Social networking is one of the 3 components to local search. Currently there are many different sites and services one can use. Facebook is one of the more popular services and one that you should take a closer look at, when discussing local search. I have only been involved with …

Franchises are a huge part of the local economy you find in any town. Can local search marketing help franchise owners? Definitely. I was speaking with a franchise owner here in Augusta and asked about his website. He told me the chain company had a main web site with a …

After reading all that I did on the conference, I spent some time pondering it all. The other website I would recommend you to read on the SMX Local Search conference is Andrew Shotland’s blog on local search optimization. Andrew was to be the official reporter for LocalBizBits but in …

I have been furiously reading everything that has been posted about this new local search conference SMX Local and Mobile Search that was held in Denver Oct1 & 2.  I am beat! From what I have seen and heard it was a very successful conference. Instead of simply repeating what …

Here are some great followup articles to various topics I have discussed here: 1. Mobile Search Marketing: The Pros And Cons Of Mobile Marketing by Paul J. Bruemmer. A nice summary of the current state of mobile search. 2. Link Building: Link Building for Local Search by Justilien Gaspard over …

Just wanted to digress for a second. Do you guys get Internet junk mail? Now I am not talking about spam. I am talking about Internet related snail mail.  I have been getting them for years but now I blog-so I now I can vent 🙂 The two biggest ones …

Today I finish up my interview with Luis Pereira, the Founder & CEO of AskPoodle.com Q. What else do you think small business owners need to know about AskPoodle? A. AskPoodle was specifically designed for small business owners.  Our novel concepts allow small business advertiser the opportunity to engage in …

Just a quick note to let everyone know that I have created a new group on Facebook, called Local Search Central.  I created this group for those who are involved with local search or those looking for more information. I thought it would be cool to have central place where …

Earlier this week, AskPoodle sent out a press release officially launching the web site.  Just before this release, I caught up with Luis Pereira, the Founder & CEO of AskPoodle.com and interviewed him about the new site and service available to small business owners. Here is part 1 of that …

Do a local search on Google… how about ‘house painter Augusta Ga’, now, notice how none of the results are actually House Painters in Augusta Ga. (except for the Google Local results).  Ever wonder why that happens?  Does Google have something against house painters or small businesses… not at all. …