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Entries for June, 2010

Local Business Listings and Google Maps: How does it all work?

Search engines are constantly adding new and improved ways for businesses to be found. A particularly useful service, offered by Google, Yahoo and Bing, is the ability for business owners to create their own local business listings.
What is a local business listing and where do they show up?
Local business listings associate the physical address of […]

Does social media help businesses?

It’s probably time to stop writing off social media as a ‘trend’. Since 2004, Facebook has grown to over 470 million global users—making it the largest most active social networking site in the world (and the 2nd most popular website overall). Twitter launched in 2006 and has already amassed over 100 million users. With […]

Shift from Traditional Marketing to Internet Marketing

Many business owners are reluctant to discontinue their traditional marketing efforts. Something about seeing their name 40 feet high on a billboard or hearing their voice echoing on a radio commercial resonates within. However, as these mediums continue to make less of an impression, costs stay the same (or rise). But does this form […]