'Local Search'

Last month comScore, an online market research group, published fascinating trends in what it calls expanded search usage.
Expanded search refers to websites (including but not limited to search engines like Google, Yahoo and Bing) on which searches are performed.  The chart below will help you understand this definition more fully.  The purpose of this entry [...]

Last week, Upright Communications received great news from Google.  Have you, too? 
A letter stated that in 2009, thousands viewed the profile of our Cincinnati, OH headquarters in Google Maps.  Now, Google Maps considers our main office a solid recommendation for local users.  This notice comes at a perfect time, as we are gaining experience [...]

On September 11, 2009 Cincinnati Business Courier named Upright Communications one of the Top 10 Web Design Firms in Cincinnati.
We are very excited to be among such talented designers, and it’s especially cool because web design is only one portion of Upright’s full Internet marketing program.  This is a great time to thank our brilliant [...]

I didn’t grow up here in Los Angeles, so I’m still trying new restaurants around town.  It’ll take me a long time, eh?  To cut losses, I count on sites like Yelp.com and Chow.com to read Testimonials by people who have already eaten what I’m sniffin’.  Crucial restaurant questions are answered: how long was the [...]

Have you felt it?  The world’s new #3 search engine, Bing, is making real waves.  UTalkMarketing.com reports Bing has increased user activity 45% since its June launch, stealing significant usership from search leaders Google and Yahoo.  We will keep you aware of Bing’s growth trend over the next few months, as it may affect our [...]

I bet you thought Weird Al Yankovic’s silly musical satires died with the big bangs and leg warmers of the ’80’s… or maybe you just hoped they did. Well, I’m here to share some serious Funk this Friday with you. Apparently, Weird Al is still alive and kickin’ and he’s on Craiglist! Or at least [...]

We encourage that our readers “Twitter for Business.”  As a result, this blog has seen entries on creating an effective Twitter Username (known as an Avatar; 5/18/09) and developing a custom background to represent your business (6/2/09).  My offer still stands to provide a start-up Twitter manual upon request, by emailing me at eric@walkupright.com.  Today’s [...]

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Recently, we posted information on how to get listed in Google Maps. If you have a local business, or even a business with a physical address, this is a listing you absolutely must have. And now you can view all sorts of awesome stats on how that Google Maps listing is working [...]

I hear this question all the time – “How do I get my site to show up in Google Maps?” What this question refers to is the Google Local listings that you see blended into the search engine results when Google thinks you’re searching for a company in your area. Let’s say you need a [...]