YP formally YellowPages.com is your traditional web directory – for business owners it’s something entirely different. It’s a service that has a fantastic sales pitch that is in most cases filled with nothing more than a lot of open ended promises. As a Digital Advertising & Media buyer I cannot recommend YellowPages.com – period. Their [...]
We recently were approached by The Diamond Reserve to launch a new web development and marketing promotion. The Diamond Reserve sells wholesale custom and designer engagement rings in Denve, but also designs celebrity diamond jewelry for A-list clients around the world. The company had worked primarily on word of mouth advertising for several years, but [...]
Hello all, I’m back and I bet cha missed me right? I recently took over some SEO work from a previous W3Now (www.w3now.com) web design client and I must say… wow. These guys are doing some pretty shady stuff and I don’t think their clients even realize it… I’ll be sure to find out and [...]
Over the last month or so I’ve complied a quick list of FAQs from both my readers as well as many others who are skeptics and/or followers of the local ad space. Here are some questions that pop-up frequently. Please feel free to comment and/or ask additional questions in the comments field. Q: What is [...]
Dear Eran Hurvitz from Wisdek SEO, Thanks for stopping by and threatening to sue me and my company (which is non existent, it’s just me) over formulated opinions regarding what I consider a shady sales tactics. Your salesperson contacted me – not the other way around. During the sales process he was talking about how [...]
Liberty Bell, a Denver Telecommunications provide is one of those businesses who I don’t think would be doing well if they hadn’t landed a sweet investment deal with popular T.V and Radio, Denver Consumer Advocate – Tom Martino. Founded in 1995 by Nigel Alexander and Shawn Stickle, Liberty Bell was setup to be a one-stop [...]
I recently signed up to be a publisher of Odesk‘s affiliate program and prior to publishing ads I wanted to dig in and see if their services really offered any true value to my readers – this is my final conclusion on the oDesk services. About oDesk: “oDesk is the marketplace for online workteams, with [...]
Learn more about SpyFu here. I have been using SpyFu off and on for the past few years and have found several of the services for a few years now and have had some fun playing with their tools. In many cases it takes the leg work out of researching targeted keywords. SpyFu sells you [...]
ServiceMagic.com seems to be a great resource for some home improvement contractors as well as a controversial topic for others. I am curious about the actual ROI from their service so I am asking home improvement contractors who subscribe to their services to send me over some minor data relating to your experiences with buying [...]
High maintenance clients are a problem and are commonly referred to as the clients from hell. Clients from hell can be your first major downfall as a small business that will leave you leaping directly into a never ending downward spiral of financial burdens. Here are a few tips to help you identify high maintenance [...]
