socalTECH

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal said today that it has launched three, brand new services today, including a new website focused on the booking of home services. All of those new services were launched in addition to the new consumer service, ClubLocal.com.

ReachLocal 178

ReachLocal Woodland Hills Search Engine Optimization Services 178

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2021

Every startup fears that one angry and unfair customer who can jeopardize the business by a negative post on Ripoff Report , Yelp , or one of the hundreds of other consumer complaint and review sites on the Internet. Don’t repeat the “ United Breaks Guitars ” experience, which now has been published as a book on what not to do.

Search Engine Optimization 163

Search Engine Optimization Content Social Network Google 163

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Several times in my investing life, as the final board member making the arrangements to dispose of remaining assets, I have literally been the one to turn out the lights, carry out the documents, books and records to my car, and become the only remaining contact between the failed business and the investors, bankruptcy court, or creditors.

Entrepreneur 156

Entrepreneur Training Invest Email 156

socalTECH

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Flinja's site lets college students and alumni with.edu emails sign up, and get a chance to post services they'd like to provide; alumni of those colleges can then contact those students to book their services. READ MORE>>.

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UCLA USC Class Conference 145

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 16, 2023

Scott, published a classic book that I still recommend, ” The New Rules of Lead Generation ,” highlighting the changes wrought by the internet and social media. Email marketing. One of these experts, David T. His professional background includes having held marketing-executive roles at big companies as well as startups.

Marketing 114

Marketing Invest Social Media SEM 114

Tech.Co

MAY 31, 2023

The platform makes it simple to automate a number of processes too, from status updates and email notifications to progress updates and time tracking. Zoho supports a wide variety of social platforms too, from Instagram and TikTok to more niche sites like Pinterest. Most of these features are available for free.

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Tool Startup Software Review Technical Review 128

TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Portions of the newsletter are published as an article on the main site after it has been emailed to subscribers (that’s what you’re reading now). The Station is emailed every Saturday morning. Email me at kirsten.korosec@techcrunch.com to share thoughts, opinions or tips or send a direct message to @kirstenkorosec.

Newsletter 135

Newsletter Startup Los Angeles Tips 135

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

He had an idea for a startup that would help consumers better book service jobs and would take on Service Magic, which he believed had a business model that could be disrupted. We like that it is 1000x better than having to call restaurants on the phone, be put on hold or call during normal business hours to book appointments.

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CTO Coach Google CTO Hire Yammer 359

socalTECH

JUNE 11, 2012

How do you cut out all of the effort required to discover, find, and book venues for your event, wedding, or conference? As a reminder to our readers who haven't used EventUp, what is the site all about? At the end of the day, we're looking to change the way people book events. is trying to figure out.

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Santa Monica Seed Funding Startup Conference 211

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

San Diego-based TelCentris said Monday that it has launched a new consumer service, VoxOx , which unifies voice, video, IM, text, email, and fax in a single user interface. according to the firm, it is looking to create a "Skype Killer" with its free service, which just launched into public beta. READ MORE>>

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San Diego Social Network Email Networking 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 20, 2020

Scott, published a classic book that I recommend, ” The New Rules of Lead Generation ,” highlighting the changes wrought by the internet and social media. Email marketing. One of these experts, David T. His professional background includes having held marketing-executive roles at big companies as well as startups.

Customer 146

Customer Custom Marketing Startup 146

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2015

A good start is a classic book on content marketing, “ Accelerate! ” A forum is a discussion site on a relevant subject, hosted and moderated by you, which adds authority, content, and traffic to your website. The registration process to join can give you a very targeted email list. Join the conversation with Community Forums.

Blogging 105

Blogging eBook Content Web 105

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Add to that knowing that there are three distinct buying seasons each year, and that this site was offering to mix and match sizes to fit, leaving orphan matching skirts and pants – and you can see why my concern. Email readers, continue here…] And the company ultimately died a painful death.

Design 120

Design Blogging Course Email 120

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

There are lots of expensive public and media relations firms out there who can give you the full treatment, but I recommend starting with a good book on the subject, like the classic by media training expert Brad Phillips, “ The Media Training Bible.” These days the media formats range from email, phone, radio, television, to social media.

Media 118

Media Tips Social Media Startup 118

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 8, 2013

A good start is a book on content marketing, “ Accelerate! ” A forum is a discussion site on a relevant subject, hosted and moderated by you, which adds authority, content, and traffic to your website. The registration process to join can give you a very targeted email list. Search engines and people love blogs these days.

Content 114

Content Marketing Startup eBook 114

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Online travel sites are great for getting you to the location, but they don't give you any good ideas for when you get there. We've created a booking engine, with an intuitive user interface that is easy to navigate, but also fun. What's your background and how did you decide to start the site? It's down in Laguna Beach.

Activity 164

Activity Startup Sites Web 164

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Brian began his interest in the Internet in 1994, as a means of selling his publishing company''s books. He had previously placed classified ads in newspapers and then mailed the books to purchasers. He quickly realized the power of the Internet when he came across a relatively obscure site, called Yahoo! Mining The Miners.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 24, 2008

Los Angeles-based genealogy and family networking site Geni has rolled out a new "Family Finder" feature, the firm said Friday, allowing users to import addresses from Microsoft Outlook, web email programs like Google's Gmail and Yahoo, or other sources. Geni operates a Web 2.0

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Geni Web 2.0 Yahoo Web 100

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 2, 2017

Every business I know is intimately familiar with outbound marketing, or pushing your message out to customers through email, newspaper, and television advertising. If you have a consistent and valuable presence on your site and your social media channels, you have a better chance of a higher ranking on search engine result pages.

