Web Design
Using Wordpress for Small Business Website
This is something I have been wanting to comment on for a while. I really like Wordpress- its ease of setup, cool widgets, tons of templates available, and the amazing amount of SEO components you can employ with it, make it a no brainer for small business.
If you are a small business and want to [...]
The Key to Small Business Success Online – SEO
With more and more consumers searching online, it is critical for small business to get online themselves. With the current state of the economy, it is more important than ever to work on building your online presence. Right now I am seeing more business “giving up” being online and trying to “save money” but not [...]
Why Re-branding can Breathe New Life into Your Business
Today I decided to take a break – we have a guest author, Ben Johnson of Logoinn. They provide custom logo design services and are based in the UK. As a side note, if anyone else is interested in being a guest blogger here at LocalBizBits, just let me know.
Ben was also kind enough to [...]
Adding Local Value to Your Web Site
I have always been a big supporter/advocate for adding some general, related content on the small business web site. Why?…To provide keyword rich content, create another avenue into the web site and finally, to simply provide a resource to the visitor. I definitely will work with someone who seems to want to help me and [...]
The Importance of Good Web Design
I often hear local advertisers talk about what advertising worked and what didn’t… they almost always consider the medium and rarely the message. Then I wonder… “So… 100 people typed in the category of your business, your town,and visited your site… then decided */not/* to do business with you… why do you think that is? [...]
Break Up (With) Your Services Page to Increase Sales
Do a local search on Google… how about ‘house painter Augusta Ga’, now, notice how none of the results are actually House Painters in Augusta Ga. (except for the Google Local results). Ever wonder why that happens? Does Google have something against house painters or small businesses… not at all.
A big cause for this is [...]
Engaging Your Customer on Your Local Web site
Chris Linnett has a nice post at Search Engine Land, The Future Of Rich Media On Local Sites. In this article, he goes over the pros/cons of adding various types of media on local business sites.
“Yet despite the popularity of rich media elsewhere on the Internet, the use of photos and videos on local sites [...]
