Having a quality website need not break your marketing budget. Learn what you should know as a business owner when creating a new website.
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Monday, March 8th at 11am, Dave & Busters, Austin, Texas
This workshop will help you to:
Determine your website’s goals and metrics of success
Create a detailed list of steps to take to [...]
Twitter can be overwhelming. You’ve read that it’s the current “big thing”, and you’ve heard stories about the impact it can have for small businesses. But after following a few hundred people, you’re even more confused.
A constant stream of information is flowing across your screen. Some of it looks useful. Most of it looks like [...]
Learn how to create and optimize local business listings within Google, Yahoo, and Bing.
ionadas local is holding a workshop at Dave & Busters in Austin, Texas on Tuesday, February 2nd from 11am to 1pm. SEO pioneer Brian Combs will be providing hands-on, actionable instruction on how to ensure that your business is found by searchers with local intent.
The workshop itself is free of charge, other than the food and drink you order. Seating is limited, so sign up now!
This event is sponsored by Trish Beach Marketing and Apogee Search.
Read the rest of this entry...Austin, Texas, January 11, 2010 – Brian Combs wants to help companies hit it big in 2010 by tapping into a profitable new online market—their own back yard.
Combs’ company, ionadas local, specializes in search engine optimization (SEO) for Google Maps, the online search giant’s feature that allows a company to display its location in geographically-specific Web searches.
Read the rest of this entry...I first heard the noise during the brief pause between commercials. I was sitting at home watching TV. Tom and the kids had gone to watch my son’s soccer game, and this was a rare chance for me to enjoy some weekend alone time. What I heard would change that. It was the sound of water dripping under the sink. I instantly pictured water seeping into my wood floors, warping them, molding them, ruining them.
When this woman — let’s call her "Sally" — gets to her computer and opens Google, what keywords is she going to enter? She might type in "emergency plumber," "weekend plumber," or "water leak help."
If you are a plumber, are you interested in hearing from her? Do you work weekends? Do you maintain a fleet of trucks around the city? If so, these are keyword phrases that will compliment your business strategy very well. How would you have know to target these keywords if you didn’t know her story?
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