Comments on: Why Your Local Business MUST Be Online http://www.smallbusinessonlinecoach.com/blog/seo/why-your-local-business-must-be-online/ Proven & practical local search marketing strategies for small businesses. Gain visibility in Google Maps, Yahoo Local Search, MSN Search Local & much more! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:09:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Matthew Hunt http://www.smallbusinessonlinecoach.com/blog/seo/why-your-local-business-must-be-online/comment-page-1/#comment-676 Matthew Hunt Sat, 08 May 2010 02:50:02 +0000 http://www.smallbusinessonlinecoach.com/2008/07/31/why-your-local-business-must-be-online/#comment-676 @Mike Sireci - Glad you are finding the info useful! function sbmgOptinValidateForm818(name,email) { var email_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgOptinValidateForm818' + '_' + email); var reg = /^([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\@([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\.([A-Za-z]{2,4})$/; var msg = ''; if ( reg.test(email_fld.value) == false ) msg += '- Valid Email Required'; if ( msg == '' ) return true; else alert(msg); return false; }

@Mike Sireci – Glad you are finding the info useful!

]]> By: Mike Sireci http://www.smallbusinessonlinecoach.com/blog/seo/why-your-local-business-must-be-online/comment-page-1/#comment-675 Mike Sireci Sat, 08 May 2010 01:52:08 +0000 http://www.smallbusinessonlinecoach.com/2008/07/31/why-your-local-business-must-be-online/#comment-675 Hey Coach, I just found your site yesterday and I can tell I really need it. I just found out about Google's LBC and Places earlier this week. I know that the company I work for and several other local businesses really need to get schooled on this as soon as possible. Thanks and I'm sure I'll be asking questions on your other posts here real soon. Mike function sbmgOptinValidateForm734(name,email) { var email_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgOptinValidateForm734' + '_' + email); var reg = /^([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\@([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\.([A-Za-z]{2,4})$/; var msg = ''; if ( reg.test(email_fld.value) == false ) msg += '- Valid Email Required'; if ( msg == '' ) return true; else alert(msg); return false; }

Hey Coach, I just found your site yesterday and I can tell I really need it. I just found out about Google's LBC and Places earlier this week. I know that the company I work for and several other local businesses really need to get schooled on this as soon as possible. Thanks and I'm sure I'll be asking questions on your other posts here real soon. Mike

]]> By: Mathew Hunt http://www.smallbusinessonlinecoach.com/blog/seo/why-your-local-business-must-be-online/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Mathew Hunt Fri, 01 Aug 2008 05:02:06 +0000 http://www.smallbusinessonlinecoach.com/2008/07/31/why-your-local-business-must-be-online/#comment-14 Rebecca, Thanks for the comment, and yes exactly it's amazing how few small business owners put two and two together, there sometimes seems to be a disconnect, even when they do their comparison shopping online. A whopping YES! Those small business owners that "get it" are dominating the web locally. Once they understand how easy it is to get online and use a few of these Web 2.0 properties and develop a online profile and presence they become addicted to the results. I just had a personal trainer I was helping place well on some local keywords on her niche and she started within just a couple weeks getting new clients. All she did was start a blog and get a local free listing with Google Local and we got her a double listing on Page 1 for several of her major keywords. This type of marketing is doable and produces results. The question is how do we get more small biz owners to digest this and see that it's not that hard to do...? function sbmgOptinValidateForm469(name,email) { var email_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgOptinValidateForm469' + '_' + email); var reg = /^([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\@([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\.([A-Za-z]{2,4})$/; var msg = ''; if ( reg.test(email_fld.value) == false ) msg += '- Valid Email Required'; if ( msg == '' ) return true; else alert(msg); return false; }

Rebecca,

Thanks for the comment, and yes exactly it’s amazing how few small business owners put two and two together, there sometimes seems to be a disconnect, even when they do their comparison shopping online.

A whopping YES! Those small business owners that “get it” are dominating the web locally. Once they understand how easy it is to get online and use a few of these Web 2.0 properties and develop a online profile and presence they become addicted to the results.

I just had a personal trainer I was helping place well on some local keywords on her niche and she started within just a couple weeks getting new clients.

All she did was start a blog and get a local free listing with Google Local and we got her a double listing on Page 1 for several of her major keywords.

This type of marketing is doable and produces results. The question is how do we get more small biz owners to digest this and see that it’s not that hard to do…?

]]> By: Rebecca Murtagh http://www.smallbusinessonlinecoach.com/blog/seo/why-your-local-business-must-be-online/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Rebecca Murtagh Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:53:47 +0000 http://www.smallbusinessonlinecoach.com/2008/07/31/why-your-local-business-must-be-online/#comment-13 Bravo! This is a great piece and validates what most business owners (large and small) are learning on the their own, the hard way. Those that leverage these undeniable trends are outperforming their competitors. When businesses aren't sure if their customers are looking for their products and services online, I ask them to think about how THEY use the internet...then it all makes perfect sense...and they can't get into the search engine marketing space fast enough...of course it improves the bottom line best when it's done correctly and targets your most qualified prospects, but that's another discussion. Bravo! I'll be checking future posts! function sbmgOptinValidateForm273(name,email) { var email_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgOptinValidateForm273' + '_' + email); var reg = /^([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\@([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\.([A-Za-z]{2,4})$/; var msg = ''; if ( reg.test(email_fld.value) == false ) msg += '- Valid Email Required'; if ( msg == '' ) return true; else alert(msg); return false; }

Bravo!
This is a great piece and validates what most business owners (large and small) are learning on the their own, the hard way.

Those that leverage these undeniable trends are outperforming their competitors.

When businesses aren’t sure if their customers are looking for their products and services online, I ask them to think about how THEY use the internet…then it all makes perfect sense…and they can’t get into the search engine marketing space fast enough…of course it improves the bottom line best when it’s done correctly and targets your most qualified prospects, but that’s another discussion.

Bravo! I’ll be checking future posts!

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