http://www.simplebizsupportblog.com Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:41:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 2009 ryan@simplebizsupport.com (Ryan Perry) ryan@simplebizsupport.com (Ryan Perry) Business Marketing 1440 http://simplebizsupportblog.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg http://www.simplebizsupportblog.com 144 144 You to can have complete market DOMINATION! Ryan Perry works with small businesses specifically on the benefits of having a solid web presence. While this does mean having a website, more importantly, a solid web presence allows Google, Yahoo and the general public to find your site with ease. This is done through proper SEO. Find out why SEO is so important to increasing web traffic and profits to your bottom line with these podcast. seo, search engine optimization, small business support, small business marketing, small business marketing ideas, web marketing, seo services, seo optimization Ryan Perry Ryan Perry ryan@simplebizsupport.com no no http://www.simplebizsupportblog.com/marketing/google-places-a-must-seo-tool-for-local-business/ http://www.simplebizsupportblog.com/marketing/google-places-a-must-seo-tool-for-local-business/#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:20:22 +0000 Ryan Perry http://www.simplebizsupportblog.com/?p=1669 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Google Places is a must for any local business looking to be found on Google maps section which is typically above natural search results. Here is a quick video on Google Places showing you how to set up and validate an account. Time: 7:29 After watching the video, be sure to share your comments below!]]> http://www.simplebizsupportblog.com/marketing/google-places-a-must-seo-tool-for-local-business/feed/ 0 http://www.simplebizsupportblog.com/local-resources/another-great-use-for-yellow-page-books/ http://www.simplebizsupportblog.com/local-resources/another-great-use-for-yellow-page-books/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:34:26 +0000 Ryan Perry http://www.simplebizsupportblog.com/?p=1602 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Those that know me, understand that I feel the Yellow Page books use to be a great value and resource for business people. Now that users are conducting 88 BILLION Google searches a month and 20% of those searches are for local business, I have found other uses for the Yellow Page book. Here is [...]]]> http://www.simplebizsupportblog.com/local-resources/another-great-use-for-yellow-page-books/feed/ 0 http://www.simplebizsupportblog.com/marketing/qr-codes-and-carls-jr/ http://www.simplebizsupportblog.com/marketing/qr-codes-and-carls-jr/#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 17:02:45 +0000 Ryan Perry http://www.simplebizsupportblog.com/?p=1567 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } I stopped in at Carl’s Jr. the other today to try one of their Turkey Burgers today and noticed a display on the counter that read “WIN FREE GOOD* OR AWESOME PRIZES. DOWNLOAD THE FREE HAPPY START REWARDS MOBILE APP.” Being the curious person I am, the ad got my attention. So I grabbed my [...]]]> http://www.simplebizsupportblog.com/marketing/qr-codes-and-carls-jr/feed/ 0 http://www.simplebizsupportblog.com/social-networking/facebook-default-landing-tab-for-fan-page/ http://www.simplebizsupportblog.com/social-networking/facebook-default-landing-tab-for-fan-page/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 02:28:33 +0000 Ryan Perry http://www.simplebizsupportblog.com/?p=1495 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Here’s a neat little trick that doesn’t require any custom coding or special applications or plug-ins. This is a simple change that even the most basic of users can do in under 60 seconds. The default setting for users visiting your fan page on Facebook is the “wall”. Did you know there is built in [...]]]> http://www.simplebizsupportblog.com/social-networking/facebook-default-landing-tab-for-fan-page/feed/ 0 http://www.simplebizsupportblog.com/youtube/youtube-analytics/ http://www.simplebizsupportblog.com/youtube/youtube-analytics/#comments Wed, 09 Mar 2011 16:01:40 +0000 Ryan Perry http://www.simplebizsupportblog.com/?p=1489 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; }   While on YouTube the other day, I noticed some new features below the video on the left side called “video statistics” or what I like to call YouTube Analytics. What I find interesting about these stats is that they are open to the public. So, not only can you look and see how your [...]]]> http://www.simplebizsupportblog.com/youtube/youtube-analytics/feed/ 0 http://www.simplebizsupportblog.com/social-networking/facebook-invisibility-setting/ http://www.simplebizsupportblog.com/social-networking/facebook-invisibility-setting/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 23:00:59 +0000 Ryan Perry http://simplebizsupportblog.com/?p=1418 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } This short video on Facebook’s new settings is a must watch if you want your fan page to be visible. Recent changes by Facebook to the usability of Fan pages have been met with mostly positive reviews. However, I’ve been hearing some grumbles from people that they don’t “see” on the post their fans are [...]]]> http://www.simplebizsupportblog.com/social-networking/facebook-invisibility-setting/feed/ 0 http://www.simplebizsupportblog.com/seo/drupal-follow-no-follow-option/ http://www.simplebizsupportblog.com/seo/drupal-follow-no-follow-option/#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 23:21:21 +0000 Ryan Perry http://simplebizsupportblog.com/?p=1412 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } I have been working on WordPress sites for a couple of years now, but picked up a new account that has their site built in Drupal. While optimizing the website I ran across a nice little feature that controls the robots.txt file. If you’re not familiar with the importance of the robots.txt file, basically it [...]]]> http://www.simplebizsupportblog.com/seo/drupal-follow-no-follow-option/feed/ 0 http://www.simplebizsupportblog.com/web-design-2/what-i-dont-like-about-wordpress/ http://www.simplebizsupportblog.com/web-design-2/what-i-dont-like-about-wordpress/#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 22:42:52 +0000 Ryan Perry http://simplebizsupportblog.com/?p=1410 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } I am a big fan of self hosted WordPress sites as they are easy to setup and end users can learn how to update and manage their own site with minimal training. In fact my website and this blog are both WordPress sites that have been custom designed and coded to give the sites a [...]]]> http://www.simplebizsupportblog.com/web-design-2/what-i-dont-like-about-wordpress/feed/ 0 http://www.simplebizsupportblog.com/seo/local-seo-ready-for-smart-phone-users/ http://www.simplebizsupportblog.com/seo/local-seo-ready-for-smart-phone-users/#comments Mon, 31 Jan 2011 22:19:34 +0000 Ryan Perry http://simplebizsupportblog.com/?p=1404 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } I was reading an article this morning how Google Android has topped Symbian as the top smart phone platform which tied in perfectly with a video I did over the weekend regarding local SEO search and smart phones.  In the article, it states that “…Google (is) well placed as cell phones are due to surpass [...]]]> http://www.simplebizsupportblog.com/seo/local-seo-ready-for-smart-phone-users/feed/ 0 http://www.simplebizsupportblog.com/seo/google-and-bing-confirm-social-site-play-role-in-ranking/ http://www.simplebizsupportblog.com/seo/google-and-bing-confirm-social-site-play-role-in-ranking/#comments Fri, 03 Dec 2010 03:56:48 +0000 Ryan Perry http://simplebizsupportblog.com/?p=1399 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Still on the fence when it comes to social media and if your company should invest time and energy into social media site like Facebook and Twitter? In a recent interview with Google and Bing, both companies agreed that links through Facebook and Twitter has a direct affect on ranking. If you want to found [...]]]> http://www.simplebizsupportblog.com/seo/google-and-bing-confirm-social-site-play-role-in-ranking/feed/ 0