Is Your Company a “C” Student When It Comes to Social Media?

Remember when you were in high school?  Being average was, well, average. It was the typical “C” student. Teacher notations on report cards said things like “could try harder” or “room for improvement”.  Being a “C” student didn’t really earn accolades or open doors. It didn’t win scholarships or help position a student for later success.

So why then are you acting like a “C” student in marketing your business with Social Media? Read more »

Local SEO Tips for the Little Guy

If you’re a local business with a small website, you want to get found – locally. It might not matter that someone half-way around the world can locate you online, especially if you’re not selling online, but it’s darn important that someone in the next-town-over knows exactly how to find you when they need you.

Here are five quick tips for your website that you can implement today to help you get the edge in local search.

1. Get listed in local search engines. The top 3 search engines are Google, Yahoo! and Bing and each one has its own local business listings where you can add your company’s information. Get listed. Here are links to the top three.

• Google Maps
• Yahoo! Local
• MSN Bing Local

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