Happy MLK Day! Today’s New York Post features Yodle in a story about where to find jobs in 2010. Yodle is actively hiring. Please visit yodle.com/careers to see if we have a role for you, or just send us your resume! Click here to read the article.
Have you ever called a plumber, or a spa, or a veterinarian looking for help and been so turned off by the phone conversation that you went somewhere else? I think that is an experience we’ve all had, and I know that at Yodle it is one we try and help our small and local business owners avoid at all costs. An important feature that Yodle offers to clients we provide internet marketing services to is call recording (though not for doctors and lawyers for privacy compliance). This tool has provided many a business owner with important insight into…
Next week, Yodlers will take over the International Franchise Association’s annual conference in San Antonio, TX. Look for our awesome double booths! Click here for more details!
We are proud to announce our brand new offering for local business owners! Yodle Organic will help local businesses build their web presence and generate more website traffic for less than $500 per month. Yes, that’s right—less than $500 a month! Check out the full press release here.
In today’s market place, with 82% of consumers going online to find local businesses, the question for local business owners isn’t whether or not to advertise online – advertising online is simply a necessity. Instead, the question is to D.I.Y or not to D.I.Y. your online advertising. Here are some things to think about when making that important decision.
The Top 10 Most Important Questions to Ask: 1. How measurable will it be? 2. Are the metrics the vendor is promising to provide metrics that I care about? 3. How big is your commitment to the vendor, and does this…
It’s an established fact that for companies of any size, referrals are one of the most effective ways to generate new business. According to Smallbusinessforum.com, the likelihood of signing a new customer from a referral is 60% versus a non-referral which is 10%.
And it makes sense – potential clients who are referred by someone they know, and whose judgment they, trust are more inclined to use your products or services than those who aren’t.
However, many local businesses are not getting nearly as many referrals as they could. Few local businesses actually have an organized…
Back in 2007, I was having a conversation with a colleague of mine here at Yodle who was commenting to me on how much contradictory information was on the Internet regarding how a local business should advertise themselves online. “No wonder so many of the local businesses that come to us for help are confused and frustrated with online advertising,” my colleague said.
Right then the thought dawned on us that there was no one clear and accessible reference for business owners that dealt with the entire world of local online advertising. Over two years and a whole lot of…
Yodle’s CEO Court Cunningham was interviewed by InformationWeek SMB about Local Online Advertising for Dummies! Check out the full article, titled How SMBs Can Profit From Local Online Advertising to see some great insight from Court on how small businesses can get started with local online advertising, important things to remember when creating a website, and hot companies in social like foursquare, grubhub, and groupon.
Over this past Memorial Day weekend, we at Yodle had some time to think and reflect on how 2010 has been so far. In just the first 5 months, we launched a new product called Yodle Organic, formed a big partnership, raised a bunch of money, and published a book with more than 350 pages of tips, tricks, advice, thoughts, and ideas about online advertising for local businesses. This book, Local Online Advertising for Dummies, has inspired what will be our newest weekly…
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