A Google My Business Listing Checklist and Optimization Guide Showing up at the very top of a Google search can mean money in the bank due to the fact that more than 30% of all clicks go to the first result listed (not including ads). As a local business, showing up in the top three […]
Doing Business the Old Fashioned Way: Face to Face
Why Doing Business the Old Fashioned Way Makes Sense Long ago, before the internet or television or broadcast radio or the telephone or email or smart phones or even the printing press were invented, business owners got the word out about what they had to offer in a unique way. They actually had to talk […]
Small Business Marketing: Proven Business Model
Small Business Marketing as a Business Model When I started my online business in 2006, my dream and goal was to write and sell eBooks on a variety of topics and create information products to sell online. When a family member needed my help getting his new business off the ground, I was more than […]
Non-Profits and Fundraising for Small Business
Non-Profits and Fundraising: Small Business Can Benefit Whether you are a small business owner or you market for local businesses, getting involved with non-profits and fundraising will make a difference in your bottom line. Once people in your community see that you care about causes that are important to everyone, you will be perceived as […]
SEO for Small Business: Easier Than You Thought
SEO for Small Business – Crucial to Your Success SEO for small business is big business, especially if you are using the magic of SEO (search engine optimization) to get ranked by Google, Yahoo, and Bing for your keyword phrases. I have taught these principles in the past and wanted to expand upon them and […]
Marketing for Local Business – An Excellent Business Model
Marketing for Local Business to Make the Phone Ring My first client when I began marketing for local business was a family member who had just started a handyman business. He had been laid off from his job and needed to earn income quickly to support his family. What he had not anticipated was the […]
Leverage the Internet to Build Your Business
Is It Time to Leverage the Internet? The calendar may say 2017, but are you doing business as if it were still 1999? What I mean by this is that it may be time to add an online component to what you are doing in your bricks and mortar business. Allow me to explain further […]