Duck Duck Google: Why The Game is Rigged
Have you heard the news?
Duck Duck Google is a new game being played that could impact millions of business owners and online marketers around the world. The game is a great enhancement to Google Maps and looks like fun for consumers searching for information about specific geographies. It also looks like fun for local small [...]
How Google’s Guessing Game Is Hurting Online Directories
Imagine if you were Google. Hundreds of millions of people come to you everyday and ask you questions. A large percentage of the questions are generic and vague. What are you supposed to do if you don’t really know what the person is looking for?
In Google’s case they are increasingly making assumptions and guessing the [...]
Mashable.com Features CloudProfile
CloudProfile was featured today by Mashable.com as part of their Spark of Genius series which highlights innovative start-ups.
So what’s the genius idea behind CloudProfile?
Quite simply, it’s the modern equivalent of the print yellow pages and helps SMBs talk about themselves online so they can engage consumers in authentic conversations and attract more customers.
To learn [...]
5 Ways to Make Facebook and Twitter Relevant for Small Business
Lot’s of small businesses know about the millions of people interacting on Facebook and Twitter — but most of them don’t know how to use these services to help bring customers through the front door.
Here are 5 things small business owners can do to make Facebook and Twitter relevant:
1. Visit www.CloudProfile.com and signup for a [...]
Look for CloudProfile in the Demo Pit at TechCrunch 50
The countdown is on!
50 companies, including CloudProfile, have been selected to strut their stuff and show their innovation in the demo pit at TechCrunch 50 on September 14th and 15th in San Francisco.
SMBLive is one such company and I am super excited for the world to see how CloudProfile is helping small businesses like the [...]
Listen Up! A Simple Way to Attract More Customers
Are you interested in attracting more customers to your business?
One easy way to do this is to improve your online listening skills. Listen to people talk. Hear their needs. Discover their likes and dislikes. Believe it or not — the simple act of listening enables you put your finger on the pulse of people and [...]
Why Twitter is Just Like Real Estate: It’s All About Location!
Twitter is just like real estate because it’s all about location.
Online marketers everywhere are abuzz with talk of social services like Twitter and Facebook and are busy trying to create interesting ways to leverage these rich online conversations to help businesses get found by more customers.
Adding fuel to the fire is Twitter’s recent announcement that [...]
CloudProfile: The Perfect Tool for Small Business Marketers
Whether your business has a web site already — or you’re creating a presence for the first time — CloudProfile is the perfect way to promote your business on the web..
Whether you’ve been in business for 20 years or 20 minutes, CloudProfile provides a simple way to talk about your business online so more consumers [...]
Facebook Acquires FreindFeed: Why Small Businesses Should Care!
Facebook announced yesterday that is has acquired FriendFeed for a reported $50m.
As a small business owner, you’ve probably never even heard of FriendFeed and you’re probably wondering why in the world you should give a crap?
Here are 3 reasons you should care:
1. This deal is proof that Facebook has it’s heart set on becoming the [...]
Four Years At SMBLive: A Lesson Learned In Time
Four years ago this week I got together with a group of really smart guys and co-founded a company called SMBLive.
We began by partnering with British Telecom to develop a white label online directory platform called Tradespace. The idea was simple. Help UK based SMBs get online and get found in Google. It’s been a [...]
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