Chap1978,

I would love to discuss SEO with you one day. Sounds like you have a lot of really great ideas.

Although I agree with you on all the local types of marketing, these strategies can get expensive.

When I began marketing my first website, a local .ca site, I started by handing out thousands of cards, posting banners and signs, and even making t-shirts. The problem was that I was spending more than I was making and the investment never did pay off. Oops.

Now I focus most of my see more time and attention on traditional SEO. At least I know how many visitors I'm getting for my effort. However, I'm really, really interested in learning more about future trends in Search Engine Algorithms and how they might affect my SEO efforts.