The local directory/portal business is just that, a real business. You will be working with places in your own town, and your reputation is at stake. Always present yourself in a professional manner, at all times!

For those who don’t live in sprawling metropolis’, word travels fast, especially bad words. If you act like an ass or piss off the wrong person, well, you know how it goes. Read the rest of this entry

I am going to play Devil’s Advocate here and toss out something. For those of you targeting JUST the Portal/Directory site as your main service…are you missing the boat?

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Obviously if you are here reading this you are either already marketing your services to local businesses or have the desire to do so.

Don’t be fooled, local competition is tough to crack into, but not that tough that it can’t be done. Remember, there are already lots of generic sites out there scraping info and adding these biz’s into their nationwide directory. These sites have great rankings and can toss a monkey wrench into your plans.

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