Why Block People on Google Plus? One of the joys of a Google Plus profile or Google My Business Page is the ability to connect with anyone, anywhere within the Google Plus social system. In my previous post I highlighted why some home based businesses find random followers rather disturbing and how to change your […]
Google Plus Notifications: Google Local Listing Random Followers
Why Am I Getting Google Plus Notifications From Strangers? Are you one of the many small businesses who have yet to embrace the social world of Google Plus? Logging into your Google My Business Page to a raft of Google Plus notifications from people and Pages you don’t know can seem quite threatening, especially as […]
Google My Business: How To Hide Your Address [Video]
While Google My Business replaces Google Places, one of the major points that has not changed is the requirement that Service Area Businesses (SAB) hide their address. Your business is classed as a SAB if: Your business is mobile You operate from home Your office is not staffed during your stated opening hours The idea […]
Your Google Business Listing: The Importance of Consistency
What is a Google Business Listing? It’s funny isn’t it? I ramble on about speaking the same language as your potential customers but when it comes to Google Local, the Big G really doesn’t make things easy! Let me explain… Earlier in the week I had a call from a lady who wanted to set […]
Google My Business – Goodbye Google Places
Hello Google My Business Google announced yesterday the global rollout of Google My Business. The official UK announcement came this morning over on the Google UK for Business Page. Google My Business should be hitting the dashboard in 236 regions and 65 languages as we speak. If you don’t have it right now, it won’t […]
How to Convert a Google Plus Brand Page to Google Local [Video]
There’s great news for local businesses who set up the wrong type of Google Plus Page. Google now allows you to convert a Google Plus Brand page to a Google Plus Local Page. This isn’t a merge of pages. The local data from your verified Google Plus Local Page is removed and transferred to a […]
How To Transfer Ownership Of Your Google Local Page [Video]
Did you know you can transfer ownership of your Google Local Page? One of the benefits of the upgrade to social pages on Google Plus is the transfer option. It’s come in very handy! (Yes, this works with non-local Plus Pages too) Here’s how – text and screenshots below the video How to Transfer Ownership […]