Recent Blog Posts
What Do I Do After I Join Local Elements?
post a comment | posted Apr 15
Originally posted at The Local Elements Blog
One of the philosophies of Web 2.0 is to give users the ability to make social networking sites like Local Elements their own site, meaning they are the contributers to the site. Users plow in the content giving Web 2.0 websites their personality, ...
Let's Take A Look at The "Q&A" Link on Local Elements
post a comment | posted Apr 14
Originally posted at The Local Elements Blog
There are links on websites that are informative and of course useful and then there is the Q&A link on Local Elements that is far more than just informative it's turning out to be fun. Every time I go to the site it's one of the first links I che...
The "News" Feature on Local Elements
post a comment | posted Apr 5
Originally posted at The Local Elements Blog
As one of the owners of Local Elements I am of course a little bias towards the overall site and it's social networking pleasures for local communities. But with that said I would like to write a few blogs on some of the great links within the site...
Not-So-Recent Blog Posts
Launch of Local Elements Version 2.0
post a comment | posted Mar 14
Originally posted at The Local Elements Blog
Local Elements Version 2.0 is now launched. It brings many new features to your local communities and many communities around the US. Some of the new features are Local Profiles for users, Business Profiles, User Driven News, a Q & A section, Job p...
Can You Afford to Shop Locally?
post a comment | posted Mar 12
Originally posted at The Local Elements Blog
Yesterday, I was reading an article on Inc.com and found out about a new program that rewards customers for shopping locally, possibly giving smaller retailers the leg up they need to compete with big box stores. It's a new kind of customer loyalt...
Can You Afford to Shop Locally?
post a comment | posted Feb 27
Originally posted at The Local Elements Blog
Yesterday, I was reading an article on Inc.com and found out about a new program that rewards customers for shopping locally, possibly giving smaller retailers the leg up they need to compete with big box stores. It's a new kind of customer loyalt...
How To Make Your PC Run Faster
post a comment | posted Mar 12
Originally posted at The Local Elements Blog
Over the past couple of years I've figured out (the hard way) some basic things that need to be done on a regular basis to my computer in order to keep it running optimally. Today, I ran across an article that summarizes those lessons well. If I ...
A More Search Engine Friendly Blog
post a comment | posted Mar 11
Originally posted at The Local Elements Blog
I've been doing some research on blogging and search engines and here's a list of things I've come up with that we can do to make our blog more search engine friendly.
1. Avoid duplicate content issues by blocking spiders from indexing categories....
Small Businesses & Coupon Marketing On the Internet
post a comment | posted Mar 10
Originally posted at The Local Elements Blog
Larry Sullivan of LocalBizBits.com interviewed me last week about online marketing & coupon marketing for small and local business. I thought you might like to read our conversation. Here's a link to Part 1 of the interview & Part 2.
The Old Slow Way VS the New Fast Way
post a comment | posted Mar 10
Originally posted at The Local Elements Blog
I found this video that explains the OLD and SLOW way of getting new information on the internet vs the NEW and FAST way. It's all about using RSS. If you don't know what that is, or if you've been too intimidated to try it out, check out this vi...