The first thing I would do if I were a small local merchant is start Twittering my offerings to the community. Theres no reason not to. Twitter is simple to learn and efficient to use.
There’s loads of anecdotal evidence that it works for small business: Taco Trucks, Retail, Pizza and yogurt.
Look what happened when New Orleans’ Naked Pizza started Twittering a few months ago:
(erecting the Twitter signpost)
(Mark Cuban invests into Naked Pizza for developing Texas stores)
One Pizza store + Twitter = Investment by Mark Cuban in a span of a few months. The window of opportunity is wide open.
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