hyperlocal 101

I once was in a conversation with a local newspaper mogul who laughed at the idea of doing trades. She couldn’t understand how it was possible and what potential value it could have to her corporate newspaper and it’s bottom line. I’m the one laughing now as it has been hyperlocal marketing techniques such as [...]

When building and launching a hyperlocal blog here are 12 vital categories to consider which will keep your blog both healthy and vibrant. 1. Local Sports Local sports comprises the heart and soul of vast number of communities across America. From little league baseball to the basketball and swim team results, photos of friday nights [...]

I began building websites in the late 90′s. Over the past ten years I have seen alot of things grow and change around the technology for community portals. Recently a hot topic which I have been asked is what platform should be build our community portal or hyperlocal blog on. Many communities and newspapers are [...]

I have worked with quite a few programmers in my day and to say the least this has been a challenge. I finally found one guy named Chin who was absolutely amazing. (I found him via word of mouth referral) I talked about him all the time to my colleagues and I think they thought [...]

If you are currently running a niche social network or online community the one thing which you might not have anticipated is the need for good customer service. Good customer service which is prompt, and helpful can make a huge difference in how quickly your community grows or not. As the world of niche social [...]

Running a niche social network is not just about letting it grow wild. Just like a real community you must come in as the authority of your community and enforce standards. Be prepared for individuals will take advantage of your community and use it to their own benefit. There have been several times in which [...]