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Al specializes in helping small business owners use a variety of internet tools to promote their business on the internet and get more customers.

8 Tips for Improving Your Google Places Ranking


Google Places continues to be a prime location to get more local customers to find your business.    Corey Ellis, the Founder of Chase Web Solutions and an SEO Consultant in Raleigh, NC has written a nice article on ways you … Continue reading

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Will Google + Business Pages Help Or Hurt Your Local Search Marketing?


Local search marketing is more than claiming your business on local search directories. You want to use social media sites to bolster your local search marketing efforts. A year ago, I did a series of blog posts on how to … Continue reading

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Video Post–Using Local Search Marketing for Start Up Businesses


Recently, I was invited to share my thoughts with members of the St. Paul Chapter of the national SCORE organization.  In the presentation, I described how local search marketing can be used by SCORE clients who are starting up their … Continue reading

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Local Search Marketing–A Great Tool for Start Up Businesses!


I am a member of SCORE (Senior Corp of Retired Executives). It’s a national volunteer organization with local chapters. As business leaders we volunteer our skills to help entrepreneurs starting a new business or small business owners who want to … Continue reading

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How Consumers Search for Local Business


Working in local search marketing, we often share materials from a business perspective on how to get more customers to a local business? What does it look and feel like from a consumer perspective? Tamara Weintraub who writes as a … Continue reading

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Does It Make Sense to Use Local Search Marketing in 2012?


The US economy is improving. It now appears you may be more opportunities in 2012. How do you take advantage of the new economy? Here are nine reasons why local search marketing will bring you more success in the 2012 … Continue reading

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How Local Search Marketing Will Help Your Business in 2012


The US economy is improving.  Check out this video 9 Way Local Search Marketing will help your business in 2012.  Enjoy and prosper. Local Search Marketing Video for 2012 Share your own ideas for local search marketing in the Reply … Continue reading

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The Secret to More Effective 2012 Business Resolutions!


The New Year is upon us.  It’s the traditional time to make 2012 goals and resolutions for your businesses. Here’s the secret for adding staying power to your business resolutions so you grow your business in the process.  Enjoy and … Continue reading

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A Christmas and Holiday Message…


My wish for you is simple.  May you and your family enjoy the wonderful spirit that abounds during these Christmas and New Year holidays.  May you and your business prosper in the New Year. I invite you to enjoy this … Continue reading

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12 Tips for Using Press Releases In Local Search Marketing


At first glance, press releases and local search marketing seem like strange bedfellows. Press releases are a throwback to an older time period where businesses, usually large national companies did press releases to announce new developments to newspapers and other … Continue reading

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