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SEO for voice search is different for rural small business

By Becky McCray

  For years, we’ve all worked on SEO, or Search Engine Optimization, to get our names out there and associated with specific words and phrases we knew our customers would type into a search engine to find us. Now that customers are saying their searches out loud, how does that change things? Today’s voice searches […]

January 28, 2019 Filed Under: entrepreneurship, marketing, rural, tech Tagged With: retail, rural, search marketing, seo, small business, social media

Two 2019 small business trends that are good for small towns

By Becky McCray

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  Brother released their small business trends for 2019, and two struck me as particularly good for small towns and rural businesses. Remote workforces will continue to rise Brother says: “2018 was a pivotal year for remote working and as we head into 2019 that is not going to slow down. Good talent is becoming […]

January 14, 2019 Filed Under: economic development, entrepreneurship, rural, tech, trends, workforce Tagged With: broadband, remote work, self-employment, telecommuting

Small towns as testing grounds for future technology

By Becky McCray

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  Necessity breeds innovation, and rural people have always been innovative. Working with limited resources makes us more creative thinkers. That’s just one of the reasons that small towns and rural places are the perfect testing grounds for the future. The infrastructure of future technology will be the result of rural testing. Drones and UAVs – perfect […]

December 31, 2018 Filed Under: economic development, rural, tech, trends Tagged With: idea friendly

How small towns can cut through the noise to communicate with residents during disasters

By Small Biz Survival

Note: This is the second guest post by Whitney Hoffman. She’s sharing some thoughts about being ready for and recovering from disasters. -Becky Guest Post by Whitney Hoffman, Township Supervisor in Kennett Township PA Small towns across the Country are facing a Communications Crisis. We’re seeing contracting media markets, where hometown newspapers fold or go digital. TV […]

December 17, 2018 Filed Under: community, POV, rural, survivors, tech Tagged With: crisis communications, guest post, local government, municipal issues, rural communities

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