Web Design
Web Hosting for Small Business
Thought I would take a bit of time out of my normal postings to provide an article about web hosting for small business websites. For a website to function and work for the small business it has to be properly designed, optimized, and promoted but it also needs to UP! How many times do you [...]
Is Your Business Website Optimized for Local Search?
As I reported in an earlier post, Google have rolled out tags and Boost, enabling small businesses to secure a presence in local search provided they pay monthly advertising fees. Yet, rightly or wrongly, everyone agrees that organic search results are still the best place to appear. Besides, ranking well in the organic results costs [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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? [...]
