September 5, 2010

May edition of REACH Magazine in Dayton, Ohio

Wow, our samples just arrived for the May edition of REACH mangazine that is distributing next week (April 26-30, 2010). I have to say that the content is diverse and exciting with everything for outdoor home improvements (landscaping, trees, grass, mulch, decks, painting, siding, garden centers, paver patios and driveways and more) to recreation and food galore.

Make sure you look for it in your mailboxes. You definitely do not want to miss this issue.

Would love to hear your comments about it when it arrives.

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Google Local Business Center – Promote your business online with or without a web site

You can give your business internet promotion without even having a web site with the Google Local Business Center. They even provide you with a informative video about the things you can do after you create your FREE account by clicking on the Sign-up-Now button:

• Show people on google maps exactly where your business or businesses are located

• Offer an online coupon that your customers can redeem at your business

• List your hours, phone number, web site and other details

• Photographs about your business or service or product

So, you can be on the web without even having a web site, but if you do have a web site creating a business profile on Google Local Business Center will increase your SEO on your site (Search engine optimization). That means that your rank when people are searching for your product or service will appear higher on the list of matches when someone does a search.

Here is a picture of the login area for Google Local Business Center.

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This is how your business might appear on Google Local Business center when someone searches for you type of business. This is where I asked for a map of photography businesses in my area.

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If you click on the dot on the map, it tells you who it is.

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Best of all, it is FREE and it only takes a few minutes to put all the details that you want to share about your business.

Profile pics and portraits, what’s appropriate for you?

There are a lot of people starting to do the social media networking thing who may want to put a little more thought into their profile portrait. When you put yourself out there, what are you saying about yourself?

If you don’t have a profile image at all you will find developing your friend list difficult. If your profile is on the raunchy side, you can damage your reputation with your associates and clients. On the other hand, people expect that profile pictures will have a personal fair to them.

Do you have a profile image?

Does it say good things about you?

Does it have a personal fair to puts you in a good light?

http://www.photosbypdemott.com/category/portrait/business/

Here are some recent portraits from a session for Wendy McGlaun. She will be using the portraits for her personal enjoyment, but they are also making their way to LinkedIn, Facebook, and her Rainmaker profile soon. Because they were taken in her home, they have a personal flair. The portrait with her husband Jeff went straight to her facebook profile for a nice personal, but also professional look.

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