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1. Ocala4sale - Right Place, Right Time
   Sharon Fling
   In February 1998, Michael Warren, along with 3 other family members, launched www.Ocala4sale.com, Marion County (Florida’s) Internet Marketplace . . . keep reading
   
   
2. Metrobot Local Search Engine Goes Nationwide Bringing A New Approach to Online Mapping
   Metrobot's unique linear street maps depicting businesses on each side of the road now cover all 50 states . . . keep reading
   
   
3. Local Search is Hot But Will Small Business Ever Join the Party?
   Sharon Fling
   The industry is abuzz with local search news – Google and Yahoo! continue to improve and add functionality to their local search engines. Then there’s . . . keep reading
   
   
4. The Secret Key For Any Offline Business To Profit From The Internet... Even Without a Website!
   Hans Klein
   The secret key I am talking about has been used by top internet marketing specialists to generate profits for years, but is just now taking hold in ma . . . keep reading
   
   
5. More Local Search Results in Google Maps
   Google Operating System
   Google Maps shows more local search results: instead of showing only the first 10 results, you can explore the most relevant 1000 local businesses in a single view. . . . keep reading
   
   
6. Use The Local Internet To Disaster Proof Your Small Business
   Sharon Fling
   First Hurricane Katrina, now Hurricane Rita. As if small business owners don’t have enough to contend with, being hit with a disaster from out of the . . . keep reading
   
   
7. Search Engines Going Loco for Local...But When Will Small Business Get Real?
   Sharon Fling
   Still think the Internet is primarily a global medium? Think again. Slowly but surely, the tide is shifting onto local shores. Of course the only question remains: when will small local businesses join the party? . . . keep reading
   
   
8. Small Towns are NOT Small Potatoes
   Sharon Fling
   When it comes to using the Internet to promote local business, things have changed a lot in the past couple years. Online pros are becoming more attuned to the fact that people live in the real "dirt" world, and have started to cater to local businesses and their needs. If they haven't they should. This article discusses a few reasons why. . . . keep reading
   
   
9. Local Search Targets Local Ad Revenues
   Paul J. Bruemmer, trademarkSEO.com
   Newspapers and offline yellow page directories have traditionally been the mainstay of local advertising. That might be about to change as local search becomes the latest business opportunity to be exploited online. . . . keep reading
   
   
10. Local Firms Can Expand Market Share With Search Engine Optimization
    Paul J. Bruemmer, trademarkSEO.com
    Local and regional businesses like restaurants, destination casinos, and golf courses can expand market share and strengthen their brand by investing in organic search engine optimization. . . . keep reading
    
    
11. Getting Your Business Listed For Local Search Is Just The First Step
    Lynella Grant
    Although Local Search only caught on in the last year, such queries already account for over 36% of all search engine queries. When a person adds a geographic term (like city, town, or zip code) to their search query, the results only show them the small pool of businesses located within that area - and not necessarily all of them. . . . keep reading
    
    
12. Why Online Marketers Are Going Local
    Sharon Odom Fling
    It used to be that webmasters spent all or most of their time online. They ate, slept and lived the web. How do I know this? Because I was one of th . . . keep reading
    
    
13. 70% of U.S. Households Use the Internet When Shopping Locally
    The Kelsey Group
    "70% of U.S. households now use the Internet as an information source when shopping locally for products and services... Findings also suggest the Internet is poised to surpass newspapers as a local shopping information resource." . . . keep reading
    
    
14. Local Content Is King
    Sharon Fling
    You've probably heard that on the web "Content is King", but what does this mean to local busine . . . keep reading
    
    
15. Local.com: Addressing The Needs Of Local Search
    Chris Richardson
    Because of the growing popularity of local search, the iron is hot for a fully functional engine that concentrates specifically on finding locally relevant information to strike. Evidently, the governing body at Interchange, parent company of LocalDirect.com, feels the same way. . . . keep reading
    
    
16. Relationship Marketing -- Key For Small Local Business
    Sharon Fling
    Someone wrote me recently and said "I don't think every small business has the need nor inclination to . . . keep reading
    
    
17. Local Paid Search Takes Off, Poised To Rival Local Offline Media
    Joe Mandese
    Six months after it began benchmarking the fledgling business of local search, The Kelsey Group says it has emerged as one of the hottest new online a . . . keep reading
    
    
18. Small Businesses Embrace Search Engine Marketing
    Patricia Fusco
    Small businesses are quickly adopting the use of search engine advertising solutions, according to new research from The Kelsey Group and ConStat, co- . . . keep reading
    
    
19. Shopping.com Connects With Switchboard for More Local Searches
    Brian Morrissey
    E-commerce search engine Shopping.com struck a deal yesterday to include links to its comparison site on online directory Switchboard, with an eye to . . . keep reading
    
    
20. Local Advertising on the Net
    Gerry Blackwell
    According to The Kelsey Group, a Princeton, N.J. market research firm, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) spend about $22 billion a year on local adv . . . keep reading
    
    

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