are open to all who sell or have an interest in selling online. Get away from the computer and enjoy meeting monthly with other Sellers. Have fun and improve your personal economic future by learning how to help you grow your business from great speakers and your fellow members. We network, problem solve, find new tools and solutions to selling in the eCommerce format. Whether you sell on eBay, Amazon, Etsy, Ruby Lane, Craigslist or your …

Downtown LA Startups is a group dedicated to bringing downtown Los Angeles entrepreneurs, start-ups, and existing small business owners together to network and to support one another.  Having been someone who started my own business in an apartment in downtown, there is difficulty in finding support and networking opportunities for downtown LAers as we're usually transplanted here from elsewhere with the hopes and dreams of making it big in the big city. We aim to host events that benefit start- …

Why: I have enjoyed running my businesses on the Yahoo! Small Business E-commerce platform for over 13 years.  Currently the Yahoo! E-commerce platform hosts over 45,000 small businesses and is the most used e-commerce solutions used by Internet Retailer's Top 500 Retailers.  I started this group because I found that I got a lot of value out of meeting other online retailers at various conferences including the Yahoo Merchant Summits and Internet Retailer which are typically once a year and held …

PrestaShop is an Open-source e-commerce software dedicated to innovative technology and providing online success for merchants. We always want to grow our community and reach out to e-commerce lovers. We are looking to connect with PrestaShop users, web developers, web designers, open-source advocates, start-ups, and technology organizations. We welcome all individuals interested in providing suggestions, encouragement, or simply have questions about e-commerce. It is our goal to educate, spark …

This group is dedicated to assisting small business owners who want to harness the power of Digital Marketing and Social Media for business marketing success. We will be holding a series of workshops where you will learn the ins and outs of Social Media and Digital Marketing. Topics will include Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Mobile Marketing and Social Media trends in general. We plan to hold our workshops at various locations in the Palm Springs Valley, so everyone has a chance to participate, l …

With several weekly and monthly events, the Greater Los Angeles Area is one the most active areas for Drupal in the world. Formerly named Downtown Los Angeles Drupal, we've been meeting regularly in and around Downtown Los Angeles, California, since early 2010, and now organize a large number of events in the area. Our members and organizers have produced hundreds of Drupal events, including job fairs, meetups and workshops, conferences, paid trainings, coworking days, study group sessions, movi …

This is a group for anyone interested in e-commerce and online sales. All skills levels are welcome. I started this group because I can share my experience and knowledge in this area, as well as learn from others. Looking forward to helping entrepreneurs, small business owners and individuals interested in e-commerce and online sales.

This is a group for anyone interested in becoming a power user of Infusionsoft. Infusionsoft is the most powerful tool for growing your business from capturing leads to nurturing contacts to sales conversion to managing the entire customer lifecycle. I started this group because I am decidedly NOT a power user yet but will become a better one faster by creating a group where other Infusionsoft users in the LA, West LA, & Beverly Hills areas can meet, share ideas, and succeed together.

Let's get together to discus various affordable options for promoting your small business online. There are many available options but not all of them work to bring more business. We will share our expertise and past experiences, so that we can all learn and benefit from one another.