If you’re a small business owner who prides themselves on keeping up with all the local search blogs, you may now be overwhelmed with all the news regarding Google+ Local pages and the effect it will have on how you market your business online. First off, What are Google Local+ Pages? Google+ Photo via Shutterstock. MORE >>

Remember when Google AdWords was easy? Yes, those were the good old days, back in the early 2000s when Google launched its revolutionary pay-per-click (PPC) platform AdWords. But in the 10 years since its launch, has Google AdWords become too complicated for SMBs? Marketing Tips google adwordsThe Interface. New Features. MORE >>

20 Tips for More Efficient Google Searches. For millions of people Google is an indispensable search tool that they use every day, in all facets of their lives. From work or school, research, to looking up movies and celebrities to news and gossip, Google is the go-to search engine. Subscribe via RSS. Subscribe via Email. Video. MORE >>

Especially if they’re all free (or mostly free) from Google. If you want to one-up these simple keyword searches, use a tool like Google’s Keyword Research Tool to get a more competitive view at what the search traffic looks like for particular terms and how competitive the market is. Google Crowdsourcing (aka Google+). MORE >>

Last month I encouraged everyone to make blog reading part of their day. thought today I would share a short list of blogs I think every small business owner would benefit from reading, regardless of your industry. Business Leadership/Entrepreneur Blogs. This blog has been in my feed reader for a long time, and with good reason. MORE >>