AprilApr 17 Thursday 08
What Do I Do After I Join Local Elements?
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, their color and …
AprilApr 14 Monday 08
Let's Take A Look at The "Q&A" Link on Local Elements
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 check on my city page [...]
AprilApr 7 Monday 08
The "News" Feature on Local Elements
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 that I have …
MarchMar 14 Friday 08
Unique Page Titles Help Level the Playing Field for Small Business
Earlier today I met the owner of John's Pizza Cafe in Saint Paul while working from a coffee shop that I like to frequent. We started talking about the plight of small businesses trying to compete with franchises and chains for a presence online. After viewing his …
Claim Your Blog in Technorati
I was trying to claim our blog in Technorati (supposedly this gives us more visibility and additional benefits) by the "quick" method. But it didn't work. Something about my username and password not being accurate. Not sure what's up with that, so I decided to …
Choosing Keywords for Your Website
I've been intending to sit down and right a comprehensive article on choosing keywords for your website for about two weeks now. Quite frankly, there is so much information that really should be included that the task has been a bit daunting and I've thrown out …
The Old Slow Way VS the New Fast Way
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 video that explains it [...]
Small Businesses & Coupon Marketing On the Internet
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.
A More Search Engine Friendly 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. This way there will …
How To Make Your PC Run Faster
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 had found this article …
Can You Afford to Shop Locally?
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 loyalty program that most …
Launch of Local Elements Version 2.0
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 posting, Artist …
FebruaryFeb 27 Wednesday 08
Google Analytics Update On It's Way
Last week Google analytics released a new interface and a ton of new features that are really cool. Of course this update came just days after I wrote an article about Google Analytics for the blog. Just my luck! Anyway...and update is on its way...check back soon.
Choosing Keywords for Your Website
I've been intending to sit down and right a comprehensive article on choosing keywords for your website for about two weeks now. Quite frankly, there is so much information that really should be included that the task has been a bit daunting and I've thrown out …
Claim Your Blog in Technorati
I was trying to claim our blog in Technorati (supposedly this gives us more visibility and additional benefits) by the "quick" method. But it didn't work. Something about my username and password not being accurate. Not sure what's up with that, so I decided to …
Why did we move the Blog Link?
Awhile back the link to our Blog mysteriously disappeared from the primary navigation on Local Elements. I'm sure there were many good discussions that led to the change. But seeing as I'm all the way out here in Saint Paul, MN, and most of the team is happily tucked …
Unique Page Titles Help Level the Playing Field for Small Business
Earlier today I met the owner of John's Pizza Cafe in Saint Paul while working from a coffee shop that I like to frequent. We started talking about the plight of small businesses trying to compete with franchises and chains for a presence online. After viewing his …
Small Businesses & Coupon Marketing On the Internet
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.
A More Search Engine Friendly 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. This way there will …
The Old Slow Way VS the New Fast Way
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 video that explains it [...]