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Is Your Business Website Google-Worthy In 2016?

January 2, 2016 by Jan Kearney

Is your business website Google-worthy in 2016?

Creating your own local business website is never an easy task, especially when the guidelines change regularly. As always online, the only thing you can guarantee is change! In November, Google made an unprecedented move and published the Search Quality Rater Guidelines. Previously, we’d relied on an official 2013 condensed version or leaked copies of […]

Filed Under: Google Tagged With: business website, Google Quality Guidelines, google search, local business website, small business website

Quality Rater Guide Leaked: What Businesses Need To Know

July 19, 2014 by Jan Kearney

Google Quality Rater Guidelines - what your local business needs to know

Creating a local business website that Google and your users love is not always a straight-forward task, especially if you are building your own! Even gorgeously designed websites can overlook the basics. Your website is just the start of the plethora of signals that Google looks at when deciding if your local website is worthy […]

Filed Under: Google, local business internet marketing Tagged With: business website, google, Google Quality Guidelines, google search, local business website, small business websites

What You Can Learn From Google’s Interflora Ranking Massacre

February 26, 2013 by Jan Kearney

Interfora Google manual penalty - rankings now on the compost heap

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 […]

Filed Under: Google, Small Business Marketing Tagged With: advertising, Google Quality Guidelines, google rankings, Small Business Marketing

Your Local Website – Is It Time To Sack Your Web Designer?

April 4, 2012 by Jan Kearney

does your local website give your contact details?

I was asked recently if I could “do anything” with a local website for a business that served multiple locations.   Well I can do all sorts!  Tying down what “anything” actually meant was the interesting part. This local website had several pages, each page dedicated to a specific town or city in the area.  That […]

Filed Under: local business internet marketing Tagged With: Google Quality Guidelines, local business website, local search, search engine rankings

Meet Jan Kearney

I believe that every business, no matter how small or how local can use the power of the web to gain more customers. I offer no bull coaching and mentoring so small business owners can strategically put the web to work for their business. I've been called a "compass" and a "navigator" and probably a few more names that aren't suitable for a profile!
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