Happy Thanksgiving
If I started to make a list of all the things I’m thankful for, I’d probably miss dinner tomorrow with family and friends because I’d still be writing. Longest. Blog post. Ever. Suffice to say, for the purposes of this blog, I’m thankful for you — the great readers and commenters who visit regularly, read regularly, and regularly make what I wrote better by adding your own thoughts in the comments. I’m thankful for the great clients I have and the fun projects we’re doing. I’m thankful for the “work” (it’s really more fun than work) I get to do with the brilliant people at

Google has the Real Estate Industry on Borrowed Time
As you probably know by now, real estate is a subject that’s near and dear to my heart — quite literally. My wife is a real estate agent. My sister is a real estate agent. My dad opened his own agency in the 1950s and still works from a home office today as he approaches a tender 80 years old. It’s not just personal, though; real estate is all about small business and I try to watch what’s happening in the industry as much as possible.

SBS Flashback: November 2008
For those of you who are new SBSM readers & subscribers, here’s a list of noteworthy posts you probably missed from one year ago. I try to put together a post like this each month to introduce new readers to old content that might be worth reading. Small Business Attitude: Survival or Successful? Keywordfinder: New & Different Keyword Research Tool Small Business and

SearchFest 2010 = Amazing Value
I know it’s not happening for another four months or so, but SEMpdx is already offering early-early-early-bird registration for the 2010 edition of their annual SearchFest conference. The event is scheduled for March 9, 2010, at the Governor Hotel in downtown Portland, and you can register now for only $139. SEMpdx is selling a limited number of spaces at this (absurdly low) rate, and there are only 22 slots left. Registration/Event Information Don’t bother looking fo

Cheap SEO is Cheap SEO
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