It is pretty clear that Google wants you to stay on Google. I miss the days of doing a search for something local and actually finding it with one click. You know the whole movement to shop local & avoid big brands and get back to main street? This really makes me wanna start […]
Google Boost is now Adwords Express Local search marketing may be in it’s infancy for Google, but this baby is booming. In two short years they have grown through a 10-pack, to a 7-pack, to a mixed local and organic result. They have further added a revenue stream with Google Sponsored tags (Yellow tags) and […]
I got distracted today and the result of that distraction is this post. I was curious about something dealing with local search and the SERPs – so I decided to do a little comparison. The four major search engines I compared are Google, Yahoo, MSN and ASK. I wanted to find out how their specific […]
I love when I find local businesses that are doing things they need to be online. It’s even better when I find businesses I use taking advantage of local marketing services that search engines offer that can save me money (and drive business to them)! I just want to spotlight a company I feel is […]
Being in the industry I am, I talk with a lot of local business owners almost everyday about marketing (they are sniffing around for free tips, but I don’t mind sharing). In this economy, I have found the conversation sliding a little more to cost effective marketing tactics, if not completely free marketing suggestions. Hopefully […]
