Category Archives: tips

Tips to make self-publishing easy… the trick is to put it where people will find it

Thank you, Phil Garrow of SEOPittsburgh.com

Posted on October 6, 2011 by carl

Last night’s PHP Developer’s Meetup in Pittsburgh almost had one less attendee but fortunately for Local4All, I chose to push on toward the meeting despite being behind schedule and having a Boy Scouts Committee meeting later.  As it turned out, … Continue reading →

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Adding images to tell a story

Posted on September 1, 2011 by carl

Hi all, I’m trying to make the blog better by adding images.  I just checked stats and saw one of my more popular pages had no illustration so I added it. If you haven’t read my pet peeve, enjoy!  If … Continue reading →

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Tips for online mapmaking the Local4All way

Posted on August 23, 2011 by carl

I’m going to try to list all the steps I use in making local maps.  If I miss something important, let me know so I can backtrack. Open the mapmaker form http://mapmaker.local4all.com If your location is in the eastern USA, … Continue reading →

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Local4All Wallet Cards

Posted on May 4, 2011 by carl

After my ‘update’ post, I started looking around, poking around, basically seeing what I could find and fix before you folks find it first. On our CSLB placemats, we have a link to http://cslb.local4all.com which links in turn to a … Continue reading →

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Pet Peeves

Posted on September 15, 2010 by carl

I’m mildly upset because I just spent four minutes trying to decypher a voice message from a job-seeker and I didn’t succeed in getting either his name or phone number. Chances are he won’t get hired because he violates several common sense rules for phone messages and interviews. I label them ‘tips’ below. Continue reading →

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Butler County Placemats – 4 Areas To Choose From

Posted on March 24, 2010 by carl

Butler County business owners talked, we listened. With the previous Butler placemats distribution area spanning 35 miles east to west and 30 miles or so north to south, it took a special type of business to see enough value in … Continue reading →

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Tip #4: Don’t worry about being THAT perfect

Posted on March 11, 2010 by carl

A journalist is taught to check his or her writing over and over again because they only have one shot to get it right. My newer philosophy is to get ‘the basics’ out where people can see it and let … Continue reading →

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Tip #3: Don’t be shy

Posted on March 5, 2010 by carl

If you have a business or favorite organization to promote, do it! Good community content is hard to find, “good” meaning ALL the questions are answered – who, what, where, when, and why. If you take the time to share … Continue reading →

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Tip #2: Create an account and log in

Posted on March 3, 2010 by carl

Did you post something on Local4All and then want to add new information or make changes?  If you were logged in, you’re in luck… you can go to the Toolbox page and click for a list of your events, etc.   … Continue reading →

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Tip #1: Use the forms, AND email

Posted on March 2, 2010 by carl

Local4All forms are VERY easy to use, just follow the directions for each step and either use the preview button or skip it, finally clicking on the SUBMIT button when you’re done. Use email to promote the unique URL of … Continue reading →

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