Just release our first radio ad…..1 hour later got a call from a listener….too cool!!!  Click here to listen. Radio Ad

We are happy to have just finished a new Custom Wordpress Blog for Alaska GeoThermal. You can visit them at http://akgeoenergy.com/

We are honored to be hosting a workshop with the SBDC in Soldotna on May 19th. 

Come join us to learn how you can use social networking to market your business and increase your site search engine ranking. 

The future of the Internet is Web 2.0.  Don’t be left out. Come find how you can increase the visibility of your site without the cost of continuing SEO fees.

You can us by following this link http://aksbdc.org/small-business-workshops/

We will also be doing another workshop that day on “Basics of Web Design”

This is to help business through the pitfall of starting their first web site so they may have an effective tool for promoting their service or products.

We will be hosting a workshop with the SBDC  in Homer on “Basic in Building a Website”  come visit us and learn Basic Terminology and what it takes to create a web site for your business.  We will walk you through  what to expect during the process and ways to make the creation of your website a success.

To join us follow this link to sign up.  http://aksbdc.ecenterdirect.com/Conferences.action Hope to see you there

Yes…..It is now the most effective way to increase traffic to your webiste bar none.

Read this article from Site Pro News about using Facebook as a Branding Strategy. It will open your eyes to the importance of social networking and the success of your website!

We are now designing Custom Wordpress Themes starting at $599.

See our latest creation at MaggieMcCormick.com

There are a few key things to remember when trying to create links to you web site

• Are they related to your business? You need to have some kind of content in your web site that relates to the site you are linking to otherwise the search engines will not consider this a subject relevant link.
• How popular or how much traffic does the site you are linking to generate.  By linking to sites that already have a high Google ranking pull your ranking higher.  Some examples would be your local Chamber of Commerce.  As a member, your company name is on their site and creates a relevant link
• It’s also important that they too are linking back to you.
• Have your site listed in as many directory’s as possible.  Yellow Pages would be one example.  There are many directory that are out there for about every business you could image.  Some require a fee, but many are free.  Yahoo Local or Google Local are a must. Take the time to sign up for these and update them regularly.

Yesterday, Wordpress released version 2.8.4 in response to a new worm that attacks self-hosted Wordpress Blogs. Check out this article by Mashable for more information. http://mashable.com/2009/09/05/wordpress-please-upgrade/

Read up on the top 5 Social Networking sites and Microblogging in this article by SitePro News. http://www.sitepronews.com/archives/2009/sep/2.html .

After talking to many business people here in Homer, I keep hearing the same story. Business is down. the B & B’s, the Charters, Restaurants, even the King Salmon Fisherman had a bad season. All are facing a difficult winter. Those who survive will have to think outside of the box to survive. For a chance to survive businesses must be willing to think outside the box and willing to make changes.

There are several resources here in Alaska that can help you do this. One is the SBDC (Small Business Development Center), they have many ideas that can help you find new sources of advertising and revenue. They also have workshops to help small business succeed. Visit http://aksbdc.org/  and see what they have to offer your business

We are looking forward to hosting a couple of workshops here in the fall focused on Starting a Web Site and Marketing on the Internet so watch the AKSBDC or use our RSS feed to find out more information. These workshop may make the difference  in whether your web site will make or break you next year.

You can visit our web site at http://gtlenterprises.com .