Some good advice to day for Social and Local - one thing to remember many people think that you can 'trick' the Social networks... my advice is don't do it. It does take a whole lot of work, but isn't doesn't it make you feel better when you have to work for something worthwhile.

Some questions to ask yourself before you start a blog.

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Some truths about marketing with social media.

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Creating your profiles

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Why your local business should be like the jerk.

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Digg changes their algo and lots of folks are angry.

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Using Social Media to Increase your search visibility

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