NetBaldwin Releases New Web Service for Richmond Area Small and Mid-sized Businesses

August 9, 2006; 08:24 AM

Search engine optimization and search engine marketing firm NetBaldwin, LLC has released a new web service for small and med-sized businesses. Richmond.JustGetLocal.com will provide those businesses a place on the web for information such as operating hours and location, as well as an online map. More importantly, they will have access to local search services that offer unprecedented access to reach consumers who, even though they search the web extensively before buying, still make the majority of their purchases at local brick-and-mortar retailers.

"Richmond.JustGetLocal.com is currently in the testing phase," said Laurie Baldwin, CEO of NetBaldwin. "As part of that testing phase, we're offering the service free for a limited time. When fully operational, the cost will be considerably lower than if a business individually purchased the different services we're offering."

The service is being developed as part of a partnership with IMPAK Marketing, a Richmond direct marketing company that distributes Valpak and Reach Magazine and publishes Housetrends magazine.

"Many Richmond area companies don't expect buyers from across the U.S.," said Mike Meyer, President of IMPAK Marketing. "To be successful, they need to be found by people who search and then buy in Richmond. This service is designed for those companies."

In addition to the benefit of a web presence and access to local search, subscribers to Richmond.JustGetLocal.com will also be able to utilize advanced Internet marketing strategies such as "paid search" at a significant discount. Companies interested in being listed on Richmond.JustGetLocal.com should call 1-877-219-5182.

IMPAK Marketing (www.impakmarketing.com) has been offering local advertising solutions for Richmond area businesses for over 29 years. Each year over 750 local businesses advertise in their direct mail and Internet products Valpak, Valpak.com, Reach Magazine and Housetrends Magazine. Each of their products offers a targeted, measurable approach to advertising supported by national (CBS, NASCAR, TNT, TBS) and local (NBC12, Clear Channel Radio) promotions and advertising. Richmond area consumers receive over 21-million coupons and offers each month in their mailboxes from IMPAK Marketing. Their newest product, NetSearch Direct will direct consumers searching for specific products or services to local businesses.

Based in Richmond, Virginia, NetBaldwin, LLC (www.NetBaldwin.com) is one of the top Search Engine Marketing (SEM) and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) firms in the Mid- Atlantic region, and is among the fastest growing in the nation. NetBaldwin uses best-of-breed SEO/SEM tactics and technology to deliver measurable results to clients such as Children's Wear Digest, Lumber Liquidators, and Christian Children's Fund. Founded in 2003, NetBaldwin was a finalist for Richmond's 2005 and 2006 Emerging Technology Company of the Year award.