Welcome to HyperlocalBlogger.com

by Matt on Aug 10, 2008 in General

I’ve started about a dozen blogs in my life, and the first post is always the strangest. What do you say? Who are you saying it to? How do you write it so that you don’t get embarrassed on your two-year, five-year, and 10-year anniversaries?

I don’t know if I’ll avoid that embarrassment in the future, but for now I’ll get the painful first post out of the way like this:

I believe hyperlocal blogging is a major growth area.

I believe local blogs will grow because more people will become comfortable and familiar with blogging itself, and will naturally start to write about what they know: their neighborhood, hometown, the city in which they live, and the things they see and do there.

I believe local blogs will grow because small business owners will continue to adopt blogs as a tool for connecting with customers and prospects, especially in their immediate geographic area.

And I believe local blogs will grow because online marketers will recognize that hyperlocal blogging lies at the intersection of two of the most important elements of smart marketing: local search and great content.

You can learn more about me and my goals for HyperlocalBlogger.com on the About HyperlocalBlogger.com page. The inaugural video will also help introduce you to what I hope we can accomplish over the long haul on this blog.

Thanks for reading HyperlocalBlogger.com. I hope you’ll bookmark the blog, subscribe to the RSS feed, and share your thoughts in the comments every time you’re inspired to contribute.

– Matt McGee

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August 10, 2008 | Filed Under General 

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10 Responses to “Welcome to HyperlocalBlogger.com”

  1. SEO Igloo Blog » Matt McGee Launches HyperLocalBlogger.com on August 10th, 2008 11:56 pm

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  2. Marcel Feenstra on August 11th, 2008 2:40 am

    Hey Matt, great and very timely idea for a new site! I will certainly start to “follow” (stalk? ;-) ) you here as well –if only because I have some related ideas for the Dutch market…

  3. Justin Smith | Searching Solutions on August 11th, 2008 6:56 am

    Hey Matt,
    congrats on the new blog. I’m a regular reader at Small Business Search Marketing. This one’s going in my reader, and I’m looking forward to some great things! I was wondering if you’d be willing to do a short interview on trends in local SEO, and local blogging…

  4. Missy on August 11th, 2008 10:16 am

    Hi, Matt:
    Looks good. Love the idea. I’m wondering what type of topics you will be covering within this niche.

    Sounds terribly interesting, will pay attention and see what i can learn, and/or contribute.

    One question i have right off the bat is:
    How will domain names play into hyperlocal blogging? The geo-domain market is pretty hot right now, which means good names are either taken, or expensive.

    Also is it a good idea to include the word blog, on a hyperlocal domain name?

    And finally, congrats on this new endeavor.

  5. Matthew Hunt on August 11th, 2008 10:23 am

    Matt,

    I am a fan and will be following! Look forward to participating with this blog. There is a lot to be discovered with local blogging and local small biz marketing.

    Thanks!
    http://twitter.com/matthewSBOC

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  7. Matt on August 11th, 2008 8:13 pm

    Marcel & Matthew — thanks for the kind words.

    Justin – likewise thank you, and I could probably do a Q&A soon. Send me an email with more details about what you have in mind.

    Missy — believe it or not, I’m working on series of posts for this blog, one of which will talk about domain names for your local blog. So may I ask you to be patient until that’s finished? :) Thanks. Great questions, by the way. And thanks for reading HB.

  8. Our Four Hyperlocal Blogs on August 11th, 2008 9:24 pm

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