Need to take a break from business and root on my New Yorks Giants this weekend!  I have to congratulate the Patriots on going undefeated this season, which is very impressive but I have to pat my Giants on the back too. Who would have thought they would have made …

Last year, I wrote, “Local Search Ain’t Perfect, So What” and I still agree that “you got to live with what you have.” Yes local search is not perfect but it is growing and developing.  Since that post, there have been a few articles on the subject that I want …

Paul O’Brien sent me a note, letting me know about some exciting news at Zvents: “Zvents is releasing today (Jan 28, 2008) Federated Local Search. The blended experience will combine all facets of local content into one SERP: business listings, movies, restaurants, events, sales, performers/celebrities (in town), sports, etc.” From …

Today I am catching up with Darby Sieben, of Darby Sieben – Internet Marketing and YellowPages.ca. In the past, I wrote about local search over in Europe and Poland, so I thought we would see what is happening in Canada. Q. Darby, can you our readeers a little about yourself? …

The Internet is a wonderful resource tool for small business, but it is a dynamic one. What is said today, might not apply next week.  Through my web surfing, I have found a number of nice resources for those who wanted to do some local search marketing themselves.  As with …

Just found out that LocalBizBits has a post (Local Search on Facebook) nominated for the SEMMYs Local Search category. You can see all those nominated here. Once the finalists are chosen, public voting will begin.  Keep your fingers crossed. 🙂

The conclusion of our interview with Jay Mallinckrodt  of Yokld.com Q. How are businesses added to the system?  via individuals? via on-line databases? A. Any business can be added by any member of the Yokld user community at any time. At this point we have opted not to purchase a …

Today I am speaking with Jay Mallinckrodt from Yokld.com. Q. What is Yokld.com? A. Yokld is a “Best Of” local business ranking social platform that is 100% compiled and commented on by users.  The idea is simple – the more times a business gets “Yokl’d” (voted for) the higher in …

Reading the post, Anatomy & Optimization Of A Local Business Profile, got me thinking about business profiles again. I had previously mentioned them  here.  Also Brian Wool, wrote about them in his post, Is One Good Web Site Enough for a Local Business? Brian said: “I don’t think these profile …

There are three articles I would like you to read (if you have not yet). Understanding the Needs of a Searcher by Gareth Davies over at Marketing Pilgram. This is a summary of a presentation given at SMX London in 2007. It is a long article but has some great …