Tomorrow here in the US is Veteran’s Day. I just wanted to take a minute to honor the veterans (living and deceased) that have sacrificed and served our country. Without your efforts, we would not be the great nation we are today. Thank you! Special thanks to my Dad! (Veteran …

On November 19, 2008 the Kelsey Group will be having ILM’08, Interactive Local Media Conference in Santa Clara California. I am super excited about going. The agenda is jam packed with a ton of interesting and informative speakers.  For more information on the conference or to register, check out the …

When I was at the Kelsey Group conference ILM’08 I spoke with a number of different companies about the services that they provide. One of those was AgendiZe.  They provide some interesting options for small business, so I did some extra q&a with Alexandre Rambaud (founder and CEO) of AgendiZe. …

The economy is the big news these days. Most everyone I have spoken with, is dealing with it one way or another. I have read a number of articles on how online marketers, such as myself, could deal with the current economic situation. Definitely good articles but I thought what …

Sorry for the late notice-just got back from camping with my sons’ Boy Scout Troop. Tomorrow, October 21, 2008 at 2 PM Eastern, my good friend Dick Larkin will be having another one of his great webinars on Developments in Interactive Local Media. Matt Booth, Peter Krasilovsky and Mike Boland …

Got some nice reading for everyone: Yesterday: Looking Back AtThe Summer Of Local by David Mihm Today: Tips for a Local Business to Compete in Local Search By Mary Bowling Tomorrow: The Future of Local Revisited by Greg Sterling Thought these were worth your read. Have a great weekend!

After some searching and experimenting, I have put together a nice (IMHO) local business profile & submission service for small businesses. I have come across a lot of small businesses that are not on-line and do not want to invest the time or resources into a full fledged web site.  …

Yes, you need to be doing search engine marketing always! You do not have to do a ton of it but you need to doing something, even in this economy. Found a great article Search Marketing in a Recession you should read. “Traditionally, marketing budgets are cut during a recession. …

The big news this week has been the U.S. Government’s proposed $700 billion bailout of the financial industry. MerchantCircle has conducted a survey through a random sampling of its members, to see how small business felt about the whole thing. Results of the complete MerchantCircle survey will be made available …

You own a small business, are in a smart market, the economy is weak, and you do not have a lot of money for marketing. What do you do? First off, you need to spend some money. You cannot avoid that, but you can control some of it. In a …