The Computer Advocate has joined RelyLocal.com in Collierville. Here is a link to our main profile.
RelyLocal.com is an affordable way to promote local businesses through cooperative advertising and business to business networking. Most businesses in my area are not excited about the prospect of daily SEO or web marketing to generate more web and foot traffic. Well, probably nobody but me and RelyLocal.com. It is a necessary task to “feed the beast” to generate daily content and keep your site constantly indexed by search engines like Google and Yahoo. But who has the time, right? RelyLocal.com does, and they do it 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
We joined because we have the same goal in mind, increase business. Specifically, want to increase LOCAL business. When you spend $10 at a local store, about $6.80 stays right here in town. When you spend that same $10 at a national chain store, less than $4 stays here. The rest of the money goes to the corporate offices. It is the local businesses (like this one) that support local growth, sustain our communities, hold civic events, sponsor the local PTA, etc.
Listing with RelyLocal.com is a smart move because it will save you time and increase your internet presence. Let’s face it, the phonebook is pretty much dead. Most small businesses can’t afford the $3000 it costs to get a print ad. For an investment of $25/mo, RelyLocal gives you an online listing with constant work being done to increase traffic for you. You choose a category (or multiple) in which to feature your business listing and RelyLocal takes care of inputting all of your information; company description, logo, location, hours of operation, web address, email – even coupons, photos, banner ads and links to your Blog, Facebook, or Twitter pages! It works.
Why am I promoting this? For one, I believe in the cause. This is a grassroots movement to sustain our towns. I also promote because as more members join and participate in the campaign, it benefits me as well. That’s how cooperative advertising works. Visit www.relylocal.com today and see what I mean.
