Comments on: 5 Mistakes Brick and Mortar SMBs Shouldn’t Make Online

By: Vivian

Vivian — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:37:17 +0000

Verdran – would you mind if I reprint this blog in my small business e-newsletter? It’s great information. Thanks!

By: Local Business Marketer

Local Business Marketer — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 19:08:11 +0000

Vedran really did a great job on this one. Social media is especially useful for bricks-and-mortar since the closest personal relationships are usually bounded by geography.

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By: Toronto Marketing Firm

Toronto Marketing Firm — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 21:16:02 +0000

I’d like to add a 6th Mistake:
Stopping your offline marketing just because you now have a web presence.

I see way too many businesses that want to implement new and unproven online marketing tactics at the expense of fundamental offline marketing.

By: Josh

Josh — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 09:10:25 +0000

Hi Vedran!

This is a really helpful post! Thanks for providing your insight. =)

By: David Hall

David Hall — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 23:02:33 +0000

I’m surprised to learn that Google doesn’t have more of the search market share. I think the first thing I’m going to do Monday morning is make sure my business is showing up on all the other search options as well. Thank you.

By: Geoff

Geoff — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 14:01:44 +0000

Great post.. thanks

Another common mistake is SMBs getting too obsessed with one metric (usually number of clicks) when they have started an attraction campaign.

It’s really important to look at all metrics – click through rates, bounce rates, time on site, conversion rates, etc.

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By: Cassandra

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By: Seth

Seth — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:08:19 +0000

“Thanks for bringing this to my attention.
It was a typo, I meant to say “that AREN’T a member of their local business associations”.”

Can you fix this typo? I want to link and quote your article, but that is a major typo that is kind of a “deal-breaker” (to quote Liz Lemon.)