Yahoo launched LocalWorks back in 2013, a product that it says will help small businesses recapture sales they may be losing due to incorrect or outdated online listings. Through a partnership with Yext, Yahoo LocalWorks is designed to help companies easily update their online listings across more than 50 online platforms designed to reach 150 million local searchers, […]
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Google Removes Carousel From Local Listings
Back in June last year I had first mentioned the introduction of the carousel display for Google local listings which was loved by many business owners allowing alot more businesses to be on the first page for a search result. Sadly Google has officially dropped the black carousel user interface from their local listings. So now […]
Facebook Targets Yelp, Launches New Places Directory
Without much of an announcement Facebook has launched a revamped Places Directory which seems to target Yelp as their competitor. The new directory lets you run a search …
Google Lets Business Owners Respond To Reviews Directly From My Business Mobile App
Google announced a new update rolling out to the Google My Business mobile application which intends to keep a business owners attention on their reviews and allow for an easy way to respond to reviews and complaints.
Apple Launches Maps Connect – Letting Business Owners Manage Their Apple Maps Listings
IBM Brings Data Analysts To Small Businesses
Being able to truly analyze your businesses data was something that most small businesses simply never had the ability to do. Chances are you, the business owner, simply has no time left to sit there and draw out graphs and plot charts – and hiring a dedicated data analyst simply isn’t in the budget. This is […]
Yelp Wins Court Ruling To Move Up Negative Reviews
There’s always been talk among business owners of the “grey-area” around Yelp purposely placing negative reviews on non-paying merchant profiles. Unfortunately this did actually happen, and some business owners did actually sue Yelp – and in the end the court ruled that Yelp is completely in the clear in doing this. The ruling supported a […]
Making Use of The Free Yext Powerlistings Report
[frame align=”left”][/frame] Every day, millions of potential customers search for businesses on hundreds of different online sites – from Google and Yahoo Maps, to Yelp, JJList, MerchantCircle and LinkedIn. At least one of these sites displays the wrong business name, phone number, or address for approximately 68% of established businesses. Obviously if a business’s information is […]
Basic Marketing We Often Overlook
I was standing in traffic on the Williamsburg Bridge this past weekend and noticed a flurry of stickers along side the railing. Perfectly eye level. To me it was the ideal form of entertainment. During the next half hour that I spent crawling over the bridge in what was usual New York City traffic I […]
Launch of Innovative Standard
Innovative Standard Inc. is the realization of a dream 10 years in the making – or so starts off their introductory about page. Innovative Standard strives to be the standard in niche eCommerce by maintaining a focus on more than just the profit margin. Niche markets require a true knowledge of the product. Customers want more than […]
Get Your Free Dun & Bradstreet Credit Report
[frame align=”left”][/frame]I mentioned a while ago the importance of having your business registered with Dun & Bradstreet, and if you never read that article – you really should. Once you’re done, head on over to CreditSignal and get your totally free D&B business credit report. Find out exactly what’s listed about your business. Your business credit […]
GoDaddy Buys Locu
GoDaddy has always tried to make it as easy as possible for small business owners to setup their online presence, whether it be via building their website using the GoDaddy Website Builder, or setting up corporate email accounts; so it comes of little surprise when this past weekend GoDaddy went ahead and purchased Locu, an […]
Easyspace Partners with Crunch to Help Small Businesses
Easyspace, one of the UK’s largest ICANN accredited domain name registrars and web hosting companies, has partnered with online accountants Crunch to support startup businesses.
Spring Business Hosting & Dedicated Server Sales from UK2.NET
It’s been a little while since I’ve posted a sale from the UK2.NET group – and to be honest I was getting a little anxious. There were a few old promotions
Easyspace Newstart Launched to Help New UK Businesses
[frame align=”right”] [/frame]Easyspace is one of the UK’s leading providers of domain names, and web hosting; and as of late they have launched a new package for all new businesses that register with Companies House. This new package, called Easyspace NewStart, includes web hosting, a professional email service plus a .eu domain name. More than 400,000 […]
Dotregistry.org Launched
Dot Registry™ is a leader in online innovation dedicated to protecting the US Business Community. Recently, Dot Registry has applied for four new community based gTLD’s through the Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers ( ICANN). DOT Registry’s extensions; .INC, .LLC, .LLP, and .CORP, will mark an unprecedented change in the online marketplace as […]
Atlantic.Net Offers Free Cloud Servers to Those Affected by Hurricane Sandy
Atlantic.Net has announced today that they will be offering relief to those affected by the Northeastern US data center outages caused by Hurricane Sandy
Business Loans Available for Those Hurt by Hurricane Sandy
The U.S. Small Business Administration and the New York Business Development Center have announced the availability of loan programs designed to help businesses in declared disaster areas suffering storm or flood damage. The U.S. Small Business Administration can be reached by phone via: 1-800-659-2955 or 1-212-264-4354 or 1-404-331-0333. Meanwhile the NYBDC can be reached online via their website at http://www.nybdc.com. Furthermore the […]
PayPal Opens Up BillMeLater for Small Businesses
PayPal is opening up its Bill Me Later service to small and medium online businesses, enabling them to offer free no-interest financing for six months for all purchases of $99 or more. Bill Me Later will give small business owners a way to increase sales conversions and boost order sizes going into the holiday season. And it […]
How Small Businesses Can Use Social Media to Connect With Customers
It’s been a little while since I have checked in with the Blackberry for Small Business blog – and it’s a good thing I did when I did. Dan Sloshberg, Regional Manager for Small Medium Business Marketing in Europe, Middle East and Africa, and his team have put together a video showcasing some examples of how smart […]