Growing Your Local Business Online in 2011

Ready to Make 2011 the Best Year Ever in the History of Your Business?

Growing business in 2011Happy New Year!

As we look back at 2010 and the progress we've seen in not only our own business, but the progress our clients businesses, we are even more excited about what 2011 is bringing!

For us, the biggest change we made was in the later part of 2010 with the addition of a new team member in the North Carolina area.  This means further expansion of our company and the ability to help more businesses reach their own goals.  We are pleased to have Mr. Whit Gillon representing  e-Edge Marketing in North Carolina!  We've also added additional support staff to the areas that we already serve.  Growth is exciting!

For our clients, the local businesses we've helped to get online, we have seen growth in their customer bases, advances in productivity, implemented new marketing strategies, and increased sales!  We are proud to have been a part of that.

We've spent the last few months planning new services we'll begin to offer our clients and the last few weeks planning exactly how we'll roll them out.  Our slogan is "We're in your business", and we want to be in your business and show you how to grow your local business in 2011!

Many local business owners know that they need to plan for the coming New Year but many don't know where to start.  They know that they need to make changes and they know that they simply can't keep doing the same things they've always done and expect different results.

During this process it's common for business owners to find themselves saying things like:

  • "Next year I want to take my local business to the next level."
  • "I need to grow my customer base and increase my sales!"
  • "If only I had done (fill in the blank) in 2010, my local business would be online and further along than it is."

If you can relate to those or similar thoughts, you are not alone!   [Read more...]

Top 10 Reasons Maria Gudelis Should Visit Charleston SC

I recently received an invitation to hear one of the people who I most admire, respect and generally hold up as a favorite person, speak at an internet marketing event in

Maria Gudelis

Vancouver, Canada at the Canada Marketing Summit on Sept 23, 2010.   If you don't know it already, @MariaGudelis, she is one of my favorite people in the world.  I credit her with my start in internet marketing consulting and I would love to hear her speak in person!  It was from her that I took my first course in learning to help businesses with internet marketing strategies and today, I still listen carefully to her every word.  She is a super smart lady!

Now, I'm sorry to report that I won't be able to make it to the event.  Heck, to tell you the truth I couldn't even go if I had the time, I don't have a passport and these days you can't get in or out of Canada without one.

BUT, that got me thinking.  How could I get this person who I admire so much to visit me here in Charleston, SC?  How could I entice her to come here to speak and be able to meet her in person?  Then, an idea struck me!

We at e-Edge Marketing are planning to sponser, attend, and participate at the Charleston BarCamp event this year.  If you don't know about BarCamp, run don't walk to your nearest computer and visit the official BarCamp Site and find a location near you!  You can see the Charleston 2010 BarCamp Page here.  It's everything techy and it's held all over the world.  So anyway, I was thinking that this would be a perfect time for Maria to visit Charleston and help us out at BarCamp at the same time.

Soooo Maria, If BarCamp isn't enough in itself to entice you, I put together a whole list of reasons why you should visit me in Charleston, South Carolina and hold a class at the Charleston BarCamp.  So here we go!

The Top 10 Reasons Maria Gudelis Should Visit Charleston SC

1. Charleston has Credentials

2.   Great Food, Restaurants and Accommodations!

3.         James Taylor loves it! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3pTT-orGG4&feature=related

4.         Lots to do here! http://www.things-to-do-in-charleston.com/charleston-photo-gallery.html

PLUS

 

 

5.         Sand and Surf!

6.         Charleston is Rich in History! http://www.youtube.com/user/charlestonscrealtor

You can feel like you've just stepped back in time! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KgdFqMFy10

7.        We have some unique interesting things to see :

8. It's just Fun! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oNKR1vGfqo

9.       Two of the top 3 internet marketing consultants are here!

  • Leigha Baer AND David Preston live here! (it could be all three of them if you were here!)

10.     Beautiful, smart people are in South Carolina http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww (opps, best to forget that one!)

So, what say you Maria?  BarCamp is November 13th.  It's a Saturday.  The event, the food, and even the t-shirt are free.  Can you be here?

Leigha BAer

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