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 […]
This Week In Google – 22nd April 2012
Google Places Local Search Bug Earlier in the week, it became apparent that all was not well with local search. Searching for any local business – in the example below it’s Plumbers Widnes, everything looks fine. Until you click the “see more results” link. You’re redirected to a local search results page as expected, but […]
What Have You Done To Promote Your Business Online This Week?
Now there’s an interesting question… What have you done to promote your business online? I don’t mean just saying you have a website or a Facebook page. What have you actually done – what actions have you taken to get the word out about your business? Be truthful! You see, having a website, Facebook page […]
A Week in Google – 8th April
How fast a week flies when you’re having fun or taking part in a blogging challenge… Well at least this post brings me up to date with that! Google Places Hangout on G+ Google Places help had their first questions and answer G+ Hangout on Wednesday. If like me you missed it, the recording is […]
A Week In Google – Round Up 24th March
Wow the week has flown by! Since I am at my Accelerated Learning Coaching course tomorrow, here’s this weeks Google round up done the night before. Google Places – Why You Must Hide Your Business Address Not long after posting how to hide your business address in Google Places, it appears that Google have snuck […]