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Hamilton Mill or Hell’s Kitchen!
Posted By Matt Fagioli on August 11th, 2010
We’ve had one of the hottest summers on record this year. And, for the first week of Gwinnett Schools, we’re hitting 95 degrees almost everyday! Bad news? Maybe. But, lets not forget that we have generally mild winters here in Metro Atlanta and amazing weather spring and fall (come on fall!!).
Of course, you can cool off at the Hamilton Mill pools or the lakes.
Here’s a quick link to the current local weather here in the 30019
Mill Creek Schools Are Back in Session!
Posted By Matt Fagioli on August 10th, 2010
Yesterday was the first day back to school for the Mill Creek Cluster and all of Gwinnett County Schools. Did your kids survive?
Some years seem more significant than others. Of course, the first day of kindergarden or 1st grade are huge. The start of middle school (6th grade here) is also a big milestone. My son, Nick, is in 7th grade at Frank Osborne Middle School. No special turning point for him this year.
It was the first day of high school for my daughter, McKenzie. She’s playing softball at Mill Creek High and we’re so very proud of her. So, now we’re getting up at 530am!! Awesome 
We’ve got amazing schools here. Just thought I’d share.
What about you? Any milestones this year for you?
Gwinnett Batting Cages
Posted By Matt Fagioli on August 9th, 2010
I’ve been doing a lot of baseball and softball batting for the last month. My son just decided at the ripe old age of 12 that he wants to play Mill Creek baseball this fall, so we’ve been practicing every single day to get ready for the tryout. (btw, the tryout was yesterday and he did really great!).
Jack City is the only batting cage that’s really close to Hamilton Mill, but there are several others within a 10 minute drive.
I thought I’d give you a quick list here:
I also did a search on BattingCageFinder.com and that was pretty accurate (interesting niche business, huh?)
If you’ve found any others, please drop a comment here and let everyone know.
Internet Marketing For Hamilton Mill Businesses
Posted By Matt Fagioli on August 8th, 2010
I did a quick google search for “hamilton mill business” today. I wanted to see which local businesses come up in the search results. Since I spend so much time working on internet marketing, I’d definitely want to support those businesses that are working at it also. At this point, in 2010, everybody knows that having your business show up in search results is an important part of running a local business. But, most people don’t know how to make it happen. By the way, if your local business is in the Hamilton Mill area, then any search phrase that includes those words should be important to you.
Granted, the original phrase I used might not be the best one, but it’s what I started with. If you search for “Hamilton Mill Movie Theater” or “Hamilton Mill Golf Club” or whatever, you’d get totally different results of course.
As a side note, I was very happy to find that HamiltonMillDwellings.com came up second in these search results. I wasn’t even looking for that but it’s a nice bonus
Congratulations to Children’s Dentistry at Hamilton Mill for being the only other local business that came up in the results “above the fold” (where you can still see them without scrolling). It wasn’t there actual website that came up, it was a Yahoo local listing (yes, they come up on google too!).
Interestingly, a german company called Hettich America apparently signed a huge commercial lease in the area recently. Those results came up as #1 and #3 for this search.
Let us know in the comments here about your local business.
Check Out Your Gwinnett County Commute
Posted By Matt Fagioli on August 7th, 2010
For those who commute down I-85 each day in and out of Gwinnett, this is some pretty cool stuff.
