Monthly Archives: June 2011

Time To Get ‘Blitterated’

Businesses in South Central Pennsylvania looking for a powerful online marketing combination can rest now. I’ve got the plan. I call it “Blitterated.” Chances are, you’ve never heard of Blitterated. And just in case you’re wondering, it’s nothing like sh*tfaced. Unless you do it with alcohol, which I don’t recommend. Blitterated is a my own…

Is Local SEO Even Possible?

Local businesses – rural businesses, in particular – may wonder if local SEO is even possible, let alone desirable. I’d say, first of all, it depends on your niche and your geographic location. For the most part, however, I’d say that local SEO is necessary if you expect to get some local business. It is…

5 Internet Marketing Channels Your Adams County Business Hasn’t Tried

Businesses in Adams County, Pennsylvania need to wake up to the 21st century. That means ditching the old attitudes about marketing and adopting something new. I’m not simply being flip here. We are getting more and more commuters in this area who are here in the evening but gone south during the day. Do you…

Online Marketing Information Overload

Everyday there are more and more businesses going online to market themselves and try to attract new business. Yet it’s getting more and more difficult to keep up with the proliferation of information about online marketing. Where does a business owner start? I think the best place for any business to start when considering online…

Need Help Moving Your Local Business Online?

If you have a business and haven’t yet made the big leap to online marketing, you might be swallowing your Adam’s apple wondering what to do. Well, don’t sweat it. Someone is here to help you. Taylor and Associates has been helping small businesses get online for five years. We have spent a great deal…

Why You Should Hire Me To Write Your Blog

Small business owners have enough to do to keep up with their blogs. You’ve got employees to manage, customers to service, inventory to track, and God knows what else. Besides, you don’t like to write. Well, I can write your blog for you. Why You Need A Blog First, let’s answer the question, “Why do…

Starters, Joiners, And Networkers

When it comes to social networking – online or off line – there are really three types of people. There are starters, joiners, and networkers. Whether we’re talking about a platform as ubiquitous as Facebook or as local as Meetup, I suspect you’ll find these three types of social personalities anywhere you go. But who…

Harrisburg Twitter Trends

If you do business in and around the Harrisburg, Pa. area and use Twitter, you might find it interesting that #mydreamjob – the Twitter hashtag – is the No. 1 trending top on Twitter in the Harrisburg area right now. So why should you care? Here’s one reason you should care: If you are an…

4 Primitive Internet Marketing Strategies (That Still Work)

Internet marketing has come a long way since the invention of the World Wide Web in 1990. As early as 1991, there were Internet marketers using the newly created Web to earn new business. And they’ve been doing it ever since. These days, you hear a lot about Twitter, Facebook pages, social media, video marketing,…

Online Coupon Sites Are Great For Local Business

If you like clipping coupons, or you are a store merchant who frequently offers coupons for your customers, then you’ll be delighted to know that the online coupon marketplace is growing. It’s not just getting bigger, it’s exploding! Groupon, the leader in the online coupon market, issued an IPO today for $750 million. Meanwhile, Amazon.com,…