Local Business Online Marketing For Small Businesses

Local business online marketing is difficult for the small local business owner. In fact it’s really tough. If you read some of the industry forums you’ll find many business owners asking each other how to make their local business online marketing work.

The small business owner generally can’t afford to hire an expert to tackle this for them. Often the cost can be over $1000 per month. Not only that, you have to sign a contract for 6 months or a year, that scares small business owners to death.

Studies show that over 60% of business owners who attempt local business online marketing drop it after 6 months. My guess is that their business is smaller than the 40% of the businesses who continue to find it profitable.

You see, there are two main options for business online marketing. One is pay per click and the other is directory listings. These options can be great if your marketing budget can afford for you to get top placement. To be found in pay per click and directory listings you need to be near the top where the eyeballs are looking.

Of course the marketing companies know this and charge a premium for those spots. The small business is at a great disadvantage trying to slug it out with the national franchise outfits.

So how can local business online marketing work for the little guy?

Well, the good news is 60% of people never look at paid search results, they just look at the organic results. What if you could place a promotion for your business there?…Well now you can.

Christmas Presents for Girls – Princesses Deserve the Best!

Girls are so much fun to shop for. So many dolls, pretend cookware, stuffed animals, dress-up outfits, and on and on and on.

There are so many choices of Christmas presents for girls, that it can sometimes be overwhelming trying to choose the right ones. One standard that we know is true when comes to our little girls is that princesses deserve the very best.

In light of this fact, and with the market bombarding you with so many different options, how do you choose?

Or how do you know what the best Christmas presents for your little girl are? Great questions. The one thing you are sure about is that you want her to have presents that will make her feel like the princess she truly are.

You are in the right place, because the purpose of this article is to provide you options that meet your standard.

Below are a few suggestions of presents topping the charts for girls this Christmas.

How About a Doll House?

Great choices in this category include a Melissa & Doug Classic Heirloom Victorian Doll House or a Barbie Glam Vacation House.

Of course, royal subjects have to have a fitting place to live, so the Disney Princess Total Fairy Tale Castle may be more appropriate

Is Your Princess Active?

A great suggestion for active princesses is the Mini Kick Scooter. It comes in pink, and it has low ground clearance to help keep kids from falling.

Do You Have A Brainy Princess?

If so, you should look into a Vtech Innotab Learning tablet. It is loaded with fun, educational games.

The LeapPad Learning tablet is another similar option that has over 100 educational games, ebooks and apps.

Is Your Princess Older?

How about an Amazon Kindle Fire? It truly is the hottest new item released this holiday season.

The iPhone 4S is another hot seller that she is sure to be happy with. It has been updated with the newest technology for the camera and video camera, and comes with top-of-the-line voice recognition software.

Every Little Princess Loves Dolls

There are several dolls that will make your princess happy, but the Barbie Fashionistas line is among the hottest on the market right now. They articulate at every major joint, so Barbie can actually sit now. She can also strike over 100 poses.

And naturally princesses associate with other princesses so the Disney princess line will be another great option to consider.

There are several in the line up including the popular Ariel, Tiana, Sleeping Beauty, and the classic Cinderella.

Baby Annabell is a great choice if your daughter enjoys pretending to be a little mommy; she acts just like a real baby.

These suggestions of Christmas presents for girls should help you make some great choices for your princess, no matter what her age is.

You Can Only Change the Present

Follow my instructions for one moment: I command you to: Sit down! I command you to Standup! If you want to standup you must do it in the present. Your physical power is only in the now. You cannot stand up in the past. You cannot stand up in the future. You can wish you could stand up a month ago. You can wish you could stand up yesterday. You can think about standing up tomorrow. But you can only physically stand up right now. This illustrates the point that you have no power to change anything in the past and you need not worry about the future. What you can do is change your thoughts about what has happened in the past. No one has the power to change your thoughts except for you. You can feel guilty, sad, and angry about past events, but none of those feelings will change your present. If you let those feeling overwhelm you, then they can paralyze your actions. But just as your thoughts can paralyze your actions, your thoughts have the ability to move you forward in the present.

You must decide that you are here now. The successful accomplishment of your dreams and goals requires acknowledging that you are now where you are. Accept that where you are now is ok, at least for now. Obviously you wouldn’t be reading if you didn’t want to change things about your life, but for now accept that you are here now and nothing can change what has gotten you here.

You hate your job
You are overweight
You are in a bad relationship or abusive relationship
You have a handicap.
You have no confidence.
You feel unattractive or unloved.
You are financially broke or are in debt.
You have problems with your children
You have problems with members of your family.
You have no true friends.
You have no job

All of the above can be make you feel overwhelmed, but it is where you are now. If you are a mountain climber, it is important to know that you must firmly place yourself in one place before you can begin to raise yourself to the next step. If you tried to climb while, looking down you will be overtaken with fear, If you try to climb by looking up, you will get overwhelmed with all that is ahead of you. You must only focus on where you currently are in order to move ahead. You don’t want to get stuck on the mountain of life. You will starve, get weak, and fall off. Learn to reach for the next ledge and pull yourself up on inch at a time.

It is OK to be upset or angry with your current situation, but only as a way to create you to make positive changes and change your current situation. You cannot feel sorry for yourself because the rest of the world does not care. The rest of the world has its own problems. Whenever you feel yourself caught up in the emotions of guilt, anger, and self-doubt, say to yourself. “I am here now, now what? “This does not determine where I will go or what I can be” Then pick a course of action to move your forward to the future that you want.