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More and more consumers are using search engines to find local merchants. Are you well positioned and easily found? If the answer is no, I can help.

Search engines are replacing the phone book in almost every household across America. Most brick and mortar businesses from doctors and lawyers, to craftsmen and service providers need help achieving good results from search engine submission.

This is where I come in, this is where I shine above the other SEO experts. I provide ‘localized’ SEO expertise. This is an often overlooked classification of SEO or search engine marketing campaign.

Just because your business is listed in the search engines does not mean consumers are going to find it. You have to know WHAT people are searching for, WHY they are searching, and how to deliver your businesses sales pitch in front of your competition.

Local SEO is a highly underrated aspect of the SEO/SEM industry. It is also one of the most lucrative for store owners and service providers. Achieving good results is not an extremely difficult task. This is why you should be talking to me. Read More

HTC Hero Android 2.1 Review

Last Updated on Tuesday, 25 May 2010 12:07 Written by Mike Tuesday, 25 May 2010 12:07

I Must first say thank you to Sprint. For what? For finally releasing this long awaited update. Running the application update was simple. It is not available over the air and you must download the RUU software from HTC’s website. From their following the instructions was basic straight forward and well worth it.

In a nutshell the phone is way faster, the camera has a new control menu that rocks. All the newer apps run well (so far) Google goggles is my favorite new toy. All my contacts had to be backed up to a new version of HTC sync. Which was a breeze.

Great job on getting this out finally. I look forward to discovering more ways to be productive with my phone.

If you’re wondering whether or not you should update your phone…do it. If your thinking about buying a hero but have been put off by the slow user experience. That definitely has been improved dramatically. It is not a speed demon but gone are the multiple second long delays between switching portrait to landscape or starting apps.

10 Reasons you should use WordPress for YOUR website.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 4 August 2010 03:31 Written by Mike Saturday, 17 April 2010 02:12

In case you haven’t noticed, I simply love using WordPress for clients web sites. The reasons why are numerous. In case you’re still not sure, here are my top ten reasons why you should, too.

  1. It’s very search engine friendly. This is the number one reason you should be using it. Search engines love to crawl clean, well structured content. WordPress makes that easy.
  2. It’s easy to manage. Other than the initial learning curve, adding and changing content does not require an understanding of html. It doesn’t hurt either, if you have html skills you can do even more with a great content framework.
  3. The plug-ins. There are thousands of useful tools to make a great platform even better. From customized login screens to double opt-in email list managers, WordPress has it all.
  4. Themes, themes and more themes. Whatever your taste if you do not have design skills, you are almost certain to find a template design that suits your tastes and needs. From there you can add your custom logo and if your really good with design, modify the theme to suit your own tastes.
  5. It’s a complete and robust CMS (content management system) You decide what information you want on what pages and place them accordingly on your site. You have complete control over your message.
  6. Everyone else and their mother is using it. It’s one of those things that if you wait to see what happens, you will be left in the dust.
  7. It’s robust enough with the right plug-ins and configuration to run some of the top read websites on the net. I do believe TechCrunch and Mashable both run on WordPress MU(multi-user)
  8. You can have a site up and running in minutes, you can move to a totally new domain and never have to worry about breaking links. Just 2 lines of database code set-up the entire sites link structure.
  9. It does not take a degree in computer science to use, and if you do happen to have a degree in computer science you can make it that much more cool.
  10. Because I say so. Since I tend to know what the heck I am talking about, you should trust in this fact and succumb to the geekness.

That pretty much sums it up. If you need further convincing, read this article again.  Maybe you just have too much money on your hands and can afford a $25K custom site that does what WordPress already does out of the box. In that case more power to you, you’re gonna need it.

#4sqday Tampa

Last Updated on Saturday, 17 April 2010 02:16 Written by Mike Saturday, 17 April 2010 01:41

What a novel concept concocted by my friend @NateBW over at Bright Eyes Vision Care. That’s right a person I know, came up with the whole foursquare day idea. April 16th is now officially known as foursquare day. 4/16 is 4squared = 16 Get it? Yeah OK just checking :)

Got Cake?What an awesome event this was, it really brings home the impact social media has on local businesses. Tweetup’s are pretty informal and probably a lot less organized or centered around businesses than a 4sq swarm type event. We unlocked the Swarm badge (50+ checkins at one location) in like 30 minutes. While Tampa did not make the Goal of 250 check ins for a Super Swarm badge, something tells me we are not far from achieving that milestone.

Afterall foursquare is still young. Most people have heard of twitter and facebook. If you mention foursquare, people probably think you are talking about that game you played in grade school. Remember that? four kids, four squares in a 2×2 grid, one ball…the ensuing chaos!

This version of foursquare is much, much better. This version is a game of sorts, with people ‘checking’ in to places they frequently visit. Earning badges and completing to do’s. Competing for mayor titles, and generating user supplied content about the places they frequent.

Businesses are in love with the cost effective ways of promoting their offerings through an online presence. Take for example the Hyatt Regency in Downtown. Not only did they host the Tampa 4sqday event, they offer a huge discount of %50 off purchases made by the mayor of their location. You get to be mayor of an establishment by checking in there more than anyone else over a 60 day period.

Watch this service blossom as adoption rates by local businesses soar. What possibilities could foursquare unlock for your business? Does you business have any tips? Have you claimed your business and made a special offer available to foursquare users?

You should act now, before your competition does. This is one great tool for business. Geek out!

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