Interviews

A great set of articles were recently published by Mike Blumenthals  over  at Understanding Google Maps & Local Search – Developing Knowledge about Local Search. For the last few years, Mike as asked some of the key players in local search to provide what they thought were the best articles …

Today I have a great interview with Eric Shanfelt from LocalSearchHandbook.com. He has put together a new local seo handbook for small business. I got a chance to review the text and put in my two cents. It is a very well done book and quite affordable. So if you …

Today I have a cool interview with Sander Daniels of Thumbtack.com. I just recently learned about this directory and thought you would appreciate learning a little bit more about them. Q. Tell us a little about your Thumbtack.com. How long have you been around? A. Thumbtack is an online marketplace …

Today I have the pleasure of interviewing Tim Tracey of YouGottaCall.com Q. So Tim, lets start with the basics, what is YouGottaCall? A. YouGottaCall.com is a free, web-based word-of-mouth referral service that benefits consumers, the local businesses they trust and the community. Our unique process has pending patent protection. Q. …

Today I finish my interview with Paul Hallett, CEO of Schmap.com Hopefully this interview will give you a little insight of what is happening on mobile-social-local front. Twitter is just one of the many areas online where small business can interact and reach out to potential new clients. Q. What …

Twitter is becoming a very powerful tool for individuals and small business. Recently I have found myself spending more time on Twitter, trying to keep up with the new trends and ideas on local search marketing, as well as sports scores, trades, rumors, the latest Android phones and more etc. …

Over the last few weeks I have been reading, Local Online Advertising for Dummies by Court Cunningham and Stephanie Brown.  (Thanks to Yodle for providing a copy.)  Overall I like the book. I think it does a nice job on providing information on the basics of local search and is …

Going to School for Local Search- GetlistedU How does anyone learn things, these days-school of course. In continuing my topic of local search DIY (do it yourself),  I interviewd my good friend David Mihm about his GetListedUniversity. This appears to be an excellent opportunity for small business owners to get …

Hope everyone is having a great weekend. Sorry for the lack of posting-simply not enough time in the day. Despite my lack of writing, local search is moving forward at full speed. Today, I wanted to direct your attention to a new blog that I found: Niftymarketing.com Mike Ramsey has …

Today we have an interview with George Ramos, CEO and Founder of  Guías Local, Inc. Q. What is guiaslocal.com? A.  GuiasLocal.com is a new, non-yellow page, bilingual start-up that connects consumers to major U.S. cities and millions of businesses.  Guias Local translated in English means “Local Guides” (a logical name …