Bill McIntosh

Google has quietly been testing a new feature directly on TVs. What could this mean for the future of advertising for both local and national companies? How does this fit into my theory that the Internet is “Going Local, Social & Mobile”? You’ll want to tune in LIVE tonight and find out…

The show starts TONIGHT at 6:30 PM Pacific Standard Time / 9:30 Eastern. Stop by early & say hi:

http://www.billmcintosh.tv/live

If you are a member of my Business Inner Circle, you should go to:  Read more... (143 words, estimated 34 secs reading time)

This is from an earlier show in December, but it’s more important now than ever to understand and apply local marketing to your online business.

If you remember way back in December (for internet technology that actually IS way back), Google was trying to acquire Yelp.  That was HUGE news.  Not only that, but Google got turned DOWN by Yelp.   A Google representative was quoted saying THEY are the ones who turned down Yelp…which, aside from being a tactic I used in third grade, also makes NO sense.  Google buys EVERYTHING which makes sense to buy.  They would NEVER say no to Yelp, in my opinion.  Anyway, there’s some context for you.  Read more... (217 words, estimated 52 secs reading time)

There were a TON of great questions from the members-only chat and the public chat on this week’s live show! It started with questions about mobile marketing, then branched out to all kinds of interesting topics. Here are some of the answers you’ll get in this newest Q and A clip:

1. Should I focus on Yelp and Foursquare for local marketing?
2. What kind of smartphone should I get for mobile marketing?
3. Will Flash be a thing of the past since mobile phones can’t handle it?  Read more... (187 words, estimated 45 secs reading time)

Think about it, when you’re looking for restaurants, doctors, car repair shops or any of thousands of businesses you’ll need to actually visit, what do YOU put in the search field? Chances are you enter your own town into the search so that you don’t just get a list of places all over the world, right? Right. As a business owner, it’s vital that your company is represented online so that it actually shows up in these searches.  Read more... (351 words, 2 images, estimated 1:24 mins reading time)

If you live in Southern California you’ll want to pay close attention: I’d like to meet with you personally and help you with your business. It doesn’t matter what kind of business you have. As long as you have an existing business and would like to increase it then I want to meet with you. Lets make your income and business expansion goals a reality.

There’s no charge for this and the only requirement is that you’re willing to come to my office in Orange County.  Read more... (114 words, estimated 27 secs reading time)

Tonight you’ll really want to tune in LIVE to learn about buying and selling websites. How do you value a website? How do you find diamonds in the rough that you can buy for cheap and turn into money making businesses? I’ll show you when you tune in tonight!

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIANS: I’ve also got a very special announcement tonight for you. If you’ve ever wanted to sit down 1-on-1 with me to discus your business in person and get my help: you’ll want to tune in tonight and get a special sneak preview about this! and don’t worry… it will not cost you a dime!  Read more... (201 words, estimated 48 secs reading time)