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Launched just two short years ago by founder and CEO, Sabira Arefin, LocalBlox now serves 77,000 communities and neighborhoods nationwide and is celebrating its two-year anniversary. Started as a local network to communicate with neighbors, the firm continues to adhere to its original mission to the individual. It has also grown to encompass an extensive array of affordable, high-tech business solutions.

“I always had dreams…

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…

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,…

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 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…

Seattle, WA – Aug. 28, 2012 – Labor Day is a time to pause, reflect and honor the contributions and achievements of the American workers. LocalBlox is dedicated to assisting its users build strong neighborhoods, and the firm’s founder, Sabira Arefin, has reaffirmed her company’s commitment to its thousands of neighborhoods throughout the U.S.



“Labor Day is especially meaningful this year, with so many people out of work,” said…

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.…

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 &…

Far too often, businesses hire expensive marketing firms to increase visibility and traffic, but their efforts fall far short of their claims. LocalBlox is dedicated to helping small local businesses succeed and the firm’s founder, Sabira Arefin, announced that the site now encompasses a comprehensive suite of tools to feature member businesses.

“We offer high-tech tools and free local…

Consumers, in this era of social media, have more power than ever before to affect change, and companies that forget that, do so at their own risk. LocalBlox is helping global companies build brands and reputations within local markets for the benefit of all concerned.

“Consumers are more powerful in today’s Facebook and Twitter era and one negative story from a local store or representative can spoil your global brand rapidly,…