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Local Los Angeles Lasik Surgeon Visits the Dodgers During Spring Training

This past spring, Los Angeles LASIK eye surgeon Dr. Robert Maloney and staff traveled to Glendale, AZ to perform Vision Screenings on over 100 baseball players for the Los Angeles Dodgers and their 5 minor league teams.

“Professional baseball players demand better vision than any other sport.  The ability to read pitches, locate fly balls against a bright sky, or quickly react to streaking line drives is critical to the team’s success.  Our goal was to ensure that every player stepped on the field this season with 20/20 vision or better.”

Perhaps those vision screenings helped more than expected. The Dodgers recently won their 13th straight home victory. Even through the recent shock of losing super slugger Manny Ramirez to a 50 game suspension, Dr. Maloney and staff of the Maloney Vision Institute – providing patients in Los Angeles LASIK vision correction and other custom options – are confident in the team and wish them luck for a great 2009 season.

For more information on Los Angeles Lasik eye surgery by the experts at Maloney Vision Institute visit their website or call 877-999-EYES. For more info and photos from the Dodgers Spring Training visit http://maloneyvision.com/why/manny-ramirez.html.

This past spring, Los Angeles LASIK eye surgeon Dr. Robert Maloney and staff traveled to Glendale, AZ to perform Vision Screenings on over 100 baseball players for the Los Angeles Dodgers and their 5 minor league teams.

“Professional baseball players demand better vision than any other sport.  The ability to read pitches, locate fly balls against a bright sky, or quickly react to streaking line drives is critical to the team’s success.  Our goal was to ensure that every player stepped on the field this season with 20/20 vision or better.”

Perhaps those vision screenings helped more than expected. The Dodgers recently won their 13th straight home victory. Even through the recent shock of losing super slugger Manny Ramirez to a 50 game suspension, Dr. Maloney and staff of the Maloney Vision Institute – providing patients in Los Angeles LASIK vision correction and other custom options – are confident in the team and wish them luck for a great 2009 season.

For more information on Los Angeles Lasik eye surgery by the experts at Maloney Vision Institute visit their website or call 877-999-EYES. For more info and photos from the Dodgers Spring Training visit http://maloneyvision.com/why/manny-ramirez.html.

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April 10th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Category: Other Blogs & Websites | Comments are closed

Regional / Local Search Engine Marketing Tips ? A Los Angeles SEO

Search Engine Optimization, now including Local Search Engine Optimization, is not a basic  science. Customers, more often than ever, are asking the following question and we will try  to answer with useful ideas.

Search Engine Marketing Question: I have a Los Angeles website design company and 90% of my  business is local based. How should I do my SEO / SEM for my website design? Do I have to do  something different for Los Angeles SEO and search engine marketing?

The ATAK Interactive Answer:

Organic Local Search Engine Optimization for Los Angeles Web Design and related service  keywords. If you have a Los Angeles business and you want to reach local prospects, search  engine rankings for local keywords are critical.

With local SEO, one does the same things one would go with global or international SEO. Local SEO still must consider keyword research, ensuring site crawl ability, creating unique  and useful content for pages, submitting to local and non local directories, and building  out other links from other sites.

Here are some additional useful tips:

1. Local directory listings can be cheaper than general listings and provide a solid ROI. If  website pages are ranking well in relevant Google search results, they are good places to be  listed.

2. Submit your website design to local Chamber of Commerce and Better Business Bureau. A Los  Angeles website design company can join more than 20 chambers in Los Angeles County alone.

3. Build editorial linkage through directory listings and other related link building  activities that do not charge by the click. Paid inclusions can be costly, especially if the  people who are clicking were searching for your name. If your site “Los Angeles Web Design Company” does not outrank  the listing, then it is worthless being forced to pay a recurring click cost every time a  user is already searching for your brand name. Yahoo! and Google Sitemaps are good tools to  review.

4. Sometimes it pays off, when starting a new site from scratch, to create a temporary site  in conjunction with your main site. Creating a mini site on an already established site can  have you seeing ROI faster. For example losangeleswebdesign.com may have been around for 10  years and offers a $20 fee to establish a business account. This allows the site owner t  leverage the losangeleswebdesign.com trust.

