The tail end of last week, anyone who reads about search would have spotted the Interflora ranking massacre unfold. It tweaked my interest, not only because Interflora are a huge national brand, but because they also dominate in many local searches too. Chatting with various people over the weekend, it was clear that many small […]
Moving Business Address? Google Local Updates The Guidelines (Again)
Another change for the better over at Google+ Local (Google Places). Google have updated the guidelines for changing a business address. It is now perfectly OK to change your business address in the Google Places dashboard or on the Google+ Local Business page if you have a verified merged Plus page. No Need To Mark […]
Google Places Phone Support (Yes, that pig has wings…)
Mike Blumenthal revealed on his blog yesterday that Google have started offering phone support for Google Places pin issues. I hope you were sitting down when you read that! Don’t get too excited yet… Here’s what Mike said over on his blog: To initiate a call in go to the Google Places for Business I’m […]
Important Service Area Business Google+ Local Change You Need To Know
It’s the 2nd January, and back to the keyboard as usual with a business head on! Just before the holidays, Google made this announcement on their Google and Your Business Forum Are you a Service Area Business (SAB) that has created and verified/merged a social local Google+ page for your business? Read on! If you […]
Google Maps Called Me: What To Say If Google Maps Call Your Business
If you keep up with the Google and Your Business Forum, rarely a day goes by when someone doesn’t post about a call from Google Maps and then their business disappearing from the listings. I had the unexpected pleasure of a call from Google Maps yesterday… Google Maps Called Me The call was from a […]
Penguined? Google Launch Disavow Links Tool
Why a Disavow Tool? The Penguin Update first landed on April 24th 2012 and targeted webspam. It was a major change in how Google calculates their search results, because for the first time instead of ignoring spam links, they now counted as “negative votes”. SEO works on two levels: On-page SEO, what each page of […]
Recent Google Algorithm Changes: Have You Been Bitten?
It’s no secret that Google tweak their algorithms on a daily basis. Some algorithm changes are minor tweaks most people would never notice, others are huge humdingers that set the search world on fire. There have been 2 recent algorithm changes that have done just that. Exact Match Domain These are domains rank for the […]