Comments on: Who needs Google when you’re just local?

By: Amy Jackson

Amy Jackson — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:25:00 +0000

I definitely agree with the effectiveness of small, local businesses improving their SEO. I find myself constantly looking for local business information online (and you thought I used a phone book!) I’ve even gotten to the point that if I can’t find any information online about a business, I’ll end up going to the one that I DID find. What can I say?

By: Sean Singleton

Sean Singleton — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:53:00 +0000

That is a good point Alex. People can really get to know a company before they call, visit or decide to do business with them. It makes the whole “shopping for services” process easier on the consumer.

By: Alexandra

Alexandra — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:10:00 +0000

With so much information on the internet, I haven’t used the yellow pages in years. Instead of flipping through a bunch of pages to find something, it’s much easier to search for it on Google. In addition, the yellow pages only have a simple paragraph of what the company do and their contact information. A small company can set themselves apart from their competitors with a website to showcase their work and experience.

By: Sean Singleton

Sean Singleton — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 05:33:00 +0000

Thanks for the compliments on the post! I recently did a presentation called “Blogs and Their Marketing Benefits” that may have information that might be useful to you. Shoot your email address to sean [a].[t] blastam dot com and I would be happy to send you a pdf of the presentation materials.

By: seo expert

seo expert — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 04:08:00 +0000

Great post. Blogs are a very natural way to attract links. I’d love to see a post on how to get your company to blog. Particularly if you are dealing with a large, conservative company.