Internet Marketing Seminar In Bonne Terre – Thanks Small Business Leaders!

Thanks to the small business owners from Bonne Terre, MO and surrounding communities for taking the time to come to our local search and online marketing seminar held at Mario's Italian Grill. I know that you are all extremely busy and taking 2 hours of your time after hours is asking a lot, especially when it is concerning a topic that is new to many and before the presentation was probably something you thought a business in rural Missouri may not need to be concerned with. As you know now, it is very important to take advantage of all online avenues to create a holistic online marketing plan, from your Domain Name selection to your us of Facebook and Twitter, it all needs to work together to make sure you customers remember your brand and know where to go to find out what you are doing next, what specials you have or new products. As I mentioned finding targeted visitors for you website is key, understanding what customers are searching for when looking for a service or product you sell is how you focus on turning browsers into buyers. As I mentioned, no longer is having a website something you do simply because you can, no with the shift of newspaper readers and local business search moving online faster than ever you have to think about how your customers use the web even if you do not. As I mentioned a portion of the content on this blog is targeted at helping my small business customers, as such I thought I would point out a few posts that I have done that you may find useful:

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Why Small Business Should Advertise During Bad Times

Although the economy is starting to show signs of life most businesses are still in  a very conservative mode when it comes to any sort of spending. As anybody will tell you advertising and marketing in general is usually one of the first things to be cut when the paring down of spending begins. Today I had an interesting story...

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Thanks Ashland Mo Chamber Of Commerce

I wanted to publicly thank the Ashland, MO Chamber of Commerce for allowing me to take a couple hours of their very valuable time this morning. As a business owner myself I understand how hard it can be to take that much time out of your day to listen to someone discuss a topic that you may not of even been aware of before you go...

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An Open Letter To Small Business Owners – Help With Online Advertising

Dear Small Business Owner, This letter is being written to help you understand the changes that are occurring that will have an effect on how you run your business and specifically on how you promote your business. The Internet is here to stay, historically small business has relied on legacy media such as newspapers and radio to...

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