Comments on: Online Marketing for Local Businesses http://homebusinessrichmond.com/online-marketing-for-local-businesses ..because now a small business or home business has the same social media reach as the corporate world! Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:54:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: phillip: Online Marketing for Local Businesses | Your Home Business S | Consumer Electronics, Social Media, and the Digital Home http://homebusinessrichmond.com/online-marketing-for-local-businesses/comment-page-1#comment-202 phillip: Online Marketing for Local Businesses | Your Home Business S | Consumer Electronics, Social Media, and the Digital Home Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:41:27 +0000 http://homebusinessrichmond.com/?p=239#comment-202 [...] Online Marketing for Local Businesses | Your Home Business S – http://homebusinessrichmond.com/online-… 3 hours [...] [...] Online Marketing for Local Businesses | Your Home Business S – http://homebusinessrichmond.com/online-…; 3 hours [...]

]]> By: Jim Hickey http://homebusinessrichmond.com/online-marketing-for-local-businesses/comment-page-1#comment-198 Jim Hickey Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:45:28 +0000 http://homebusinessrichmond.com/?p=239#comment-198 Several years ago, my brother and I took over a family business from our father and one of the first things we did is invest in a website. Although the website was not fancy, it was more than functional with information about the store, location, local activities and even a section of tips and techniques. The problem we ran into was the only people who visited the site were customers we referred to it! Neither we nor our "consultant" understood the steps required to market the site and hence our business online. Helpful insight like this would have been a great asset .... Where were you then? ;) ... Thanks Vicki Several years ago, my brother and I took over a family business from our father and one of the first things we did is invest in a website. Although the website was not fancy, it was more than functional with information about the store, location, local activities and even a section of tips and techniques.

The problem we ran into was the only people who visited the site were customers we referred to it! Neither we nor our “consultant” understood the steps required to market the site and hence our business online.

Helpful insight like this would have been a great asset …. Where were you then? ;) … Thanks Vicki

]]> By: Jon Clayton http://homebusinessrichmond.com/online-marketing-for-local-businesses/comment-page-1#comment-194 Jon Clayton Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:48:45 +0000 http://homebusinessrichmond.com/?p=239#comment-194 Vicki, I agree with you completely. In fact, I'll go one further; local businesses would be better served with a blog format for their internet identity. It is easier to change, easy to update, and much more flexible. This allows a business owner to advertise specials and such easily, on a short notice. You also make a good point about the use of website exotica such as embedded flash animations. It is easy to get carries away and make the site difficult to load and read. People will go on to the next site. Thanks! Vicki, I agree with you completely. In fact, I’ll go one further; local businesses would be better served with a blog format for their internet identity. It is easier to change, easy to update, and much more flexible. This allows a business owner to advertise specials and such easily, on a short notice. You also make a good point about the use of website exotica such as embedded flash animations. It is easy to get carries away and make the site difficult to load and read. People will go on to the next site. Thanks!

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