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Why Local Internet Marketing?
First and foremost, our focus is “going local”, promoting local small businesses and professionals as well as non-profits and residents. We currently (2010) manage over 25 Facebook Communities, tons of other networking groups as well as 4 local business directories.
Over the past few years, we discovered that many of our small business clients wanted to know more about  Internet Marketing and how to tap in to their local customers online. We listened to their frustrations and answered their questions. Most didn't care about "going global" and were never going to sell anything to someone in Nebraska. They wanted an online venue that could reach their target market locally.
Through our own experiences searching for a Burbank florist, plumber, or dentist, we learned that just "Googling It" did not cut it. The results were bad or incomplete. We got plumber's with the last name Burbank who lived in Tennessee, or national flower brokers, or lists of dentist equipment manufacturers...all useless.
After running a successful website design company for over 10 years, we decided to help small businesses market locally and online. City Sites Inc was created in 2008 to do just that and we now operate local directories for Burbank, Glendale, North Hollywood and Pasadena and are very actively engaging thousands of interested locals in many online communities such as Facebook..
Our Philosophy
Going Local is Good For All Businesses - We believe that strong small businesses build strong communities. Strong communities solve problems, keep people employed and help the planet. However, many small businesses must compete with the big guys and it can be difficult to compete with Goliath on David's budget. However, with some internet know-how, the playing field is increasingly more level and the budget is minimal. This know-how is what we have to offer and is essential in today’s world.
Workshops for Local Businesses and Professionals - We provide quality information and inexpensive resources without speaking geek. We take the time to explain what works and what to avoid online. Our workshops are popular because our clients understand the information, use it, see that it works and then can often do much of the ongoing work themselves.
Our Mission is to provide a venue for local businesses to gain more visibility online, enable residents post events and classifieds, to help visitors find local resources easily and to offer workshops that remove the mystery from internet marketing. We make it easy to Go Local! Our personal mission is to always challenge ourselves to learn more, do more and make a difference.
Who We Are
City Sites Inc was founded in 2008 by Kate & Libby Higgins
Libby Higgins - Co-Founder, CEO, Speaker
Kate Higgins - Co-Founder, CFO, Webmaster
Ruth Bennett - Sales Director, Social Networking Guru
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