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Steps on How to Set Up Google Authorship

Back in August, I wrote a blog post “Google Authorship, Author Rank And How It Will Affect You”. In today’s post, we will be going ...
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Paddy O’Beers Opens This Friday!

Paddy O’Beers Bottle Shop and Tasting Room will be throwing open their doors this Friday, November 22nd at 121 Fayetteville Street Suite 114 for the ...
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SKIP THE MALLS & SHOP SMALL

Shop Small and support locally owned and independent businesses on Small Business Saturday, November 30, 2013.
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ONE DAY ONLY! WHALEBONE URBAN SURF IN RALEIGH ANNIVERSARY SALE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15

15% off on the 15th! No exclusions which means boards which NEVER go on sale like this are included! One day only at Whalebone Urban ...
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Free Chocolate and Wine Networking Event

Free chocolate and wine at The Chocolate Boutique!
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Hillsborough Street Year In Review

Join the Hillsborough Street Community Service Corporation as they take a close look at all of the recent improvements of Hillsborough Street & highlight what ...
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Stop Stuffing “You Know What” Into Your Business Website

Gotta, wanna, coulda, shoulda. Your business website is often your first impression on potential clients and customers. (No pressure or anything.) When you talk to ...
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Justin LeBlanc to Be Grand Marshal in the Raleigh Christmas Parade

Don’t miss the pageantry and excitement of the 2013 WRAL Raleigh Christmas Parade! Downtown Raleigh will kick off the holiday season with festivities beginning Saturday, ...
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The Handmade Market Is This Saturday!

Join The Handmade Market this Saturday for a day of fabulous shopping from over 50 of the best and brightest artists, crafters, and designers from ...
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Checklist for Small Business Saturday

Small Business Saturday is November 30, 2013. Are you ready? Here's a checklist to help you out!
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“Downtown Cary Shop Hop”

A fun event where customers of local downtown Cary merchants “hop” from shop to shop to participate in activities and enter to win giveaways.
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Hallowww…wait? What do I do?

One of life’s most difficult transitions is upon me. There has got to be novels written about how to cope with the emotional turbulence of ...
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SEO Update: The Latest Google Changes

Search engine optimization — to use a cliche phrase — is always a “moving target.” All search engines are constantly working to improve the way ...
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A look back on when Shop Local Raleigh launched in 2009!

A group of local merchants have launched a Web site to help fuel Raleigh’s economy. Shop Local Raleigh – funded by the Greater Raleigh Merchants ...
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SLR Teams Up With SCORE in 2014

Shop Local Raleigh has teamed up with SCORE to plan some outstanding seminars to educate our small, independently owned business members even further!
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The Why Behind Your Website

Since the inception of the Internet, businesses have been told they need to have a website or they won’t be taken seriously. Of course, that ...
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Top 10 Tips for a Successful Small Business Saturdaay

1. CREATE AN EVENT TO PROMOTE SMALL BUSINESSES. Throw a parade on your main street. Host a community block party or downtown fair. Design an ...
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2013 Shop Local Raleigh Christmas Parade entry!!!

2013 Shop Local Raleigh Christmas Parade entry!!! We invite you to promote your local business and be a part of the SLR entry in the ...
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Irregardless Cafe Launches their Lunch Loyalty Program

Lunch Loyalty Cards are Back! Redeem 10 stamps to enjoy a complimentary lunch sandwich or entree on us! Thank You for choosing Irregardless Cafe. Lunch ...
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Content Marketing: Annoying Buzzwords You Should Know

So here it is for you, broken down in simple terms with no fuss: Content marketing is information, or content, in the form of articles, ...
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North Thrills

So, I promised myself when I graduated that I would aim to travel as much as possible now that I have the possibility to save ...
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