Comments on: 10 ways for local businesses to counteract the impact of a slow economy http://pamelarosenthal.wordpress.com/2009/03/29/10-ways-for-local-businesses-to-counteract-the-impact-of-a-slow-economy/ blogging occasionally in more than 140 characters Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:37:40 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Mr. Google Alerts http://pamelarosenthal.wordpress.com/2009/03/29/10-ways-for-local-businesses-to-counteract-the-impact-of-a-slow-economy/#comment-306 Mr. Google Alerts Mon, 30 Mar 2009 23:42:34 +0000 http://pamelarosenthal.wordpress.com/?p=397#comment-306 Google Alerts is a great way to track local news that you can use in marketing a small business. One way of helping Google select alerts that affect your area is to add your zipcode to the query: zoning changes 02421 I wrote a recent blog post with more hyper-local alert tips: http://www.alertrank.com/mrgooglealerts/2009/03/20/hyper-local-google-alerts/ Google Alerts is a great way to track local news that you can use in marketing a small business. One way of helping Google select alerts that affect your area is to add your zipcode to the query:
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I wrote a recent blog post with more hyper-local alert tips:
http://www.alertrank.com/mrgooglealerts/2009/03/20/hyper-local-google-alerts/

]]> By: Bruce C http://pamelarosenthal.wordpress.com/2009/03/29/10-ways-for-local-businesses-to-counteract-the-impact-of-a-slow-economy/#comment-299 Bruce C Mon, 30 Mar 2009 03:10:50 +0000 http://pamelarosenthal.wordpress.com/?p=397#comment-299 I just started reading your blog and think you have many good points. I will say that #5 and #9 are the best. Networking and advertising offline really do work. Networking has really worked for me. So, your #5 is the best advice. I also talk about the economy on my latest blog post at http://thinkandgrowrichblog.wordpress.com. I just started reading your blog and think you have many good points. I will say that #5 and #9 are the best. Networking and advertising offline really do work.

Networking has really worked for me. So, your #5 is the best advice.

I also talk about the economy on my latest blog post at http://thinkandgrowrichblog.wordpress.com.

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