Tag Archives: Yelp

How Did The Top Local Sites Do In Google’s Farmer Update?

I thought it would be interesting to review the Quantcast data for the local-oriented sites in Quantcast’s Top 100 to see if anything has changed (of course take this data with a grain of salt) since the Google Farmer Update: Update: Some readers pointed out the non-Quantified sites I used were not showing the right [...] Continue reading

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Restaurants with Flash web sites and menus

In the, “what the $&%# was your web designer thinking” category … In the last two weeks I have had three clients visit for consulting. We met in my office and chose different restaurants to have a meal after our session. How did we choose? Yelp to see what was nearby, then a visit to [...] Continue reading

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11 Ways Local Retail Stores Profit from Blogging

Blogging. “Ugh. Isn’t that a lot of work? Why bother?” you ask … Here are 11 powerful reasons why. Reasons that, ultimately, add profits to your bottom line. 1. When local retailer’s blog it gives your shop personality. There’s a business principle that people like doing business with other people, not nameless, faceless corporations. Your [...] Continue reading

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