Comments on: 10 Simple Tips for Local Listing Success http://www.thinkingserious.com/2010/02/25/10-simple-tips-for-local-listing-success/ My goal is to help you focus on your passions by reducing or eliminating the time needed to maintain your life. Sat, 31 Dec 2011 18:17:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: merrypopins http://www.thinkingserious.com/2010/02/25/10-simple-tips-for-local-listing-success/#comment-383 merrypopins Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:15:57 +0000 http://www.thinkingserious.com/?p=581#comment-383 Wow,what wonderful coverage of this topic- it is "Spot On". Especially in this economy, the need is great for companies to get as much exposure as possible. Sites like those mentioned are to be commended for their offerings to companies. Social Media tweeting,connecting,befriending, buzzing,shouting,yelping,all are helping build up American economy,presence,and pride in what we can accomplish. Wow,what wonderful coverage of this topic-
it is “Spot On”.
Especially in this economy, the need is great for companies to get as much exposure as possible.
Sites like those mentioned are to be commended for their offerings to companies.
Social Media tweeting,connecting,befriending, buzzing,shouting,yelping,all are helping build up American economy,presence,and pride in what we can accomplish.

]]> By: Melih Oztalay http://www.thinkingserious.com/2010/02/25/10-simple-tips-for-local-listing-success/#comment-382 Melih Oztalay Sun, 28 Feb 2010 07:18:38 +0000 http://www.thinkingserious.com/?p=581#comment-382 Hi Emily, I think your comments are well taken to raise the awareness of a new local business marketing tool. This is probably the first time the Internet will help the local business reach the local consumer through web searches and mobile searches. What I am most concerned about are small and local businesses having to contend with multiple websites when it comes to their local listing. What I'm really talking about are "time resources". Afterall, there are over 60 websites in four different categories specifically geared towards local listings. How can a local or small business have the time resources to cover this space? Even if you made a conscious decision to not manage all 60, there are well more than Google, Yahoo, Bing, and Ask. The space goes to Local.com (they went public), Yelp, Merchant Circle, and many others. Consumers will be the ones deciding which of these local listing websites they will go and post their experience through consumer reviews. This adds to the burden that no one single local listing website will do the trick. Something we recently read at KillerStartUps are companies that are offering a low cost service to update then manage these listings for companies. You can read about this at KillerStartUps here: http://www.killerstartups.com/Search/smartfindslocallisting-com-be-found-online It is a changing world and the local business will benefit. There will be some adjustment to this space needed. Good information from your post and hopefully varying opinions help give perspective. Hi Emily,

I think your comments are well taken to raise the awareness of a new local business marketing tool. This is probably the first time the Internet will help the local business reach the local consumer through web searches and mobile searches.

What I am most concerned about are small and local businesses having to contend with multiple websites when it comes to their local listing. What I’m really talking about are “time resources”.

Afterall, there are over 60 websites in four different categories specifically geared towards local listings. How can a local or small business have the time resources to cover this space?

Even if you made a conscious decision to not manage all 60, there are well more than Google, Yahoo, Bing, and Ask. The space goes to Local.com (they went public), Yelp, Merchant Circle, and many others.

Consumers will be the ones deciding which of these local listing websites they will go and post their experience through consumer reviews. This adds to the burden that no one single local listing website will do the trick.

Something we recently read at KillerStartUps are companies that are offering a low cost service to update then manage these listings for companies. You can read about this at KillerStartUps here:

http://www.killerstartups.com/Search/smartfindslocallisting-com-be-found-online

It is a changing world and the local business will benefit. There will be some adjustment to this space needed.

Good information from your post and hopefully varying opinions help give perspective.

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