Media Mentions
Of course, it would be a shame if we're doing a good job and nobody found out. Here are a couple of times we've been mentioned in the media: Calgary Herald: CAPITAL IDEAS: How does corporate culture guide your hiring…
Doing an SEO Check-Up on your Website
You’ve invested in your website, and you’re doing some serious web marketing (you’re on FoundLocally, right?) But are you maximizing your results? There are two approaches to web marketing & design for web marketing: If you do good design and…
It’s a Faster New Listing Process
We have updated all of our forms, making events, coupons, and jobs postings easier. We have also have added a number of new TEMPLATES for new listings, and now have over ONE HUNDRED differnt templates, for teh most frequently added…
LocalMap & Searches enhanced with Responsive Design
FoundLocally.com’s LocalMap uses your device’s GPS location, wherever you are. You’ll find it’s such a handy feature, that you should add it to your device’s home screen. Search is more than just search, when you can find ALL THE FEATURES…
Business PROFILE Templates Improvements
As part of our Responsive Design process, we have reviewed every single form on our website( and there are HUNDREDS) to see that they are as clear and ass efficient as possible. Over the years, we have added many templates…
Canadian SEO for non-Canadian SEO Firms
We get inquires from Web marketers who are not from Canada, but working with and on behalf of their Canadian clients (as much as we –on principle—prefer businesses support other local businesses), we wish everybody all the best with their…
Responsive Design: WordPress or NOT?
“Responsive Design” is a popular topic in the web design field these days, and a big business builder for designers and programmers. But what does it MEAN FOR YOU? Responsive Design lets a single version of a website adapt to…
Mobile-Geddon: Is it really?
Google announced (months ago) that it will adjust its search results to favour those sites with mobile-ready web content.They say changes will affect search results after April 21. This is causing some consternation with many businesses. Why? They are afraid…
Updating Your E-commerce Presence
E-commerce can either supplement the sales of a bricks & mortar business, make the customer process easier for their customers, or indeed create a business selling only online to a specialized but geographically diverse market. FoundLocally has clients who fall…
New Table of Contents for Easier Navigation
We've improved the Table of Contents on the bottom of FoundLocally.com's website pages. Two years ago, we made them "collapsible" to give our website a tighter & cleaner appearance, but nowadays Google penalizes website for content not displayed. So, we…
FoundLocally Mobile websites redesigned, LocalMap feature added
FoundLocally Mobile websites redesigned June 13, 2014 FoundLocally.com Media Inc has redesigned its mobile version of its website, making its various features more accessible with fewer actions. FoundLocally Mobile websites redesigned, LocalMap feature added Using your devices GPS location, the…
Teachers LOVE FoundLocally.com sites
FoundLocaly.com offers a number of great educational resources, that help students do good research for a variety of subjects and lesson plans (and for fun, too!). And the nice thing is the information is well-researched, balanced, and current. FoundLocally has…
How to delete your Listing on FoundLocally.com
Businesses come, and businesses go... that is the nature of commerce. First thing we want to say is the FoundLocally directory is FREE LISTING... There is no monthly bill (as is the case, with the phone directory) that when unpaid,…
Why do we have two sets of Social Media icons?
Social Media are websites that provide a public forum for sharing and discussing what goes on on the world around you. There are two elements to Social Media: Firstly, us inviting you to follow us and our messaging & join…
One-click Navigation Aids on FoundLocally
FoundLocally is a site designed for both "newbies" and for power users, as a great resource for local information and search. To facilitate easy access, we have built in a number of features to simplify navigation around the site. These…
Facebook Pages and Twitter Feeds for each community
We have realized to better serve local markets each needed its own place for conversation, so we've added a Facebook page for each FoundLocally.com community or city, and added a Twitter feed. This has been a big project, which included…
use Facebook Login to post Ratings & Reviews
Your customers can now use their Facebook Login to post their Ratings & Reviews. This provides several key benefits for all concerned: They display the commenter's name, so reviews will have greater honesty & transparency. This should reduce/eliminate anonymous malicious…
Password Security Strengthened
There has been a lot of media attention on security breaches and personal information. While we don't store or disclose personal information, we realize that weak security has a negative impact on everyone. Therefore, we are proactively requiring better passwords…
Looking for a local Web Marketer or SEO professional?
Support Your LOCAL (and Canadian) Web Marketers Local web marketers understand your neighbourhoods, your community, and will help to better reach a local audience than some faceless national company, or some overseas web marketing & SEO sweatshop or call centre.…
IAB updates standard online campaign terms and conditions
The Interactive Advertising Bureau of Canada (IAB) has announced an update to its standard terms and conditions, which govern the relationship between media vendors and buyers. It is the first update since 2008. The most significant change is what Ford…