Getting Rid of Your Phone Number for Facebook Messenger

My daughter, Julia.
At times… I want to pull my hair out for how she defaults to sending text messages.
“Dad, can I go to Maddi’s party at Skyzone I know I have Softball practice but they said they would drive me

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Google AMP Project

Google’s New Thing
 
In recent months we talked about a few Google changes that will effect website rankings.
The one the stands out the most… Rank Brain … is a big one that will roll out slowly over time.
Right now one of

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Pokemon Google and Your Business

Over the last 18 months or so I have talked about the next “version” of the web.
And while it is still too early and out of reach for us common folks… (small biz owners)… the next version of the web

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Angie’s List

You have heard of “Angie’s List” right?
I don’t have “regular TV” so I wouldn’t know if they are still running those commercials or not?
Ya know… where the home-owner says… “Thanks Angie!”
Anyway… Angie Hicks. She founded the company. She went door-to-door

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Martial Arts Marketing Online

Measure, Track & Hold Your Online Martial Arts Marketing Accountable.
This quick video gives you a few key points…

Click Here for a Complete Online Marketing Check Up.

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Online Lead Generation Strategies

Here’s a quick clip from a recent talk.
This part covers the basics and some little “detail” strategies when it comes to online lead-generation.
Check it out…

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Yelp is Leaving Small Businesses

Yelp Is Slowly “leaving you.”
A few weeks ago, I dropped some logical facts about Yelp.
Answered the age-old question…
“Should I advertise on Yelp, they keep calling me?”
The short answer was… “NO… don’t.” And of course there were a few “It depends.”
Now…

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Marketing With Contests

Contests and sweepstakes have been around forever and ever.
Even before the days of Ed McMahon knocking on your door.
What has been fun to watch over the past five years is how small businesses of all sorts have been able to

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Get a Horse

They’re saying “Get a Horse!”
Hey
Back in the day when..
Automobiles were just coming into the public eye.
Perhaps before the days of the Model T and the assembly line.
Some guy was driving down the road in his motor-powered carriage.
He was a tad

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The Truth About Yelp

Happy Memorial Day Weekend!
Celebrate Summer and Remember the True Meaning of Memorial Day!
Here’s some fun reading for the weekend…
This past Wednesday a few colleagues and I did a workshop for about twenty or so business owners.
It was on various aspects

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