Author: Brad Miller

Blog Post Tips – for Minnesota Bloggers

Brad Miller
How to BLOG Post for SEO in Minnesota Here's a "How-To" I just sent to a new Minnesota customer on getting the most SEO out of your BLOG posting. In order to have your blog posts attract the attention of the search engines, you need to do several things correctly. Below is a summary of the key elements. Choose a topic of interest to your main target audience. Choose a pertinent CATEGORY for your post, you can use more than one if relevant. Make sure you choose several pertinent keywords. Use the Google External Keyword Tool, found here: https://adwords.google.com/o/Targeting/Explorer?__u...
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BAMsites Announces New Store Launch

Brad Miller
BAMsites Launches Saw Again - Everything for your Chainsaw Saw Again is an ecommerce store owned by Dan Dean of Walker, MN. We used an online store service, which brings state of the art e-store functionality and ease of use for the store owner. BAMsites provided design and development, including Search Engine Optimization (SEO) to allow individual products to be found online for people looking for specific items. We provided complete ecommerce setup including a payment gateway system that integrates seamlessly with store to provide great functionality. Dan's strategy is to lure cu...
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New Look – Crosby Eye Clinic

Brad Miller
The Crosby Eye Clinic website was redone back in 2005 and the focus was more on SEO, at that time. As the largest vision medical proactive in Northern Minnesota, the Marketing Manager, Patty Hartmann determined it was time for a new look. We brought in our team of designers and came up with several handsome designs, finally choosing and refining the current design. The main thrust is to focus on the entirety of the surgical ophthalmological capabilities and the family eye care talents of the three optometrists. The optometrists are featured on the right column and all the doctors have vi...
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BAMsites Welcomes Arrowhead Pharmacy – Mobile Web

Brad Miller
When Mike Schwartzwald, CEO of Guidepoint Pharmacies, asked about some cutting edge techn0logy to help one of his pharmacies, I suggested a mobile website. The key to pharmacy revenue is prescriptions, especially refills. We have an attractive and convenient method for doing online prescriptions on the "mother" site: Arrowheadpharmacy.com. This site automatically redirects to the mobile site when a mobile device calls it up. Mike's North Shore Minnesota pharmacy is now well positioned with pertinent SEO, as well as web interfaces to answer the needs of anyone looking to get a quick...
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New Emerging Mobile Marketing Trends – Peaking Over the Fence

Brad Miller
Marketing technology is moving so fast it's impossible to keep up with. Here's just some of the opportunities you have to choose from today: Google Places Google Adwords - Online Google advertising Similar Ad programs from the "other" search engines Social media advertising Check-In programs: FourSquare, Facebook Places, etc. SMS - Text messaging advertising, if you are interested in SMS check out SMS reseller white label software for the best prices. QR Codes Mobile Coupons Mobile Ads Reviews What are the key new components that every small local business...
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Brainerd MN Small Engine Repair and Marine Services

Brad Miller
BAMsites welcomes K & J Small Engine and Marine Repair services! Kevin McGuire owns and operates this business and brings over 20 years of experience in small engine and marine repair to folks in the Brainerd Lakes area of North Central Minnesota. He wanted a different design which incorporated a logo by Digital Inc. of Brainerd, MN. Kevin repairs and services all kinds of small engines including ATV's, Outboard Motors, Snowmobiles, Ice Augers, Chain Saws and just about anything else that runs on gasoline.
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A Crash Course in Email Marketing

Brad Miller
It’s 9 a.m. on the second Tuesday of the month. You’ve got just two and a half hours to pull together the same old newsletter that you send out at the same time every month, come rain or shine. Only problem is that you’ve nothing to say. So you scramble around looking for some half-decent offers, copy and paste some loose news and send out to your entire list without giving any real thought to the subject line. And then … nothing. If this sounds like your email marketing strategy – you’re not alone. It’s time for a crash course in email marketing. Rule #1 – Be re...
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Build a Referral Marketing Strategy: Tip #1

Brad Miller
A good referral marketing strategy is absolutely essential in growing your small business. This article deals with letting your customers find more customers for you. Once you get a good referral program up and running, it will essentially run itself. There are three main reasons why a solid referral marketing strategy can be so powerful. People feel more comfortable when a product or service is recommended by someone they know and trust. This is especially true if the product or service is expensive. Referred customers are typically less price sensitive. A prospect that comes to you...
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S.T.A.R. Aluminum Rail System

Brad Miller
BAMsites was referred by another customer (MVAS.com) to revise the website of a manufacturer of premier aluminum rail systems for both residential and commercial applications. Snap Tight Aluminum Systems (STAR) is located in Vancouver, B.C. and has pioneered the fabrication of powder coated aluminum rail in a myriad of designs while maintaining an easy to assemble infrastructure. The company is most interested in expanding their dealer network in the U.S. and require a sound SEO strategy as well as a dealer friendly website, helpful to those who stock and sell these fine rail systems. Th...
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