Posts Tagged ‘thoughts’

Looking back at GetListed Local University Spokane

{ Posted on Feb 07 2010 by admin }
“Fantastic.” “Really great.” “Excellent.” “Very helpful.” Those are the short versions of the feedback I received from speaking with four attendees after last week’s GetListed.org Local University Spokane seminars. And I feel the same way. It was an excellent day of ...Read More »

2010 SEMMY Winners Announced

{ Posted on Feb 01 2010 by admin }
Whew. The 3rd annual SEMMY Awards are finally in the books. The winners in all 17 categories were announced this morning, and it’s a really great collection of articles. I’m proud to say that there are several first-time winners on ...Read More »

10 Creative Ways Businesses Used Twitter in 2009

{ Posted on Dec 22 2009 by admin }
I’ve been following Twitter success stories as much as possible this year, and it’s been eye-opening to see all the different ways businesses are using Twitter to promote their products and services. The following is a collection of just some ...Read More »

Google’s Favorite Places Discriminates Against Some Local Businesses

{ Posted on Dec 09 2009 by admin }
That’s one of my recent tweets, inspired by seeing early reports of local businesses getting their “Favorite Place” decals from Google. It’s also inspired, I suppose, by a bit of envy … because my wife, a real estate agent, is ...Read More »

Real Time SEO: No More Yesterday’s News

{ Posted on Dec 08 2009 by admin }
So lunch is over, or so I hear, and now we’re heading into the final three sessions of the day. First up, it’s time to talk news and we’ve got a good panel for it. Moderator Tim Ruder, PerfectMarket, and ...Read More »

Citysearch Brings Back Free Business Listings, Adds Twitter

{ Posted on Dec 06 2009 by admin }
Free business listings are available again on Citysearch. That’s just one of the announcements Citysearch is making tonight, but it’s the one that’s drawn the most discussion and interest among readers of this blog. (You may recall the blog posts ...Read More »

Google Pulls Local Phone Numbers from Search Display

{ Posted on Nov 05 2009 by admin }
It looks like Google is making more small changes to how its displays local search results — but these are small changes that might have a big impact on both local businesses and the users searching for them. Missing Phone Numbers ...Read More »

Recently on Hyperlocal Blogger

{ Posted on Oct 22 2009 by admin }
With my crazy travel schedule now winding down, I’ve been a bit more active blogging here on SBSM and also on HyperlocalBlogger.com. If you haven’t visited there recently, here’s a recap of some of the posts you may have missed: Defining ...Read More »

How To Get Started With SEO

{ Posted on Oct 20 2009 by admin }
Judging from the amount of inquiries that have come in this year via my contact form, there are a lot of small businesses that are just now starting to dip their toes into this whole SEO thing. I’d love some ...Read More »

SEOMoz Pro Training Seminar London

{ Posted on Oct 15 2009 by admin }
Having just returned this week from the A4UExpo conference, I’m now gearing up for the SEOMoz Pro Training seminar in London next week (19th & 20th October). I’m looking forward to speaking to a different audience in this jam packed ...Read More »