Google Survey Test Hijack Horror! Anyone remember this guy? Harry Enfield character, think he was called Frank Rottweiler. He’d sit in the pub discussing some mundane aspect of celebrity news offering his worldly advice and then rant starting with “OI, (celebrity name), NOOO!” No? OK I am showing my age… This morning that image came […]
Google Search Gets Fresh and Likes Facebook All in One Week
There have been some significant changes over at Google Search last week. All exciting stuff! Google Search Changes – “Freshness” At the end of last week, Google announced a major change to how they will be presenting search results. The Google Freshness update aims to provide up to date search results and these appear in […]
What Is The Best Way To Get To The Top Of Google?
It’s easy to get to the top of Google search rankings… Honest, it is. Anyone can do it. And many people do easily reach the heady heights of rank 1 on Google search…. … for terms NO ONE is looking for – including your business name! But, once you get to the top of Google, […]
Google Places Changes – User Editing Update
What Google Places Information Can People Actually Edit? Last week I posted about the recent Google Places changes. Google now automatically update your listings and allow users to edit listings too. I posted a screenshot of exactly what people can edit on your Google Places over on Facebook, but the image is quite large and […]
Google Places Local Business Listings Recent Changes
Are Your Local Business Listings Up To Date? There’s no doubt that Google Places Local Business Listings are a fantastic way of raising your online visibility. Not only can it drive traffic to your website but also increase calls and foot traffic too. Google takes into account a whole range of factors when deciding where […]
Google Places Local Listing Bug
HELP! My Google Places Local Listing Disappeared! I had a call from a client the other day regarding their Google Places Local Listing. Their Google Places listing had completely disappeared and was replaced by the message, “We currently do not support the location”. There is nothing worse than not being able to give an answer […]
Small Business Websites
Yell Small Business Websites – Lies and Damn Statistics For a few years now, Yell have offered small business websites and marketing packages to compliment the Yellow Pages directory. It’s been a while since I have dealt with a Yellow Pages sales call. However, I am taking my own advice and slowly adding my business […]