5. If you cater to a specific country other than the United States, you may want to purchase  a .uk or .ca for countries such as the United Kingdom or Canada. This does not necessarily  apply to global brands. If you must target multiple local markets with different languages,  you should use sub domains by language or different domains for the secondary markets.

6. Post your business address on the home page and one other page. Format this like 1615  Westwood Blvd. #206 Los Angeles, CA, 90024.

7. Focus on one page per location. Your home page should target the most important city or  few cities, and use interior pages for other cities. Too many towns reduces page relevancy  to local searchers. Smaller towns tend to rank easier by using good title tags and internal  page linking. The more relevant your page is to a buyer, the higher the conversion rates  are.

8. The Google Local Business Center allows one to list businesses on Google Local and Google  Maps for free. Google is also testing AdWords ads allowing users to buy local ads on Google  Maps.

9. Yahoo! Local offers free basic listings and a monthly flat rate advertising fee based on  your local market size and business category.

10. Other local search sites and local directories are: Verizon Superpages, TrueLocal, and  CitySearch. Other options include CraigsList, judysbook, switchboard, and local library web  sites.

11. For Local Search Advertising test market demands using: Google Adwords, Yahoo! Search  Marketing, and MSN AdCenter.

12. Local Search Advertising Questions to ask yourself: Are you bidding on ads relevant to  your area? Are you bidding on core terms and alternate ways to define your products? Is your  add copy for each keyword group relevant?

13. Google AdWords allow users to set up advertisements in many ways using modifiers to  target your local ads.

March 16th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Maps | Comments are closed

Local Metal Band Chaindriven Wins the Los Angeles’ 95.5 Klos Mark and Brian Show’s “webstock: Battle of the Fans Contest”

LOS ANGELES, CA (June 20, 2008) – CHAINDRIVEN won the 95.5 KLOS’ Mark and Brian show’s “Webstock: Battle of the Fans contest,” the band announced today. As the winner, the band gets the opportunity to open the show at The Rowdy Frynds Tour with Lynyrd Skynyrd and Hank Williams Jr. on July 18, 2008 at the Soboba Casino in San Jacinto, CA.

WHO:
CHAINDRIVEN
Mando Medina-Vocals
Scott Herron-Bass
Bob Slattery-Drums
Dave Dzaich- Guitar
Christian Neil- Rhythm Guitar

WHAT:
CHAINDRIVEN will open for Lynyrd Skynyrd and Hank Williams Jr. on July 18, 2008 at The Arena inside Soboba Casino in San Jacinto, CA in front of 8,000 fans.

WHERE:
The Arena, Soboba Casino, San Jacinto, CA

WHEN:
Friday, July 18, 2008, 8:00 PM

WHY:
CHAINDRIVEN’s video Area 51 was selected out of hundreds of videos submitted to the “Webstock: Battle of the Fans video contest.” The top two bands battled it out at the Key Club in Hollywood June 12th while listeners got to view and vote for their favorite band during the live webcast. On June 16th KLOS announced that CHAINDRIVEN was the fans’ favorite.

BIO:
CHAINDRIVEN was formed in 2002 in Santa Clarita, CA by Vocalist, Mando Medina; Guitarist, Dave Dzaich; Bassist, Scott Herron; and Drummer, Bob Slattery. The band was spawned when Scott and Dave decided to start a metal band. After a few false starts with various drummers, they found Bob. He had just recently returned from Europe, and fate had it that they would all cross paths. After months of auditioning vocalists, Mando joined the line up. He was fresh from his enlistment in the military, and he was offered the job right at the end of their first rehearsal together. At that point, they knew the combination of all four individuals had a certain raw magic. CHAINDRIVEN’s first full length, self-titled CD was released in January 2008, and has just started to create some buzz in the music world. The band’s hard-hitting, crunchy, driving sound has hailed venues such as The Whiskey-a-Go-Go, The Knitting Factory, and The Key Club among other legendary stops along the Sunset Strip and surrounding areas. Most recently, CHAINDRIVEN added a second guitarist, Chris Neil, to the line up. His personal style rounds out CHAINDRIVEN’s unique jaw-clenching sound. CHAINDRIVEN is currently working on their second album, continuing to gig, and enjoying every minute playing for their growing fan base.

