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I'll be you live somewhere. Right? Okay, that really was kinda sorta an inane question.
But let me continue. The town in which you live...there are probably local stores, local associations, the Chamber of Commerce, a town government, local businesses, entertainment, classifieds, garage sales ....
Right
Yes indeed. And you can find great big bunches of town-targeted resources (your town!) via the Internet.
Here's how.
Before You Begin - Keep in Mind...
When you think of town websites, what comes to mind first? Government? Certainly. Weather? Perhaps. School happenings? Probably.
What else?
Remember, town sites can also offer:
- Town targeted job/resume bank
- Town associations lists
- Town businesses
- Town restaurants
- Town entertainment
- Town classifieds
- Town forums
- Town sports
- Town school news
Lots of great things, you might discover within town sites! And if you yourself run a local town business or are part of a town group or what have you, you can probably find a contact name on the site and have your information included (often for free).
Now that you're craving to learn more, let's tackle how to find your town information.
Step 1 - How to Find Town Sites Online
Go to your favorite search engine, say, Google, and search on:
town state website
or
town state town
or
town state community
Let's say you want to find town sites about West Orange, NJ Searching on:
might lead you to:
Here's a neat idea - do the same search above but remove "nj" like so:
You'll discover there's a West Orange in Texas Too! And Florida as well!
Neat! Come to think of it, that would make a great exercise for kids online - find out where else your town exists!
But I digress.
Let's try another idea - how 'bout Provo, Utah sites?
You might find:
You can get 'way more specific in your searching, however. What if you want to find town-specific news? Entertainment? You can dive into:
Step 2 - Smart Searching Is Good Searching
When searching for town-specificy anything, simply use the keywords
town state news
ie,
or
or
You might be happily gratified by what you uncover.
Step 3 - For More Information
There are some great town resources online, including:
- American Hometowns - hundreds of direct links to direct town websites
- Chamber of Commerce.com - direct links to targeted chamber of commerces
- State Local Gov - bunches of targeted goverment resources from all 50 states
- Infospace - find locations of any type of business in any state
And if you're looking for town directions, check out:
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