When it comes to local websites I see two scenarios pop up time and time again. The multi-location small business or small business targeting several towns in an area A local business with several products or services that have similar qualities When writing local website content, it is very easy to fall into a common […]
Google +Local (Google Places) “My Listing Has Incorrect Information”
Google Troubleshooter Unavailable For “My Listing Has Incorrect Information” The merge of Google Places to Google +Local has been a bit bumpy for many (a slight understatement!) I’ve worked with Google local on and off for years as it came under the “get Jan to do it” part of my job description in various roles […]
Learn Basic SEO in 10 Minutes (Video)
I love that Google have started to produce videos over in their Webmaster Academy. This particular one is basic SEO in 10 minutes. Don’t be fooled by the “for startups” line, these SEO tips apply to all business websites. Basic SEO in 10 Minutes Basic SEO Takeaways 301 redirect (permanent redirect) www or non-www to […]
Google Places Brings The Social Web To Local Businesses
Google Places and Google Plus… Who would have thought the merge would start happening so soon? Mind you with all the issues over on Google Places recently, it’s hardly a huge surprise the Big G was going to pull a whopper this time! Helping people discover and share local businesses with Google+ Before you get […]
A Week in Google – 19th May 2012
What has caught my eye in Google this week? Google Places Forum Weekly Video Wrap Up Vanessa Schneider, the Google Places Community Manager over at the Google And Your Business forum has started a weekly video overview of the topics from the forum. I have to say – with the number of posts on that […]
A Week in Google – 6th May 2012
The weeks are flying by… here’s a quick round up of what’s caught my eye in Google this week. Google Search Updates Google announced 53 search updates throughout April. Pandas and Penguins aside, there’s a few other interesting changes: Improvements to local navigational searches. [launch codename “onebar-l”] For searches that include location terms, e.g. [dunston […]
A Week in Google – 29th April 2012
Catching my eye this week in Google… 2 Major Updates – Penguin and Panda Well, I couldn’t fail to miss these with the amount of posts around the web. Google announced they would be targeting web spam. This update was later given the name Penguin. While everyone was summing up changes and who was worst […]