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This session was more of an update on what each of the “local” search engines represent are up to currently. Participating search engines include Yahoo, Google, Windows Live, Local.com, and True Local. Below is a brief synopsis of what each engine had to say as well as some ‘takeaways’. As usual Chris Sherman was an […]

This session had highs and lows. As usually Google didn’t really reveal any ground breaking information rather they showed the latest features in the Google Local product such as coupons and the ability to add logos and icons to local listings. Windows Live discussed the some of the new abilities Local Advertisers have in Windows […]

This was a very good session. Greg Sterling was a fantastic moderator, Justin Sanger from local launch explained the high level opportunites, challenges and risks involved with local search. Christine Churchill from KeyRelevance dove deeper into tactics and helpful hints for local SEO and Paid search. Gib Olander from Localeze professed there are two types of local search: […]

I know a lot of you are interested in learning about what happened at SES Local. Please check back here late tonight as I will summarize each of the sessions I attended. It was a great conference and I learned a ton. I will be passing this knowlege on to you starting tonight! Stay tuned
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I will be attending the Search Engine Strategies Local conference here in Denver on Thursday Sept 28th 2006. I will be posting notes from each of the sessions I attend on my blog, so please check back soon if you want to learn about local search engine optimization. Please let me know if you want […]

If you are in need of an email service provider for newsletters etc, I recommend Constant Contact. I have used these guys for several of my clients and their customer support and pricing is fantastic. They have a free 60 day trial and you don’t even have to give them your credit card number until the […]

There are many options in direct marketing these days. Even with all the SPAM and junk mail going around, email marketing when done the right way for the right reasons can really help your small business. Over the next few days on this blog, I will be giving some tips and instructions for setting up […]

I was speaking with an old friend of mine who works in the online marketing industry recently. I was describing what I do for my clients and used the phrase, “I do search engine optimization”. Josh’s response offended me at first when he said search engine optimization is dead. After a lengthy discussion I realized […]