tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20995189.post6519615885740888822..comments2009-10-10T04:04:51.117-05:00Becky McCrayhttps://profiles.google.com/109969779660139278806noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20995189.post-168950571863379222009-10-10T04:04:51.117-05:002009-10-10T04:04:51.117-05:00Shashi,<br /><br />Last month we had relatives down from Indiana for my sister&#39;s wedding here in Dallas. I took pictures on my iPhone and promptly had then uploaded on facebook before the reception was over. While they were impressed and liked that they could stay in touch, we were not able to talk them into getting a facebook account.<br /><br />I was surprised at their resistance, but I was shocked at the Reuters report that was published on October 8th, Small Business, Social Media not Mixing - US survey. Despite all of the advantages that social media can provide them, it seems like most small business owners are like your service station owner.<br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />BradBrad Harmonhttp://bradleyaharmon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20995189.post-4024099174850780842009-09-30T22:08:00.953-05:002009-09-30T22:08:00.953-05:00Bruce/PartyWeDo, thanks. You explained that well. <br /><br />MAS, I hope to see more small businesses realize how many listings they already have, and how they can improve how those pages work for their business. Thanks!Becky McCrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05752231568940350610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20995189.post-15046999888028281342009-09-30T10:34:25.181-05:002009-09-30T10:34:25.181-05:00Good point about the internet being just another tool. The interesting thing about small business web sites is that they can be positioned to appear at the moment a consumer has a need for a specific product or service within a given geography. <br /><br />Word of mouth is of course the best, but a nicely optimized small business page can help!<br /><br />Thanks for the post!<br />MAS<br />http://seoconsultantsdenver.thewebinfocenter.comMAS1916http://www.seoconsultantsdenver.thewebinfocenter.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20995189.post-2701848784909506872009-09-30T08:22:14.853-05:002009-09-30T08:22:14.853-05:00Many successful small businesses demonstrate that word of mouth is a powerful tool, without much need for the internet.<br /><br />This autoshop has satisfied customers making positive recommendations on a scale that seems small to internet marketers. Even so, it seems to be a good process for this business.<br /><br />That being said, any business can improve their sales by employing some of the word of mouth tools that the web can provide.<br /><br />The internet can become just like any other tool in the box... <br />Along with the wrenches out in the shop, they could add a couple useful internet tools to the laptop behind the counter and ratchet up the sales.PartyWeDohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901634421929159801noreply@blogger.com