January 17, 2007 18:21
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Local business needs efforts to thrive in e-world. When you start your web business or any business for that matter, you first try to extend its reach in the city or province you live and its near vicinity.
This makes sense because you already have fair idea about the average city-dweller - what she likes and what she doesn’t, what goes and what doesn’t. Even if you know that your item or service appeals equally to people from other cities and countries, you still want to play it safe at initial stage so that your business doesn’t falter mid-way.
Noticing the trend, search engines like Google and Yahoo are putting more emphasis on local search, and in fact there are many other websites that are focused on providing local information.
Just as you as seller prefer your local place to put anchor and grow, the buyers too prefer to source their item or service from local business. The reason is simple. If anything goes wrong at either end, it is easier to get in touch with one another to settle the issue.
Keeping this in perspective, Dr. Ralph Wilson has written an excellent primer on the subject. His e-book is titled, ‘How To Promote Your Local Business On The Internet’.
It is important to understand that however tuned we may be, there is always something new happening on the net. Which means that a clutch of options is appearing every now and then, and disappearing too, something we may not be aware of.
It is here that solid resources like Dr. Wilson’s e-book come to help. Easy explanation of various events at play and likely steps for you to take form a good part of the e-book.
So, even if you sell traditional goods and services, yet wish to spread your local business reach, do get hold of Ralph’s e-book and make an informed beginning to take advantage of the internet. You will be glad you did.
Wish you all the best in your local business. (View Details)
