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 […]
WordPress 3.5 Now Available – How To Upgrade To WordPress 3.5
WordPress 3.5 is here and it’s time to upgrade again. With any major release, there are bound to be glitches with themes and plugins along the way. Known WordPress upgrade issues can be found on this post over at wordpress.org How To Upgrade To WordPress 3.5 I’m going to outline how I upgrade clients and […]
New Google Advice: Merging Google+ Local Page (Places) And Reviews With Google+ Local Business Page
That title is a mouthful and a half isn’t it! So, to clarify… You’ve claimed your Google+ Local Page (also known as Google Places) and have started collecting reviews. You’ve created a Google+ Local Business page via your Google Plus account. Now you have the option to merge the two for a full social experience […]
Choosing a Domain Name for Your Local Business Website
How Not To Choose A Domain Name Choosing a domain name for your business website is one of the most important tasks to establishing your online presence. It’s your web address and some thought should be put into choosing it. Don’t do what I did! I didn’t think too much when I bought mylocalbusinessonline.co.uk. I […]
Why Small Businesses Hate Google+ Local [Comicgraphic]
The latest Google and Your Business Forum Wrap-up and the Skype roar of frustration about missing Google reviews earlier this week brought to mind this fab comicgraphic from Nifty Marketing. Business owners who have jumped through the hurdles and hoops trying to get reviews only to have them disappear will know just how close to […]
Have Your Google Reviews Disappeared? You’re Not Alone!
“I Can See the Future of Your Google Reviews”by Margaret Shulock is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. Based on a work at blumenthals.com Help! My Google Reviews Disappeared I had a quick question on Skype earlier this week… “I just popped into my local listing. What happened? Most of my Google […]
Register On Your Website? No Thanks! [Infographic]
Do you make people register on your website? Actually getting people to register on your website creates a bit of a challenge. Ask for too much information and response goes down. From accessing exclusive content, to shopping online to something simple like leaving a comment is perhaps one of the most frustrating things as a […]