Entries Tagged as 'Mark'

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

Using Google to judge a link partner

Trying to determine if a listing in web directory is worth the effort, Google provides you with some useful information to help make that decision.
The first indicator of a site’s quality is the page rank. Page rank is a number between one and ten that Google generates to let users know if the information they [...]

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

MerchantCircle can clone you

MerchantCircle.com is a directory service for local businesses. I first heard of it when one of our customers asked us to verify for them. Later, I found more mentions of the service on the forum. Read this post for a great explanation of the service.
There are many directories on the web for local businesses. Some [...]

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

Why I broke my bed at 3 am

I just got the bed room set, too. It was a gift from a friend of mine and replaced my old set that was over 20 years old. The new set is oak and all matching, with a bureau, two night stands and a dresser.
At 3 am, my cat woke me up by head butting [...]

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

Using Google Alerts to get business

As many of you may have seen in my TAT video debut (see our new video here), when the camera was rolling I was working on my post for this week about Google Alerts.
I have used Google Alerts for a few years now. This little news snippets help me to stay on top of what [...]

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

Your brand begins with your email

Letterhead is a major investment of money and time for companies, with impressive logos, embellishments to the paper and a rainbow of colors. Along with the company name is a phrase stating the benefit of working with that particular company.
Email has become the letterhead of today. Large companies are spending big bucks to design logos [...]

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

TatStore Blog reaches 50

I am the lucky writer for our blog’s 50th post, so I decided to write, appropriately, on the subject of blogging.
If you ask any Internet marketer, they will give you two truths. 1. Content is king. You can make your site attractive to your customers, add bells and whistles, but what is said on your [...]

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

More links for local search and SEO advice

I have two links for you today.
The first link is a followup to an earlier blog on local search listings. There are some additional places to list, including on that will broadcast your listing to 45 other search engines. Check it out here.
Also, as many of you know, Google is the [...]

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

Manage your e-mail list with care

Often, in our videos and posts, we take about the value of maintaining an e-mail list of your customers. We at TAT International do the same thing with a program called Group Mail.
Group Mail is a simple program that allows you to add, delete, change, and update information on your entire e-mail list. The entry [...]

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

Why bother with SEO

First, a note. Kirk and I switched days this week. You can find his weekly Wednesday blog here.
SEO or Search Engine Optimization is more art than science. People optimize their sites in an attempt to get higher up on a search engine results page, the page you get when you type in your question to [...]

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

Another case for local listings

Here is a link to a post of internet marketer Laura Bergells and why she is listed in Google Local. It is well worth the read.
http://battractive.com/blog/2008/05/23/internet-marketing-grand-rapids/