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An inexpensive online PR campaign can be a highly effective way to market and promote your business. After all, few things beat the marketing power of getting a quote, interview or article published about you or your business. These days, the best place to start your PR machine is on the Web. If you’re not using online tools to help you get noticed by the media, you’re missing out on all kinds of amazing opportunities to promote your business at little or no cost to you.

Search Engines Don't Like Images!

I’ll keep this simple. Hold on to your hats here. I am about to lay some truth on you that is not even close to new and has been said for years now. The reason I have to say it again is because apparently many SMB’s are hard of hearing.  Should I type it in caps so you can read it easier?

Don't Give In To The Yellow Pages

Ok, it is truly time for the SMB’s of the world to take this internet marketing thing very seriously. If you have been dabbling or have considered dabbling in the past it’s time to get in the game for real.

Small Businesses And Social Media

I am in transit coming back to NC from Las Vegas following my trip to PubCon which is presented by Brett Tabke of WebmasterWorld. Thanks for putting on a great conference.

Your Business Is Always Under Scrutiny

I am about to prove that everything, literally everything, that you do in your business, for your business or to your business is under scrutiny all time. I suspect you all know that already. To what degree is this impacting your business is the thing you need to consider. In this day and age it is possible for people to have a good or bad experience with you and your business then almost instantaneously rave about your service or go stark raving mad about the lack thereof. That’s no different than ever before.

SEO Delivery Is Completely Broken

There I said it. I have seen it more and more in recent months even on some of the projects that I have been involved in. The traditional model of SEO delivery is completely broken. In fact, in most instances it downright stinks.Are you providing SEO on a monthly schedule of ‘deliverables’? Are you receiving monthly ‘deliverables’ that have been outlined in a contract that lasts more than one month? If so, I will go so far as to say that you are probably not getting what you need or what you have paid for.  

Pack it In Or Start Swinging?

Hey, we live in uncertain times for certain (wink, wink, nod, nod). In the past several weeks that horse has been beaten and tortured to a gruesome death that would make PETA want to throw something on someone.

Five Points That Will Make Or Break The SMB

Now, more than ever, marketing for the SMB will be critical. As we stare down the barrel of this economic mess we are in, it's time to make some cold, hard decisions. As business owners, these decisions might be around staff (who can you keep, who might need to move on, and who can't you afford to lose) and making sure that you get through this. There are many ways to get through any turbulent time. It's been done before. However, in my estimation this particular point in time requires a call to action that has never been sounded before.

SMB's: To Blog, Or Not To Blog

Well, it’s upon us. It’s obviously the end of the line for our economy. I suspect that when we all board up our shop windows and pack in our businesses we will just have to see what happens on the other side, if there even will be an other side of this mess. Hopefully there will be something left if this thing ever passes. Since we believe everything that the politicians and media tell us about the economy and ourselves this is the right time to just quit.