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Maren Symonds, April 2013

vaaloha — Wed, 08 May 2013 21:07:31 +0000

A Blog is a series of articles that you write, much like a journal entry, that are a critical tool to drive traffic to your website. Searches for a business like yours start out fairly broad and pretty general. The prospective client develops ‘long-tail’ keywords that narrow the parameters of the search.

Important points:

Put yourself in the client’s seat. What are the various combinations of long-tail keywords that prospective client would use to draw someone to find me?

Effective blogging marries a writing style that populates your article with these long-tail keywords.

The hard data proves:

Blogging once a week can double your free, inbound traffic naturally and increase your leadsby up to 150%.
Your site receives search engine bumps and brownie points from consistently regular poststhat amass a greater body of work. Volume equals an increase in traffic
Blogs are more likely to be shared than a webpage.
Blogs can be a window into your personality bringing a ‘following’.
Fresh content brings frequent return visitors to your website.
Websites have become the way people check you out before deciding to do business with you.
Blogging consistently is the key to getting the biggest bang for your buck from your website.

Maren also provided a great handout to aid us in our quest to become great bloggers.

Luncheon Meeting, April 2013

vaaloha — Wed, 08 May 2013 21:00:01 +0000

Guest Speaker: Maren Symonds on the topic “To Blog or Not To Blog” Right from her opening remarks it becomes clear that Maren intends to teach us how to drive qualified business leads to our websites and increase business and profitability through blogging.

Spotlight Speaker, Lloyd Bernstein, a volunteer with the Vote Yes for the Beaverton School District Levy Campaign gave us some very detailed background and history regarding cuts to spending and teaching related positions over the past five years. He also gave us a preliminary vision of what the future may hold and how that future can be made brighter as a result of the May 21st local election. Our Executive Secretary had detailed information available at your request. The purpose of Mr. Bernstein’s visit is to ask for the endorsement of the Aloha Business Association. A motion from the floor is seconded and passed. (M/S/P)

Read all the Luncheon Meeting Notes here.

Beaverton Local School Levy

vaaloha — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 05:24:31 +0000

Aloha Business Association members present at the April 11, general meeting, by majority vote decided to support Ballot Measure No. 34-204 also referred to as Beaverton Schools Local Option Levy Preventing Classroom, Teaching Position Cuts. You will find more information in the Washington County voter’s pamphlet regarding the Vote-By-Mail Election on May 21, 2013.

Adopt A Road

vaaloha — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 05:23:16 +0000

Aloha may be looking a little brighter these day due to the efforts of members of the Aloha Business Association with support from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. On Saturday, April 11, a crew of nearly a dozen people participated in the Adopt-A-Road Clean-Up. In about two hours their efforts resulted in a much cleaner area on 197^th & 198^th from Baseline to Johnson. This coming fall, you too will have an opportunity to help keep Aloha beautiful.

Aloha Library

vaaloha — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 05:22:14 +0000

Aloha Library is now open 29 hours a week. Come check us out!

ABA Supports School Levy

vaaloha — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 05:31:36 +0000

On April 11, 2013 the members that were present at the general meeting of the Aloha Business Association agreed by majority vote to support the Beaverton School District Levy which will on the upcoming May 21^stelection. For more information, please visit the Beaverton School District website or click on this link:

http://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/home/departments/community-involvement/local-option-levy/

October 2012 Board Meeting

vaaloha — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 20:59:02 +0000

Communitiy Library, Adopt-A-Road. Read The Minutes Here

September 2012 Board Meeting

vaaloha — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 20:57:26 +0000

BuffAloha Bill, New Member Welcome Kits. Read The Minutes Here

Luncheon Meeting, September, 2012

vaaloha — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 14:45:28 +0000

Guest Speaker: Pat Garrett, Sheriff, Washington County provided insight into his background including his Spanish degree, masters degree and his previous position, graveyard patrol sergeant. He has forged his vision philosophy through his critical instinct, running a jail/law enforcement offices and his time in Iraq as a Civil Law Officer.

Spotlight Speaker, Shelly Najara, Sun Connections Travel & Cruises, talked about this well established business that was founded in 1998 and had 1 travel agent. Sun Connections has grown to 33 agents with 5 in the office at all times. Have a vacation on your list of dreams? They have a layaway program for you! Want to go to Hawaii?

Read all the Luncheon Meeting Notes here.

Shelly Najara – Sept. 2012

vaaloha — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 14:31:50 +0000

Shelly Najara, Sun Connections Travel & Cruises, talked about this well established business that was founded in 1998 and had 1 travel agent. Sun Connections has grown to 33 agents with 5 in the office at all times. Have a vacation on your list of dreams? They have a layaway program for you! Want to go to Hawaii? You can put $125 down and make payments up to 45 days before your travel date. Sun Connections are advocates of travel insurance.

Every bride and groom should start their life together with a relaxing honeymoon. Shelly can work with any budget and can even set up a bridal registry for the betrothed. Shelly loves to make dreams come true!