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Just wanted to digress for a second. Do you guys get Internet junk mail? Now I am not talking about spam. I am talking about Internet related snail mail. I have been getting them for years but now I blog-so I now I can vent 🙂 The two biggest ones …
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AskPoodle.com New Social MarketPlace
Today I finish up my interview with Luis Pereira, the Founder & CEO of AskPoodle.com Q. What else do you think small business owners need to know about AskPoodle? A. AskPoodle was specifically designed for small business owners. Our novel concepts allow small business advertiser the opportunity to engage in …
Read More »New Local Search Facebook Group
Just a quick note to let everyone know that I have created a new group on Facebook, called Local Search Central. I created this group for those who are involved with local search or those looking for more information. I thought it would be cool to have central place where …
Read More »New On-line Social Marketplace
Earlier this week, AskPoodle sent out a press release officially launching the web site. Just before this release, I caught up with Luis Pereira, the Founder & CEO of AskPoodle.com and interviewed him about the new site and service available to small business owners. Here is part 1 of that …
Read More »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. …
Read More »Small Updates
Hope all had a good weekend. Just a couple of items: A while back, I wrote a couple of local search related articles. I have updated them and linked to them from my About Larry page. Also I am happy to say that I have:
Read More »Small Business Branding
Small Business Branding Part 2 by Stoney deGeyter is out. I spoke about part 1 last week. Stoney says branding does not need to cost a lot and small businesses can and should do some branding. It might take a little bit of planning but it can be very productive …
Read More »Thoughts on Internet Yellow Pages
Today we will hear from my good friend Dick Larkin of WebListic, Inc. an Internet marketing firm focused on local online advertising. I asked Dick for his thoughts on IYPs today and small business. I asked Dick basically 4 questions and he put 1 great response to them all. I …
Read More »Yellow Pages Online's Future
The Internet Yellow Pages are not dead and probably will not be for some time, despite what you might have heard. The Kelsey Group posted Why Internet Yellow Pages Can Compete for Local Search last month. In their article, they provided five reasons why they feel that IYPs will grow …
Read More »Small Business On-line Visibility
Increase The Visibility of Your Small Business Web Site on a Shoestring Budget is by Dave Wallace and is a good article for those who want to do things themselves. Has a nice list of inexpensive resources. Dave concludes his article: “Keep in mind that as your business grows, you …
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