http://blog.matchpoint.com Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:00:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Good article in the New York Times today about managing your small business’s online reputation. Don't forget to claim your business on Matchpoint.com if you haven't already. http://blog.matchpoint.com/?p=175 Just a few weeks after launching our free business pages, we are pleased to announce that all business owners can now add unlimited coupons and photos to their pages! Coupons & Offers - create demand in a down economy In this economy, everyone is looking for ways to save money or ... http://blog.matchpoint.com/?p=155 One of the most requested features we have received over the last year has been to allow business owners to add a new business or claim their existing business page on Matchpoint.com. Well, today I'm pleased to announce that the wait is over. Business Owners can now list their business for ... http://blog.matchpoint.com/?p=130 Microsoft has released a study that surveys small business owners about their attitudes towards search engine marketing. This is my favorite quote: ... seven in 10 small-business owners who participated revealed that they would rather try to do their own taxes than start a paid search marketing campaign... The take away is ... http://blog.matchpoint.com/?p=125 Lead generation, pay-per-call and pay-per-click ad products are integrated under a unified ad management portal for local advertisers MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – 4 November 2008 – Matchpoint, a local search service that connects people and businesses, announced today the next version of its advertising platform that now integrates three local online advertising ... http://blog.matchpoint.com/?p=116 We’re headed for PubCon and will be exhibiting at booth #53. PubCon is widely regarded as the most progressive and advanced SEO/SEM/Webmaster conference in business today. I send one or two employees to every conference. I send my entire team to PubCon.” - Gillian Muessig, SEOMoz Peter Adams (our President) will be ... http://blog.matchpoint.com/?p=104 I had the occasion to attend Online Market World because Matchpoint President Peter Adams was invited to speak on a panel entitled, “The Truth About Local Search”. Online Market World may not be top-of-mind for most of the hard-core SEMers that I encounter day-to-day, but their Hwy 101 billboards at least ... http://blog.matchpoint.com/?p=92 Every day, connections are being made between searchers and businesses at Matchpoint across a diverse set of local and national service categories. From people seeking resume writing help, to those in need of a car detailing specialist or a LASIK eye surgeon, Matchpoint is helping folks make quick work out ... http://blog.matchpoint.com/?p=71 While the saying goes, "it's an honor just to be nominated", I'll tell you..it's a THRILL to WIN! Matchpoint was selected as the Search Engine Strategies Awards' "Most Advertiser-friendly Search Engine" at the SES SJ conference last week. The ‘Most Advertiser-friendly Search Engine’ is a highly competitive category,” said Kevin Ryan, vice ... http://blog.matchpoint.com/?p=64 MATCHPOINT NAMED “MOST ADVERTISER-FRIENDLY SEARCH ENGINE” AT SEARCH ENGINE STRATEGIES CONFERENCE Matchpoint recognized by peers at search industry’s premier conference MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – 2 September 2008 – Matchpoint, a local search service that connects people and businesses, was named today as the SES Awards’ “Most Advertiser-friendly Search Engine” at the Search Engine ... http://blog.matchpoint.com/?p=69