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Apr 09 / SEO Presentation At The Buffalo Chamber Of Commerce

by Jason Landa

I was very fortunate to get to speak at the Buffalo, MN Chamber of Commerce Quarterly Luncheon today.  I presented on some ideas to help a small business website succeed, search engine optimization (SEO) and web analytics. I think I only put one person to sleep and the group had a lot of great Internet [...] Read More


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Apr 07 / Google Local Search Part 2

by Jason Landa

Our last post looked at the new Google search features incorporating local search results into regular search queries.  For many search terms you no longer need to apply a city and state to get local results. A New Top Keyword I thought I would update that post with how this new Google search feature has [...] Read More


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Apr 02 / Local Search Results Increasing On Google

by Jason Landa

Google is looking to help users find more local information by placing local search results in non-local search queries. Instead of having to search “Dentists in Delano, MN”, you can just type “Dentists” and get local results on page one. Google is using the location of your Internet provider (ISP) to determine where you are, [...] Read More


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Mar 08 / A Small Coffee Shop Web Design Project Has A Big Future

by Jason Landa

Last week we launched the Blackwater Coffee Company & Cafe website. While the web design project was small in size on the surface, but its part of a very big service we are rolling out. The Blackwater web project included the following: Custom design elements over an existing CSS layout Full CMS back-end for updating [...] Read More


7 Comments » -- Posted in Email Marketing, Five Client, Five News, Internet Marketing, Local Search, Small Business, Web Design, Web Projects |

Mar 01 / Best Buy Meshes Online Reviews With Offline Marketing

by Jason Landa

I came across a great example of online marketing and offline marketing working together over the weekend. We often see traditional marketing driving people to the web, but I found something different going on. I found online marketing elements being put to use offline. I’m old school on Sunday mornings and almost always head out [...] Read More


2 Comments » -- Posted in Internet Marketing, Local Search, Small Business |

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