Comments on: Rural Newspaper Figures It Out And Says Oh Crap! http://brucemarler.com/rural-newspaper-figures-it-out-and-says-oh-crap/ Domain Development and Geo Domain Business Sun, 15 Jan 2012 06:26:04 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: bruce http://brucemarler.com/rural-newspaper-figures-it-out-and-says-oh-crap/comment-page-1/#comment-558 bruce Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:42:55 +0000 http://brucemarler.com/?p=196#comment-558 Richard, you are very right, it is amazing how well word of mouth works in small communities, my biz partner proved that one too me early on. We have had many communities already see event submissions, etc and its just getting started. Good stuff, free content:) Richard, you are very right, it is amazing how well word of mouth works in small communities, my biz partner proved that one too me early on. We have had many communities already see event submissions, etc and its just getting started. Good stuff, free content:)

]]> By: Domain Development http://brucemarler.com/rural-newspaper-figures-it-out-and-says-oh-crap/comment-page-1/#comment-556 Domain Development Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:23:37 +0000 http://brucemarler.com/?p=196#comment-556 @Bruce, Great to hear your story with local governments. We've had support from the local government for our Oakville.com site as well. We've been told that we succeeded where many others have failed. As you are already learning, the community content on geo sites is key. News, events, local happenings are all the things that make your site sticky. Once you have a few thousand people telling their friends about your site, you'll quickly become the go-to site for your town/state - word spreads fast in smaller towns. People tell us all the time how they check Oakville.com every day for the events or waste collection schedule or the movie listings! - Richard @Bruce,

Great to hear your story with local governments. We’ve had support from the local government for our Oakville.com site as well. We’ve been told that we succeeded where many others have failed.

As you are already learning, the community content on geo sites is key. News, events, local happenings are all the things that make your site sticky. Once you have a few thousand people telling their friends about your site, you’ll quickly become the go-to site for your town/state – word spreads fast in smaller towns.

People tell us all the time how they check Oakville.com every day for the events or waste collection schedule or the movie listings!

- Richard

]]> By: kfink http://brucemarler.com/rural-newspaper-figures-it-out-and-says-oh-crap/comment-page-1/#comment-545 kfink Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:27:00 +0000 http://brucemarler.com/?p=196#comment-545 Fantastic story / outcome. Best of luck with these sites, Bruce... Fantastic story / outcome. Best of luck with these sites, Bruce…

]]> By: Tia Wood http://brucemarler.com/rural-newspaper-figures-it-out-and-says-oh-crap/comment-page-1/#comment-488 Tia Wood Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:23:21 +0000 http://brucemarler.com/?p=196#comment-488 Awesome! I always thought you were on to a good thing. Awesome! I always thought you were on to a good thing.

]]> By: JBB http://brucemarler.com/rural-newspaper-figures-it-out-and-says-oh-crap/comment-page-1/#comment-487 JBB Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:36:59 +0000 http://brucemarler.com/?p=196#comment-487 Congrats on obtaining 24 state names. Congrats on obtaining 24 state names.

]]> By: Brian Freed http://brucemarler.com/rural-newspaper-figures-it-out-and-says-oh-crap/comment-page-1/#comment-486 Brian Freed Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:40:52 +0000 http://brucemarler.com/?p=196#comment-486 Congrats to you. When you get Minnesota.me ready let me know. Brian AKA CallerBrian Congrats to you. When you get Minnesota.me ready let me know.

Brian
AKA CallerBrian

]]> By: JB http://brucemarler.com/rural-newspaper-figures-it-out-and-says-oh-crap/comment-page-1/#comment-485 JB Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:17:39 +0000 http://brucemarler.com/?p=196#comment-485 Congrats on your first disruption of old media. Congrats on your first disruption of old media.

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