What is one effective tactic you’ve taken in response to the recession?

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I live in Florida, south Florida, to be exact.  This is a haven for small businesses to thrive and provide all the tourists with whatever it is that they might need upon getting off the plane.  Unfortunately, the small business doesn't have the resources as the big guys and usually rely on word-of-mouth, handouts, coupons, yellow pages and the like.

If they used the internet, they could capture all the tourists on their cell phone.  Imagine what it would do for you if you were the top local search for "pizza" on google maps.  The reason that its important, is that new phones, like the iphone are internet based, so visitors to your city, town, or just lazy people who don't want to go to the computer, just type in "pizza" and boom, instantly, there is your name.

That is my idea to capitalize, instead of capsize in this social media wave, get some SEO done, optimize your website, if you don't have a website, get one. Its 2009 already people, you NEED a website.

Message Edited by StuartR on 10-09-2009 09:11 AM

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Hey Stuart

I found a service that has taken care of all my web needs and I only have to pay them a small amount. I only have to pay them, when they get me customers, it has helped me a lot.

Karl

Message Edited by ZanetaB on 10-13-2009 01:19 PM

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Nice to learn about the thriving possibilities lies in the heart of Florida for small business organizations. It is fact that small business does not have huge money power to survive the assults of Big corporate boys but they have a strange adoptibility that is envied by everyone. Hail to these small business organizations.

regards

shimul

website design

Message Edited by ZanetaB on 10-15-2009 10:12 AM

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I am a dermatologist in Orange County. I operate a practice and two day spa locations.  I have just taken your advice and opened an e-commerce store to offer dermatologist selected skin care products on-line.  I sure hope you are right.

Dr. Lorrie Klein

Message Edited by ZanetaB on 10-30-2009 11:47 AM

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Many traditional "brick and mortar" businesses are still stuck on the old forms of advertising. You would be surpised to find the number of businesses that will pay for a full page ad in the yellow pages, but when you look for that same category on Google...they are nowhere to be seen.

It's especially bad when you search for the category in a town right next to their business, and they don't appear in Google maps.

Granted, it does take some time and effort to do a full SEO campaign, but it can be very easy to just make a few changes to a webpage and gain a foothold in the search engines.

Message Edited by wolverine63 on 10-26-2009 05:55 PM

Message Edited by wolverine63 on 10-26-2009 05:56 PM

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Thank you for this great insight. I so agree with you about going online.. it amazes me how many users there are online and so many small business owners ignore having a presence here.

I have learned a lot on my own about SEO and how to optimize my content in order to be found. It's so good to be seen online.

Thank you,

Carol Marak

Carebuzz

Message Edited by ZanetaB on 10-30-2009 11:47 AM

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Been using SEO to help drive traffic to my South Florida Screen Printing business for the past 9 months. With the new site design and the SEO help, we have seen a large increase in orders. We are also considering getting into PPC marketing.

-Robert

Message Edited by ZanetaB on 11-02-2009 01:05 PM

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Internet has made everyone to depend on it. Nowadays if you don't take your business online then you will surely meet failure or lose lot f sales.

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Message Edited by ZanetaB on 11-02-2009 01:06 PM

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nice insights - thanks and greetings from switzerland...