For the past 100 years, yellow page advertising has been the first - and sometimes the only - thought when a small business owner considered his or her marketing plan After all, the yellow pages are everywhere, and consumers have been trained to let their fingers do the walking when they are in need of nearly any product or service

It may be getting more and more difficult for small businesses to compete with giant superstores like WalMart, but in one area the big boys just cannot compare: relationships Your small business may not be able to match the prices at Home Depot or Target, but here are seven ways you can make up for that will stellar customer service

The world of online yellow pages advertising can be a pretty intimidating place to those new to the medium, or who are just busy with the business or running their business Weeding through the various offerings to find the best deal can be overwhelming, but if you know what questions to ask, you'll have a head start

Small business Internet marketing can seem like a labyrinth to a small business owner new to the term There is so much information available--much of it conflicting--that it's easy to get lost and begin to suffer from information overload

Just because you have a small local business doesn't mean you shouldn't be using the Internet to connect with your customers Sure, the Internet is everywhere, and your customers all live within 7 miles of your store, but so what