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Well, I’m back from a two day quick trip to Cleveland and attending the #LocalU SEO Conference there offered up by David Mihm’s leadership over at getlisted.org! And what a trip it was, both the first-time drive to Cleveland on I-90 and the Conference itself.

You have to remember, that unless you do attend Conferences or Seminars in person, your whole on-line friendships will never ever be as “big” as they can be — hence the chance to attend this Google Places/LOCAL Conference was high on our list to meet online friends in person! And we met a superb bunch of SEO types at the Conference itself as well as later over happy hour too! Read More

So, Chitika, the folks who do some pretty amazing research, have just published a new report, that shows that three word phrases work best for SEO!

That is, for any search engine statistical numerical comparison, three word phrases drive more traffic to a website than any other number of words in the search phrase! And that is very very encouraging for us SEO practitioners, eh! How’s that? Well, let’s take a look/see at their report numbers… Read More

Very useful tip for anyone who wants to improve their conversions, their communication skills, the effectiveness of their letter, emails, blog posts, fliers, etc Read More

Business credit is one of those long lost assets. With new underwriting guidelines for small business success, building strong business credit can make or break a deal. It's not a matter of if a lender will look at your business credit score, it's a matter of when. Make sure you're prepared Read More

Okay, you’re most likely wondering what I’m referring to via the title of this short Monday am post, and here’ s the skinny. First, I usually hate adding anything 3rd party to apps, to change the planned/designed user experience value. That is, I’d rather have to think and click, than use an add-on to “add” value to a website or desktop application Read More

Six pros and cons of outsourcing your social media marketing campaign, plus ways to make it more beneficial to your business Read More

What records should your small business keep and how long should you keep them? Simple answer is 7 years. Some categories of records are important to a business and some are not. Some are for internal purposes and some for external (IRS). Let’s take a look at these by category. Read More

Well, as a nice way to start this am morning reading of my hundred or so usual overnight emails — I see that there is one from AllTOP, the Guy Kawasaki news aggregator that offers up the latest news, all aggregated for your own reading pleasure. Basically, it’s like having a set of URLs that you click on, hundreds of those URLs that provide the title of each story, and a rollover with more info to allow you to decide if you want to read same Read More

I’m checking our analytics for our client roster for the past month yesterday, and I’ve noticed — as I’m sure others have — that a Company Profile setup on LinkedIN brings traffic! This may not be “new” in the sense that LinkedIN has been around now for a few years, but what is “new” is the tactic of getting your own website Company pages up and running Read More

In a bid to improve customer service in its Cadillac showrooms, General Motors is turning for help from one of the world’s top outfits for making patrons happy — Ritz-Carlton. Smart move. Ritz-Carlton is known for exceptional customer service that inspires loyalty. That we all could be coached by them. Read More