Handling Negative Local Business Listing Reviews

Posted by admin on Oct 9th, 2010 in featured articles, local search | 0 comments No matter how much you try, there will always be someone who isn’t happy. In the past, there was the exceptional disgruntled customer who would picket a business with a strange sign scrawled about conspiracy theories, but the police would come and remove them. You can’t do that with an online review. The worst thing about negative reviews of your local business listing is that these catch the eye of your prospective customers more than anything. But, there is hope! You now have the ability with Google Places to counter negative reviews, or respond to them, and people will see your...

Maximize Followers with Your Twitter Behavior

Posted by admin on Oct 7th, 2010 in blogging, twitter | 0 comments This is a follow-up to a previous post Twitter Social Media Trends: Your Twitter Profile that mentioned points on the importance of fully completing your Twitter profile. Not only can a complete Twitter profile prompt people to follow; you can also maximize followers with your Tweeting behavior. Sure I know you have seen it or may have been guilty of this behavior as a newbie to Twitter – blasting tweets that pretty much scream a sales pitch over and over. This type of tweeting comes across as spam. Most engaged tweeters browse your profile, glance at your avatar before deciding to click the...

Artisteer Review

Posted by admin on Oct 5th, 2010 in seo web design | 0 comments Artisteer offers you the ability to create WordPress, Joomla and Drupal themes relatively easy. The price is affordable, for as little as $50 you can begin using Artisteer with some restrictions, and after one site project it will have paid for itself. If you want to create Joomla or Drupal templates you will need to purchase the Standard version ($129). I have used Artisteer as a useful tool for over a year now for quick small site projects. The click and point interface is easy to navigate and enables you to customize every aspect of your template.  Artisteer also provides a variety of ready made...

Questions to ask a Local SEO Consultant

Posted by admin on Oct 3rd, 2010 in featured articles, local search | 0 comments You want your business to have the best chance online; hiring a local SEO consultant can help promote the success of your website.  It’s time to consider hiring a local SEO consultant when you are in the planning stages of a new site or redesign. Hiring a local SEO consultant in the planning stage of your website is critical because it ensures your site will be built upon SEO principles. You might ask, how do I hire a local SEO consultant? What type of skills should I look for before hiring? There a few questions to ask and warnings to be aware of as you research and interview local SEO...

Twitter Social Media Trends: Your Twitter Profile

Posted by admin on Sep 23rd, 2010 in blogging, social media, twitter | 1 comment Recently I attended the webinar hosted by Hubspot’s Dan Zarella and Chad Levitt, “The Science of Twitter: State of the Twittersphere Meets Sales 2.0.” The information presented confirmed several ideas and answered possible outcomes of Twitter experiments I have tested with a few Twitter accounts of my own. If you are not using Twitter as a marketing tool for your business, I encourage you to open an account and get started. Twitter can function as another platform to reach existing customers as well as convert leads into customers. When I first opened a Twitter account I...