Convergence
One of the cool things that I see happening again and again is the convergence that happens in Social Media. Personal and Professional lives converge and people make connections that never would have happened otherwise. This has always happened in Face to Face networks but the obvious limiting factors in such instances are geography and […]
Blogging and Consistency
You’ve heard the old adage that the road to heck is paved with good intentions. That appears to be especially true when it comes to blogging. During the design and development phase of sites we have customers who are all excited about the opportunity to blog. Then reality (and life) sets in. And that blogging […]
Get Traction with Google Local
Local search is where it is at for service related companies. Whether your service is landscaping, roofing, dry-cleaning or computer support, it only makes sense that you would do most if not all of your business in and around your local community. So how does local search work? While it can be quite complex to […]
Invest in Search Marketing
If you’ve been following me at all you know that the cardinal rule of Internet Marketing is to have a plan. Once you have that plan, you can look at the different ways you can invest your marketing dollars. Here are three of the avenues you can explore, along with the risks and benefits of […]
Google Changes Local Search
Yesterday may seem like it was less than 24 hours ago but time flies quickly on the Internet. Just a few months ago John Jantsch of Duct Tape Marketing wrote about 5 great research tools. I tried to visit the last one today, Bing xRank, to find out how it worked. And it’s gone. I’ve […]
36 Ways to Market Your Web Site
Put your web site on business card Incorporate your domain name into your letterhead Buy an ad in other ezines or email newsletters Engage in online communities and make sure you include your domain where appropriate (like in your signature) Include a link to your web site in your email signature Build a corporate Facebook […]
3 Reasons to Invest in your Web Presence in a Down Economy
What’s happening in your financial world? If you’re like most folks, you’re not sure whether we’re headed up or down or what is around the next corner. In uncertain times it can be difficult to see a way forward and spending money is the last thing many business owners want to do. Yet here I […]
Be Findable! The Small Business Guide To Location Social Media
EduCyber Presents Growing Your Business on the Internet Series: Thursday, May 27, 2010 “Be Findable! The Small Business Guide To Location Social Media” Pay online to reserve your spot >> Where are you? That’s not a metaphysical question. Are you and your business findable? Are you being found? Way back in 2007 Google told us […]
Eliminate Orphans
Some of you will think this is some sort of Dickensian entreaty to eliminate “the surplus population”. But it isn’t. I’m talking about orphaned web pages. A web page gets orphaned in much the same way a human does. It’s parent dies or goes away. Let me give an anecdote to explain both how it […]
Finding the Right Web Design Firm
There are lots of places on the Internet you can go to get a web site designed for less than $100. You get what you pay for however. There are also web sites that will help you with Search Engine Optimization for only $25 or some such nonsense. Again you get what you pay for […]
