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Successful LOCAL businesses are key to making our suburbs thriving places where people will WANT to live. Read More

Can you believe we’re halfway through 2013? While it’s the middle of summer – and before the holiday season begins – it’s a great time to re-evaluate your marketing efforts and see what’s working for your business and what is not. There are several marketing trends that have made their way through Read More

Here I start talking about blog monetization strategies that I’ve personally had experience with in my 10+ years of blogging. Read More

WordPress security is an issue for anyone with a WordPress blog. Are you at risk of being hacked? You betcha! WordPress is still the best thing since sliced bread in my opinion. It's so easy to learn how to use WordPress, Read More

Google would have us believe that SEO happens naturally, simply by writing and sharing great content. Those of us who have spent anytime in the SEO trenches, battling for search rankings...we laugh at the notion of natural search optimization. Read More

Hosting a webinar can be an efficient, effective way to reach new audiences and drive quality sales leads. Consider these 8 tips to ensure success. Read More

Inventory management is on of the top requirements for manufacturer Small business. Here are the top 10 best online inventory management for small business. Read More

As I visit the websites of many startups, as well as more mature businesses, I still too often see a “contact” page offering nothing but a sterile form for customers to submit, never to be heard from again. Social media connections, if they exist, are buried elsewhere or reserved for monitoring pur Read More

Check out some interesting online giving stats recently revealed by The Chronicle of Philanthropy, and a few tips to help nonprofit marketers increase your online fundraising success moving forward. Read More

"When you need a surgery, you go to a medical doctor, not to a plumber whose mother is a nurse and he knows a medical thing here and there (and may even have similar tools). Why, then, when it comes to marketing, would you even think of hiring anyone but a professional?" More in my today's blog pos Read More