LINKS:
EPK: http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.aspx?epk_id=135525
Blog: http://chaindriven.typepad.com
Myspace: http://myspace.com/chaindriven
GarageBand: http://www.garageband.com/artist/CHAIN_DRIVEN
iLike: http://www.ilike.com/artist/CHAINDRIVEN/

CHAINDRIVEN is now available on iTunes

March 11th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Other Blogs & Websites | Comments are closed

The Search for Local Los Angeles Clubs

The vast array of local Los Angeles clubs can seem like a nightlife lover’s dream, but there are so many of them to choose from that it can be a bit daunting for a visitor to this hip Southern California city. It would be impossible to check out every one of these Los Angeles bars and clubs during one trip to the city, but if you narrow it down by category it’s possible to find the bars and clubs that you just can’t miss. The easiest way to do this is with a directory of local Los Angeles drink services.

When you use a local Los Angeles drink services directory, you can find the night clubs and dive bars that are destined for your patronage, depending on your tastes, budget and the part of the city you’ll be in. If you are looking for local Los Angeles clubs that are trendy enough to attract the stars, it’s possible to do so with a good drink service directory. These directories list the newest and hippest Los Angeles bars, but they also list the cozy little dive bars that you won’t find anywhere else, as well as those classic “L.A.” places that are off the beaten path. A local Los Angeles drink services directory will list the bars and clubs by categories that are easy to follow, so you can find exactly what you are looking for.

While looking for the perfect local Los Angeles clubs to drink and dance your vacation away, you’ll want to leave some time and money to visit a few places that you weren’t planning on, as well. You will always find some Los Angeles bars that draw you in, just because they look cute from the outside or because you got a recommendation from one of the locals. A directory of local Los Angeles drink services can help find the clubs and bars that you just can’t miss, and your curiosity can help you figure out the rest.

For more resources regarding local clubs or even about local Los Angeles clubsand especially about local food and drink in Los Angeles please review these pages

March 10th, 2010 | Tags: , , , | Category: Food & Restaurants | Comments are closed

Los Angeles Jobs- Using a Local Directory

When you are looking for employment in Los Angeles, there is no better way to search for jobs than by using a local business directory.  Job opportunities in Los Angeles are best found through a local source than by using a national source where you will spend a great deal of time trying to refine your search efforts.  Los Angeles job opportunities that are found in a Los Angeles business directory relate to those local jobs that are open to those who live in the area or who are willing to relocate.

Many people who are looking for employment opportunities in the Los Angeles area get frustrated with national job search sites.  One thing is that they only post jobs from large employers that can afford to pay the fees for these sites.  This leaves a lot of jobs open that are not being filled because the employer is just looking for local help for a lower skill level job.  Those who are looking for household help or are offering private jobs will skip theses sites altogether as they are too costly and bring in applicants who tend to apply for any and all jobs listed.   When an employer in Los Angeles needs help in their place of employment, they need help right away.  They do not want to waste time sorting through resumes from people who are over qualified, under qualified or not even familiar with the area or the job.

Those who use Los Angeles business directories online to search for job opportunities in the local area have a much better chance of finding a job that is local and may be perfect for them.  A great deal of these jobs are not advertised on national job searching sites, yet are clearly available in the local business directory.  Someone who is living in Los Angeles and who is looking for a job in the local area has a much better chance of  getting a local job when they take a look at job opportunities posted in a Los Angeles business directory than if they choose a large site.

Even a well qualified individual who is ideal for the job opportunity in Los Angeles may find their resume tossed aside if the employer is overwhelmed with job applicants.  The same is not true when you apply for a job using a local business directory.  They get fewer responses, but they are quality responses.  This is best for both the employer as well as the job seeker.  An employer needs a good match for their job opening, not a bunch of resumes that do not even come close.  And an employee needs to make sure that their job seeking efforts in Los Angeles are not overlooked because an employer has a barrage of applicants that he or she does not know what to do with.

Finding jobs using a Los Angeles business directory is easy for someone who is looking for a job in the Los Angeles area as it concentrates on local jobs.  For employers, this is the best way to get someone who local, qualified and can end up saving the employer a lot of money on wasted advertising on national job opportunity sites.

February 18th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Jobs & Work | Comments are closed
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