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Google Places Gets A Long Awaited Make-Over (Hurrah!)

April 4, 2013 by Jan Kearney

I’ve been dying to get to this since last night when I saw the Google blog announcement fly through my feed. Google Places is having a makeover.  Its new improved dashboard is rolling out now in the US and will eventually go international.  We’re told to sit tight. What’s new in Google Places for Business? […]

Filed Under: Google, Google Plus, local business internet marketing Tagged With: google local business, google places, google places changes, Google Plus

Rock Social Media In 30 Minutes Per Day

April 2, 2013 by Jan Kearney

rock social media in 30 minutes

Do you find social media to be a huge time vampire, waiting to be invited in.  Then pouncing, fangs bared and sucking all the hours from the day minute by minute? Ok, perhaps a slight exaggeration there… It is easy to get sucked into social media cleverly disguised as marketing and lose track of time.  […]

Filed Under: Social media Tagged With: facebook, Google Plus, infographics, Pinterest, social media marketing, twitter

Fancy a Challenge (or Two?)

April 1, 2013 by Jan Kearney

It's Ultimate Blog Challenge time!

It’s that time again…  Challenge time!  Ultimate Blog Challenge The Ultimate Blog Challenge starts today (1st April) and it’s not too late to join.  The challenge is to publish 31 posts in 31 days – and yes, that IS a challenge.  Now before you run and hide, take a deep breath and read on. Each […]

Filed Under: Blogging, Facebook Tagged With: blog commenting, blogging, blogging for business, facebook

Sunday Catch Up – Who Stole My Hour Edition

March 31, 2013 by Jan Kearney

It’s officially British Summer Time and I am already missing my hour.  So much to do and so little time.  This week’s catch up is about productivity and getting stuff done.  Yes, it could be argued I read more about getting stuff done than doing it… ContentsMulti-taskingProject ManagementTime ManagementTime Saving AppsNo! Multi-tasking Mind The Science […]

Filed Under: Sunday Catch Up Tagged With: productivity, time management

Facebook Changes The Rules (Again) Are You Taking Advantage?

March 28, 2013 by Jan Kearney

Chaos reigned supreme in the Facebook camp this week.  Did Facebook change the cover image rules for pages?  Was it a mistake? Facebook changes to cover images Facebook quietly updated their page guidelines with no announcement, basically taking away many restrictions on what you can put on your cover image.  Mari Smith reported the changes […]

Filed Under: Facebook Tagged With: Facebook cover, Facebook local business pages, facebook rules, Timeline slicer pro

Sunday Catch Up – How Do They Do That Edition

March 24, 2013 by Jan Kearney

Welcome to the 2nd edition of the Sunday Catch Up, a quick round up of blogs, vids and more that have caught my eye.  This week I’m focusing on “How To”, I hope you find them useful! ContentsGmailFacebookHootSuiteGoogle ReaderContent CreationSocial Media Gmail How to combine multiple Gmail accounts from Bonnie is really useful if you’ve […]

Filed Under: Sunday Catch Up Tagged With: content marketing, facebook, Google reader, social media marketing

5 Steps to Spring Clean Your Local Online Listings

March 21, 2013 by Jan Kearney

5 steps to Spring Clean Your Local Online Listings

Spring has officially arrived and when better to turn your thoughts to tidying up your local online listings.  Dig out your mops and rubber gloves, let’s get started!   Contents1 Google My Business Local Business Pages2. Check your local directory listings3 Find other local listings and citations floating around the web4 Google Plus and Maps […]

Filed Under: local business internet marketing Tagged With: business directories, citations, google local, google local business, google places, Google Plus, How To Guides

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I believe that every business, no matter how small or how local can use the power of the web to gain more customers. I offer no bull coaching and mentoring so small business owners can strategically put the web to work for their business. I've been called a "compass" and a "navigator" and probably a few more names that aren't suitable for a profile!
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