Have You Checked Out Kauai.com?

If you haven’t checked out Kauai.com yet, you might want to take a look.  Kauai.com is a comprehensive guide to the Island launched and managed by Thor and Tanya Temme.  A great resource for visitors planning vacations to the Island, one can find a Kauai business directory, lists of attractions, restaurants and activities, as well as information on Kauai beaches, hiking trails, surf...

Promoting Kaua`i Grown Products

Last night I attended the Kauai Grown – Chamber Business After Hours event held at the Kukui`ula Shopping Center in Poipu.   If you aren’t familiar, Kauai Grown is a branded marketing program for promoting locally grown agricultural products  and to recognize the farmers, ranchers, retailers and restaurants that bring these products to the consumer. If your small business is...

Google Local Coupons

Yet another (Free) way to attract customers online.  Small businesses can use Google Local listings to promote special offers, discounts and giveaways, offering Google searchers incentive to choose your business above your competition.  By adding coupons to your listing in Google Maps, Google’s users can print your coupons and bring them to your business.  Coupons will appear alongside...

Google’s Place Pages

Here’s yet another opportunity to use Google’s Local Listings to promote your business. “…Post to your Place Page is nothing more than a Twitter-like status update box with a 160-character limit that updates your business listing with whatever current information you want to expose to the Google  audience.   You can access it from your Local Business Center dashboard...

Hospitality Industry Reviews

The following is an article by Miriam Ellis one of my favorite authors on Search Engine Guide.  I thought you might be interested in knowing what sources Google uses for its Local Maps listings. 34 Google Local Maps Sources For Hospitality Industry Reviews Who does Google trust? Who do they love to get data from about your local hospitality business? With the new, expanded, 10-listing One Box...

Claim Your Google Maps Listing

Here’s a free way to get some great local exposure for your small business on Google – claim your Google Maps listing. Watch the video on how to Claim Your Google Maps Listing. To determine which categories to use for your Google Maps listing, go...

Is your business featured in Local Search?

Here are two articles about a new tool called www.GetListed.org – the perfect solution for small businesses to ensure they are well represented in Local Search. The neat thing about local search is you don’t even need a website to get some exposure online for your business – just make sure you claim your listings and provide accurate information on the many local search...

Get Your Business Listed in Yahoo! Local & Google Maps

Did you know you can add your business to Google Maps and Yahoo! Local for free?  By mapping your business or vacation rental location in Google Maps and Yahoo! Local you gain valuable added exposure in these search engines. The free listings offer a link back to your website, plus you can link to your Google Maps and Yahoo! Local listings right from your website, making it easier for your...