Phoenix SEO

If your a small business owner trying to get your website noticed I'm sure you've seen all the hoopla about content. Original content is king! While this is true there is an epidemic of muddy water. Lazy content providers trying squeeze all it can out of a simple point. Dragging out the article with nothing to say just to get out a keyword, if your SEO provider puts this on your site don't stand for it. If your paying for orignal content demand quality not a muddy mess of quantity.

Small Business Advantage

Having owned several small businesses I learned the hard way how important promotion and lead creation are. These days every lead can make or break your business. That is why I hate to see so many turn to the internet only to be taken advantage of and left feeling frustrated. I have paid companys thousands of dollars and still didn't get the phone calls.

The truth is there is no magic pill to put your website at the top of the Search pack. There are several steps in the process I will discuss in this blog and on my website The Business Directory.org I will give the small business owner tips and suggestions for SEO.

I created The Business Directory.org to aid the small business owner in online promotion. It's FREE and Easy.

The first step to online promotion is a homework project.
Whether going it alone or hiring someone to build your website I recommend taking a long look at what's important to your business.
-What makes your business unique?
-Who is your customer?
-What is the proccess? From first phone call to completed project.
-How large is your service area?
-Do you have success stories? If yes, write them down.

No one can answer these questions for you. Being a small business owner makes you a vested expert in your field. If you complete this step you have a foundation to pass on to a developer or enter into ads and websites.

Lost in Translation

You may have noticed lately SEO firms from India making a huge push in the U.S. market. While many very large U.S. firms use these Indian services I find for the small business trying to make the most out of his advertising budget it doesn't add up. These firms need to be very closely managed as to what and how they market your keywords. The average small business needs to focus on what they do best, learning how to manage and market internet keywords is and should not be on their radar. Take a look at The Business Directory for reference. Don't get me wrong, these Indian companies serve a purpose but are not for everyone.

Welcome Stuntmen!

We would like to thank Spanky Spangler and Spanky JR for partnering with The Business Directory.org and H4 Websoft. Spanky and Jr are world famous stuntmen holding 23 world records and having performed over 22 thousand stunts.

We are honored to have them as part of the TBD family. We will proving website design, consulting and Search Engine Optimization.

Thanks guys

P.H.

New Year, New Business

One month into the new year and the manufacturing industry seems to be taking off. Great news for now, I hope its sustainable. Only time will tell.

Gotta go.
P.H.

Home Values Stabilizing in Arizona

Recent studies in Arizona have shown home sales rising and values leveling off. The good news however is limited to detached single family homes, Condominiums and townhouses still experienced a decline in October. The numbers reflect a large pool of investors grabbing up short sales and bank owned homes. With a steady flow of foreclosures still entering the Phoenix market the stabilization of the Arizona real estate market is still out if reach. Foreclosure information and short sale advice is mandatory reading for anyone in the Phoenix real estate market.

Loan Modification Licensing

There has been an abundance of news coverage on loan modification scams which have been going on for some time now. The homeowner in distress and fear of losing their home pays a loan modification company (in most cases $3000.00) to “represent” them and handle the loan modification process. They are told to ignore the correspondence from the lender and “wait it out” as it can be a long drawn out process. Meanwhile the unscrupulous “loan mod” company finds more victims and eventually disappears with everyone’s money.

This has caused the Arizona legislature to pass a bill requiring loan modification companies to be licensed by July of 2010. This is a necessary step to protect homeowners that are not able to use the free do it yourself loan modification programs available.