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Google Shutting Down Local Business Referrals Program

by Ben Saren on Dec Mon, 2008 in Local Search

Back in August of 2007 Google announced their Local Business Referrals Program. A lot of people shook in their boots, others doubted any success. I suspected that it was doomed to fail.
I just don’t see Google coming into this space, sprinkling it’s Google fairy dust on the marketplace and voila – cracking the code. OK, [...]

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Google’s Feet On The Street

by Ben Saren on Aug Wed, 2007 in Local Search, Locally Owned

On Monday Google announced their Google Local Business Referrals (LBR) program in which “local representatives” (essentially 1099 contractors) are paid to a) collect local business information, b) submit that information to Google’s map/listings services, and c) spread the word about AdSense. Google will pay it’s local reps $10 for each business submitted, but not so [...]

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A Good Month, a Good Quarter

by Ben Saren on Jun Fri, 2007 in CitySquares, Entrepreneurship

Being that it’s June 29th, the last business day of the month, and the last business day of the 2007 Q2, I must take a moment to reflect on the excitement that I’ve felt today, and through the past 3 months.
Three months ago today, it was the last business day of March, also a Friday. [...]

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A Taste of Progress

by Ben Saren on Jun Thu, 2007 in CitySquares, Entrepreneurship

Well I have to admit that today was probably the first really great day here at CitySquares. Today just felt like progress was in the air. From early in the morning through this hour things were just happening, all day. Phillip and Zac were just kicking ass today and they took June sales from good [...]

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Priority #1: Sales

by Ben Saren on Apr Mon, 2007 in CitySquares, Entrepreneurship

After about 4 weeks of interviewing candidates for our business development manager position we settled on our final candidate and made him an offer this weekend. Interestingly enough, as I had hoped, we found our new rainmaker by tapping resources – free ones. We didn’t find him through recruiting firms or from Craigslist. We knew [...]

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