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Feb 09 / GetListed.Org – A Fantastic Local Search Tool For Small Business

by Jason Landa

Local search & web design gurus Pat Sexton and David Mihm delivered simplicity and value in the launch of their new small business tool GetListed.Org. The website allows a business or their marketing partner to verify their main local search listings in Google, Yahoo, Best of the Web (BOTW) and MSN Live in one easy [...] Read More


4 Comments » -- Posted in Business Building, Google, Local Search, Small Business |

Jan 20 / Our Internet Marketing Seminar Was A Success

by Jason Landa

On Tuesday, January 20th I had the opportunity to present a 3 hour Internet Marketing seminar on Search Engine Optimization and Email Marketing to a great group of attendees in Buffalo, Minnesota. Here is a short summary video with some of the slides (77 slides in total!), photos from the event and a video clip. [...] Read More


9 Comments » -- Posted in Business Building, Email Marketing, Five News, Local Search, SEO, Small Business |

May 30 / Online Review & Business Blogging Success Snippet

by Jason Landa

Last week when I posted about online reviews being used as a marketing strategy, I didn’t grasp that my post would push one of our customers to take action. Shortly after the blog post hit, which our client Sparkling Clean Window Washing subscribes to via email,  the owner headed off to one of our local [...] Read More


No Comments » -- Posted in Blogging, Five Client, Local Search |

May 28 / Writing User Friendly & Search Engine Friendly Website Content

by Jason Landa

It shouldn’t be news to you that you need to write web content that engages and informs your website user / visitor first and foremost and attracts the love of the search engines second. It can be very easy to accomplish both user friendly content and search engine friendly content when you consider that visitors [...] Read More


1 Comment » -- Posted in Local Search, SEO, Web Design |

May 22 / Online Reviews Get Some Press And Pimp Local Search

by Jason Landa

Yesterday’s USA Today had a feature story about the effect of online reviews for businesses leading to acquiring new clients. The focus of the article was a Los Angeles area chiropractor who actively encourages clients to write reviews on Google, Yelp, Yahoo and other local sites that allow reviews. His business has increased from people [...] Read More


3 Comments » -- Posted in Local Search, Small Business |

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