NEW UPDATED TUTORIAL FOR 2011: http://blog.webbizideas.com/search-engine-marketing-sem-optimization-for-local-businesses/ WebBizIdeas Google Local Places Tutorial will teach a Small Business how to proper optimize their website in Google Local's listings. A small business can take advantage of this information and have their web site...

I am an internet marketing consultant for a Minneapolis Landscaping Company in Minnesota.  Yesterday the owner asked me to review an offer he received from a company that cold called him.  We listed his company in Yahoo Local and that...

For those who missed Comscore's webinar which reported on the state of the U.S. Online Retail Economy I have attached their .PDF they gave out to attendees. This report touched on the fact that Q2 & Q3 of 2008 has...

Yahoo Local is offering one month free to promote their new & improved Yahoo Local. That means you can sign up, sponsor, and feature your website in as many local categories for one month and not pay anything. Yahoo Local...

How many keywords should he focus on/site? Each website I would focus on 2-3 main keywords. This does not mean these 2-3 main keywords can break down into 200 to 300 keywords. If your main keyword is “file sharing” this...

Becoming an expert in your industry can effectively start with article marketing. Article marketing is the process of creating & publishing quality information offline or online. Today I will be discussing three simple techniques that will help you when promoting...

Microsoft’s new advertisement features Jerry Seinfeld. The 10 million dollar contract is to help the Vista brand improve their "coolness." The majority of critics have been fast to bash the new ads. "Bill Gates is old," "just as stupid as...

Rebublican vs. Democratic - Daily Vistors The Republicans are beating the Democrats on total time spent on a domain Rebublican vs. Democratic - Velocity The Republicans are beating the Democrats on Velocity. This reports the relative change in daily Attention....

Google Alerts is a wonderful reporting tool that helps internet marketers increase search engine traffic, stay ahead of their competition, and improve search engine rankings. This is a video tutorial to show how a website marketer can use it to...

I have been helping many clients start blogs (including starting this blog) and wanted to answer the question, Do Blogs Make Money...and if so How do They Do It? I have analyzed in detail blogs Business Week Reviewed and one...