Google Drops Side Ads – Confirmed as of Feb 22

This was much anticipated, and I can confirm that as of Feb 22 all SearchStations have seen no side ads since. But I’d like to concentrate on two things; a) what local businesses need to know, and b) how this particular issue is a great barometer indicating who in this business is just blogging (asleep … Read more

InSourcing is The Future of SMB Internet Marketing

Of course everything has its place. DIY (Doing it Yourself) digital marketing (SEO, SEM, PPC) is the norm for small and startup businesses. Outsourcing is the norm once a business reaches a certain size. Most business go directly from DIY to Outsource, and that is a natural evolutionary process. The problem is, neither DIY nor outsourcing is the best solution.

Developers and Internet Marketing

A Cautionary Tale…beware of developers when in the pursuit of Internet Marketing. Sounds like a Brothers Gimm Fairy Tale. The moral is that the roles assumed by many developers often leads to very understandable clashes with outside Internet Marketing. I once needed a story that summarizes the situation so I could point to it (for … Read more