Marketing 76

Marketing Social Media Content Media 76

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Now go to sites like LinkedIn and Facebook to find out more about the people you want to meet. Email readers, continue here…] Next, be fearless. Follow that with an InMail or email saying how nice it was to meet them. Put yourself out there as a subject matter expert and book some speaking engagements.

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Networking Email Google Organization 120

socalTECH

MARCH 5, 2012

Dog owners can browse through the site, and find the best options for their pet. So, back in November and December we started putting together the site you see, which enables everyone to do this. Plus, we have a typical, transaction based review, where after you've done your booking you can review the host and experience.

Technical Review 164

Technical Review Startup Sites Malibu 164

socalTECH

MARCH 5, 2012

Dog owners can browse through the site, and find the best options for their pet. So, back in November and December we started putting together the site you see, which enables everyone to do this. Plus, we have a typical, transaction based review, where after you've done your booking you can review the host and experience.

Technical Review 160

Technical Review Startup Sites Malibu 160

socalTECH

JUNE 21, 2011

Unfortunately, despite the wealth of Internet based tools for email management, web-based sales management tools, and more, contact tracking has been mostly an afterthought in the Internet age. Instead, they are using Outlook's address book, and Google contacts to communicate. You have to BCC messages to even get them into the system.

Google 216

Google Tool Email Sales 216

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

However, the Woodland Hills-based firm isn't satisfied with stopping there--it now wants to own the entire transaction--from finding a local service provider, to booking an appointment with that provider, to presenting estimates, invoices, and collecting payments, and has launched a whole set of products in that area yesterday.

ReachLocal 217

ReachLocal Technical Review Woodland Hills Services 217

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 27, 2012

Recently I was reviewing a book on content marketing, “ Accelerate! ” A forum is a discussion site on a relevant subject, hosted and moderated by you, which adds authority, content, and traffic to your website. The registration process to join can give you a very targeted email list. Join the conversation with Community Forums.

Examples 93

Examples Content Marketing Entrepreneur 93

Berkonomics

JUNE 30, 2012

Dave’s book: Positioning. Email readers, continue here.] There are a number of ways to do this effectively, including the use of social networks to create buzz, seeding product acceptance through early adopters or celebrities, or by creating a small niche market that shows unusual acceptance and more.

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Case Study Study Social Network Advertising 212

Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Over a million of these gamers clicked to the company’s game web site each month for new information and to form an early Internet game community. I negotiated a settlement with the partner for $100 thousand which I paid, then filed all of the overdue tax returns of various types, and cleaned up the books.

Sales 120

Sales Web Design Web Design 120

Eric Greenspan

MAY 7, 2013

Build “Google Juice” through links from their sites; 6. Either you get multiple email addresses tied to the same URL or vice-versa.) ” “I just did a test on part of the list and was thrilled to get a 15% response rate on it with a thumbs up to review my book. How do you access Mommy Bloggers?

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IBM IBM Email Research 154

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 15, 2011

Recently I was reviewing a new book on content marketing, “ Accelerate! ” A forum is a discussion site on a relevant subject, hosted and moderated by you, which adds authority, content, and traffic to your website. The registration process to join can give you a very targeted email list. Curation, the most efficient content.

Content 102

Content Tips Marketing Blogging 102

socalTECH

OCTOBER 28, 2010

How do you take a business you started as your own personal web site, and turn it into an online powerhouse, completely bootstrapped, from the little town of Ojai, California--not exactly known as a technology town? AOL was just coming online, it was the beginnings of email, and the beginnings of the web. That's how we really started.

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Startup Web Design Writing Web 242

Jason Nazar

AUGUST 15, 2013

The Viral Loop / User Email. make sure your site is optimized for search engine traffic: 1.) make sure your site is optimized for search engine traffic: 1.) Increase the production of your content.It’s a simple formula, go to Google and type in this query site:“ name of your site.com ”.The Refreshing Content.

Web 61

Web Social Media Content Sites 61

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 21, 2016

One of the drawbacks of using BoostSuite is that once you install the code to your site, it may not add the BoostSuite tracker to all of your web pages. The software blocks them from accessing sites like twitter, youtube, and facebook. This program organizes your email and helps you schedule reminders and follow-ups.

Tool 40

Tool Software Review SEO Email 40

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2012

The cost of entry is so low – you can create a web site for almost nothing - and you are on your way to riches with ecommerce, your latest invention, or personal services. Mashable claims there are 150,000 new web sites created per day. Having a web site is necessary, but not sufficient. Content is king of the road. like Google.

Startup 96

Startup Social Media Content Paid Search 96

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2019

There are lots of expensive public and media relations firms out there who can give you the full treatment, but I recommend starting with a good book on the subject, like the classic by media training expert Brad Phillips, “ The Media Training Bible.” These days the media formats range from email, phone, radio, television, to social media.

Press 96

Press Entrepreneur Social Media Training 96

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2017

Every startup fears that one angry and unfair customer who can jeopardize the business by a negative post on Ripoff Report , Yelp , or one of the hundreds of other consumer complaint and review sites on the Internet. Don’t repeat the “ United Breaks Guitars ” experience, which now has been published as a book on what not to do.

Search Engine Optimization 56

Search Engine Optimization Content Social Network Google 56

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2013

The days when you could launch your business with a new web site, and the phone would begin to ring, are long gone. According to many experts, including Michael Hyatt, in his book, “ Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World ,” you need to build the highest platform you can, to stand out and be heard above all the rest.

Platform 105

Platform Entrepreneur Startup Social Media 105

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Some other entrepreneurs who went down the MBA, consulting or banking routes without working at a startup are certainly book smart but haven’t always refined the street-smart skills needed to be an effective entrepreneur. In his early career he realized the importance of email lists. His email list became his power.

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Entrepreneur Venture Capital Startup Email 356