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Yellow Pages has been around since 1886
November 13, 2008
That’s one-hundred and twenty-two years. Obviously lots of things have changed since then. Horse and buggies have been replaced by fancy cars. Telegraphs have given way to fancy cell phones.
But, one thing hasn’t changed. The need for consumers to find and access businesses for convenience, value and informed purchase decisions.
Another thing that’s changed, according to our research, is that Yellow Pages has become associated with high pressure selling, questionable billing tactics, disappointing results, lack of features, outdated content and overall hassle.
We have tried very hard to eliminate the hassle and give business owners, not only better features, like dynamic real-time listings which they can update at anytime, but an enjoyable experience where they have ease of use and peace of mind knowing ClickBricks offers better value at a better price.
So if you’ve advertised with Yellow Pages before, which most companies have, and you haven’t been particular satisfied with your experience, we ask that you’d give us a try.
Lot’s of things have changed since 1886 and we’re confident that changing to us will be a decision you won’t regret.
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ClickBricks on Fast Company Buzz
September 10, 2008
Fast Company ran an article yesterday in their Buzz section highlighting our “franchising the internet” concept. In the article Francisco Dao says “the ClickBricks franchising concept just might be the hottest trend on - and off - the Internet.” Needless to say we are pretty excited about that. You can read the entire article here.
SEO Friendly Page Titles
August 22, 2008
Today I made page titles for companies on ClickBricks more SEO friendly. Next up are cleaner URL’s and several other “small” improvements. Not sure who said “God is in the details” - anyone know? Don’t know how true that is, and I doubt anyone will find God in ClickBricks, but you should be able to find a better website after I’m done with several days of tweaking a bunch of little things.
You can see a preview of my nifty handy work (not to mention my mad Photoshop skills) below or see the real thing by clicking here.
Network Solutions Features ClickBricks
August 3, 2008
I was stoked when Connie Bensen, Community Manager at Network Solutions, contacted me a week ago to ask if I’d be interested in doing an interview about ClickBricks. Connie and I were able to connect last week and I had a great chat with her. She notified me that she posted the article/interview on Network Solutions blog, Solutions are Power, on Friday. Thanks Connie and here’s to small businesses thriving! You can read the article here.
Brand New Server
July 25, 2008
As I mentioned over at my personal blog, I recently updated from GoDaddy’s slow shared hosting to Media Temple’s faster Grid Service. I’m working out a few kinks from the migration, like Google Map API integration and a few others, and will let everyone know when everything is ironed out.
Have a great weekend!
Tag, You’re It
July 11, 2008
So tags have been around for a while and they’ve proven very effective at helping narrow search results. It only makes sense that they should be added to ClickBricks. You can check them out here. Cheers!
District Designs - Tampa, FL
June 30, 2008
District Designs is a superb boutique located in downtown Tampa! If you are looking for a great selection of modern accessories and furniture with a friendly and knowledgeable staff District Designs is the place for you. (Oh yeah, you can ignore my incoherent “link pointing” at the end of the video. I don’t know what I was thinking.)
ClickBricks - “Orange is the New Yellow”
June 26, 2008
Nearly three years ago I set out to create a better business directory. One that didn’t cater to big businesses but one that gave a voice to the millions of smaller business around this great country of ours.
The road has been bumpy and sometimes downright discouraging. But the one thing I’ve learned during those three years is to stay focused on my vision and deliberately commit to executing it as best I know how.
With this summer 2008 relaunch I am pleased to announce the addition of an Advisory Board consisting of men smarter and more experienced than I. They have helped me think through several entrepreneurial and business situations and thus far their advice has been invaluable. I look forward to gleaning more from them over the years.
In addition to the new design and Advisory Board, we have added some new features which I think will make ClickBricks more useful to businesses. These features include:
- Hours of Operation
- Custom Questions & Answers
- Coupon Subcriptions (which allows consumers to subscribe to a company’s Sales feed. Every time a new Sale is posted, the consumer receives an instant email notification)
- Google Map API Integration
We will be discussing more features over the next few months, but SITE USAGE is the primary goal as of right now. More features won’t matter if people don’t start using the site. So with that said, all of our efforts for the remainder of 2008 are to communicate and educate people about ClickBricks as an alternative to the big business directories.
Thanks for taking the time to read this and I hope you will consider using ClickBricks as an alternative to those other business directories.
Finally, by staying in tune with our parent company’s values, ClickBricks is a pay-for-use site. Yes, we know it is currently popular for sites to be free, but we feel that over the long term, a free model promotes
1) a culture that caters to the highest bidder (advertising dollars)
2) an environment that degrades the quality of content
3) unsustainable business practices
Our aim is to keep the quality of content on ClickBricks high. As a result, ClickBricks costs $9/month (with a 30 day free trial period). We are committed to making your business the sole focus of ClickBricks and believe a pay-for-use model is a better way forward.