Small Business SEM

Today is the first day since the summer of 1990 that I’ve woken up without a job.
It’s true: Due to a reorganization at Marchex, my position was eliminated. Yesterday was my last day. It was a great 18 months, and I was fortunate to work with some of the smartest people I’ve ever met. To [...]

Right after my Local Search Workshop at the SBMU show in Houston on Tuesday, I flew to Long Beach to catch the second day of the SMX Social Media conference. This was another small show — just about 150 in attendance from what I could tell.
Just as I did in NYC last October, I [...]

For those of you who are new SBS readers & subscribers, here’s a list of noteworthy posts you probably missed from one year ago. I try to put together a post like this each month.

Google Maps has a new Onebox Display
YouTube Marketing Tips
8 Things Google Maps is Missing
Happy National Look Alike Day, SEO Industry
Paid [...]

Quick story: My wife e-mailed me last night with a simple question:
“Do you know what an Alexa rating is?”
I told her I did, then found out why she was asking. Turns out that a real estate writer recently suggested in an otherwise excellent article on the Bloodhound Realty Blog (which is about the [...]

For those of you who are new SBS readers & subscribers, here’s a list of noteworthy posts you probably missed from one year ago. I try to put together a post like this each month.

When Local Search Isn’t Really Local
The Slow Growth of Podcasting
The Glacial Rate of Change at Google Maps
Tonight’s Jaw-Droppingly Stunning Statistic [...]

For those of you who are new SBS readers & subscribers, here’s a list of noteworthy posts you probably missed from one year ago. I try to put together a post like this each month. You can scroll to the end to see previous Flashbacks.
Here come the links….

The Value of Ranking #1 in Dollars and [...]

I was quite happy a few weeks ago when I looked at the Search Engine Land columnists’ calendar and saw that my next “Small Is Beautiful” column would be published on Valentine’s Day. Any time you publish on a holiday or special event, you pretty much have a free pass to write a cheesy article [...]

Welcome to any and all new SBS readers. My Feedburner number has jumped dramatically since the SEO Success Pyramid post last week. Thanks for jumping on board.
For those of you who are new SBS readers & subscribers, here’s a list of noteworthy posts you probably missed from one year ago. I try to put [...]