MacWin Consulting - Local Mobile Marketing Consultant

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Like it or not, if you are not showing up “on the map” you are losing new business opportunities every day. With more than 500 million searches a day in the U.S. alone, it’s likely that someone is looking for your business as you read this. The question is simple: Are they finding you, or are they finding your competitors in a local search? In 2012, more people will search for local businesses on smartphones than on computers. Smartphones use Google Places, Yelp and other “local search” websites to gather data for local searches, will your business show up at the top of the local listings?! Try it, do a search from your smart phone for “sports bar litchfield park”, the first listing that comes up is Tailgaters, not because they spent thousand’s of dollars and their website design or hundreds of dollars every month on pay-per-click but instead they used the power of Google Places and positive reviews! Have you claimed your Google Places Listing and is your Google Places listing optimized? Would You Like to: Be on the first page of Google? Gain the advantage of having more positive reviews of your business? Have your business show up on iPhones, Smartphones, and GPS devices? Work smarter while your competition works harder? Are You Taking Advantage of: Google and Facebook Places - Yelp and Foursquare - Text Marketing and Coupons - Mobile Coupons and Mobile-ready sites - Local Business Listings - Positive Reviews on sites like Yelp and Angie’s List - The most successful businesses in 2012 will be utilizing these tools and applications. Don’t get stuck waiting for your phone to ring…Contact us today!
RECENT BLOG POSTS
Facebook is rolling out a new feature called "Facebook Offers". It is still in beta now and a very limited number of Facebook Pages have access to it, but I think this is going to be BIG! Take a look at the video and just think of the potential for small, local businesses. With Facebook Offers b...
05/04/2012
So were you one of the millions of people who got a Kindle Fire for Christmas? Want to use it as more than just an ebook reader? Cinda Rose, The West Valley Home Team and MacWin Consulting are going to spend the next month or so testing the Fire out and specifically using it for "Mobile Real Esta...
01/01/2012
You've seen them, maybe you know what they are and maybe you have no idea. In a recent poll, 58% of users said they weren't  familiar with them, so why should we care about using them? In the same way that websites, then MySpace URLs, and more recently Facebook pages started appearing in TV, maga...
09/15/2011
    Americans Spend 23% of Internet Time on Social Networks [STUDY] Americans spend almost a quarter of their time online on social networking sites, says a Nielsen report released Monday. According to the report — which combines data from Nielsen mobile and online meters, buzz data and a survey...
09/13/2011
Inman News reported today: http://www.inman.com/news/2011/01/26/google-drops-real-estate-listings Google drops real estate listings Search giant cites low use, proliferation of search sites BY INMAN NEWS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2011. Inman News™ Search giant Google will no longer support real est...
01/26/2011
  80% of all business comes from people who live and work within 5 miles of your location and 20% of all Google searches now relate to location. Have you claimed your Google Places listing? Do you have your Yelp page under control? Do you manage your Foursqaure Venue? Traditional Local Ad Solutio...
01/17/2011
Nice post. The West Valley Home Team has been using Facebook for some time now and has multiple Facebook Pages. We have them for specfic neighborhoods in our area including Litchfield Park, Goodyear and Avondale. We also include tabs on our Facebook Pages for Short Sales. A couple of items I woud...
12/22/2010
Is it better to go with a credit union, mortgage broker or a local bank? Does anyone have any recommendations as to a good mortgage broker in the Litchfield Park, Goodyear or Avondale areas?Buyer's Tip Series:  Stop Looking For a New Home!  Get Pre-Qualified First! Your First Step in Buying Your ...
11/11/2010
You can automatically tweet your Zillow activities to your Facebook Page, your Twitter account and your LinkedIn account all at once.    First you need a Zillow account, if you don't have one then go to www.zillow.com and get one Next you need to have a Facebook Page (not a Personal Facebook acco...
11/09/2010
Looking for some help. We have recently started The West Valley Home Team, want to focus on Short Sales, Foreclosures, Spec Homes and Short Sale Listings in Litchfield Park, Goodyear and Avondale Arizona. Our listing agent, Cinda Rose, has her CDPE, CSSN, and SFR certifications. We have signed up...
10/01/2010
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Like it or not, if you are not showing up “on the map” you are losing new business opportunities every day. With more than 500 million searches a day in the U.S. alone, it’s likely that someone is looking for your business as you read this. The question is simple: Are they finding you, or are they finding your competitors in a local search? In 2012, more people will search for local businesses on smartphones than on computers. Smartphones use Google Places, Yelp and other “local search” websites to gather data for local searches, will your business show up at the top of the local listings?! Try it, do a search from your smart phone for “sports bar litchfield park”, the first listing that comes up is Tailgaters, not because they spent thousand’s of dollars and their website design or hundreds of dollars every month on pay-per-click but instead they used the power of Google Places and positive reviews! Have you claimed your Google Places Listing and is your Google Places listing optimized? Would You Like to: Be on the first page of Google? Gain the advantage of having more positive reviews of your business? Have your business show up on iPhones, Smartphones, and GPS devices? Work smarter while your competition works harder? Are You Taking Advantage of: Google and Facebook Places - Yelp and Foursquare - Text Marketing and Coupons - Mobile Coupons and Mobile-ready sites - Local Business Listings - Positive Reviews on sites like Yelp and Angie’s List - The most successful businesses in 2012 will be utilizing these tools and applications. Don’t get stuck waiting for your phone to ring…Contact us today!