What most businesses do not understand that I do is that there are many entities intentionally making it difficult for small businesses and individual interests to be found online.

Just as they control all the major media they seek to control what we can and can not find on the Internet. That is why it is imperative for those who see what is going on to use their blogs and influence to encourage the use of independent sites instead of those controlled by what I refer to as The Borg which includes all those under control of the same connected multi-national corporations.

Creating local blogging communities is one excellent way to do that. More details in my post about Local Communities.
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