Launching a new business is never easy, “With a startup, you’re eager to bring your product to the attention of potential buyers, but the way you do that is critical,� said Arefin, the Founder & CEO of LocalBlox. Here is the list of top five startup mistakes and how to avoid them.

Confusing customers – Too much information is not always desirable, but startup founders often attempt to list every detail of their product. Instead of convincing the customer to make a purchase, all that information only serves to confuse them. Just as too many cooks spoil the soup, extensive verbiage fails to make the intended impact and can have the reverse effect.

Beat the buzzwords – It’s a common practice among marketing firms to create buzzwords and specialized jargon to promote everything from mobile apps to pizza. Those artificial words may look good on paper, but they mean little to the average consumer. Clarity is a virtue. If it’s necessary to explain what those bu... more

LocalBlox founder and CEO, Sabira Arefin, has announced the launch of the firm’s latest innovation, the LoveScore™ for 23 million businesses across the U.S. The LoveScore™ has been calculated through real time aggregation, updates and proprietary scoring based on user reviews and activities on the LocalBlox platform, along with a variety of sources such as social media activities, reviews and ratings from online directories and review sites, loyalty points, checkins and profile features. A more

Sabira Arefin, founder and CEO of LocalBlox, announced that the firm is offering a variety of mobile and social media tools to help keep neighborhoods safe. “LocalBlox is dedicated to building safe neighborhoods nationwide,� said Arefin. “We have numerous online local social media and mobile tools that provide information to help keep neighbors safe and warn them of impending danger.�

One of the primary tools in the firm’s efforts to build safe neighborhoods is Blockwatch, tha more

LocalBlox founder and CEO, Sabira Arefin, announced that the firm has added coverage to 17,000 new neighborhoods in major cities across the U.S. LocalBlox now serves in more than 77,000 neighborhood communities, offering a of high-tech social media & mobile tools for small businesses and an extensive array of services.

The firm is a founder-run startup and Arefin is cognizant of the challenges small businesses encounter. She understands the need to make every dollar count and offers nu more

Communities throughout the U.S. are struggling to maintain their identity and viability. LocalBlox CEO and founder, Sabira Arefin, announced that the firm has released new local social media & mobile tools to help local neighborhoods build strong communities online and offline.

“Strong neighborhoods are essential, especially is smaller communities,� Arefin. “LocalBlox offers a variety of social media & small business networking solutions to help neighbors connect with one another more

Communities throughout the U.S. are struggling to maintain their identity and viability. LocalBlox CEO and founder, Sabira Arefin, announced that the firm has released new social media & mobile tools to help local neighborhoods build strong communities online and offline.

“Strong neighborhoods are essential, especially is smaller communities,� Arefin. “LocalBlox offers a variety of social media & mobile tools to help neighbors connect with one another communicate and advocate more

Sabira Arefin, founder and CEO of LocalBlox, has announced that Dane Madsen has joined the firm as an advisor. The visionary founder of YellowPages.com brings a wealth of experience with start-ups and small business marketing, an arena in which LocalBlox excels.

“I am truly honored and delighted to welcome Dane Madsen as our advisor to LocalBlox,� said Arefin. “As an Internet pioneer, he is truly passionate about helping local small business marketing.�

A well-known and more

LocalBlox is providing local agents, stores and employees of large corporations with the building blocks that create local, long-term relationships. Global corporations know the value of creating customer loyalty with local consumers and LocalBlox offers the technology and tools to accomplish that, all in a single Local, Social & mobile marketing campaigns.

The firm provides a profile for each local representative that’s search engine optimized for hyperlocal neighborhoods. Agents als more

Seattle, WA – Jan. 18, 2012 – Sabira Arefin, founder and CEO of LocalBlox, has announced that the company has reaffirmed its dedication to users and wishes them a prosperous New Year. The firm has become the preeminent online location for businesses and community members, serving neighbors in 60,000 neighborhoods nationwide.

“This new year, make a commitment to know the community around you,� said Arefin. “Be local and be social. Care for your neighborhood. That’s where your more

Jan. 8, 2012 – Sabira Arefin, founder and CEO of LocalBlox, has expressed wishes for a happy New Year to small businesses and a prosperous local economy in the coming year. LocalBlox local neighborhood social networking platform is helping to build strong local communities by connecting consumers and neighborhood businesses.

“LocalBlox gives free local business listings and complimentary ads to small businesses,� said Arefin. “This helps you connect with local neighbors and busi more