If you run a search engine such as Google, Bing or Baidu and would like assistance zeroing in on bad guys manipulating search results feel free to email me today. I see spam daily and have since the mid 1990s and would be happy to consult with
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I spend a lot of time in Google and monitoring Google Local Search results. Anyways, today I fell down a rabbit hole looking at prison reviews on Google. The first thing I noticed was hilarious reviews of prisoners who compared their stay in prison to that of
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It is not an April Fool’s joke. Some businesses and their reviews are completely missing in Google search. I first noticed this problem around 4PM eastern time on April 1, 2016. A local business I work with which displays very prominently in search results had their telephone
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Every once in a while a client will tell me that they’ve been reading my website, and I think to myself “Uh oh, who knows what I put on there recently!” 🙂 This is a business website which ranks extremely well. When potential clients get to an
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There is a lot of speculation online and many people will tell you that if you get Google reviews too quickly that they will be flagged and removed. However, on many occasions I have seen businesses receive reviews in rapid succession. If there is a certain number
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Every once in a while something prompts me to examine the rankings of a niche and put together my observations. This is something I do daily anyways, so sometimes I put the results here. Additionally, it is great content and people (usually) love reading them. Today I’m
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Once in a while the subject pops up of Google’s most important ranking factors. While there are many factors in any page’s rankings links remain not only important but the most important ranking factor. They will also be the most important ranking factor for the foreseeable future.
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If you are a mortgage broker and on the Movement team and you’d like to rank better in organic search results feel free to contact me today. 2016 transition to the Teams Subdomain Movement team members are moving their main website content to http://teams.movement.com/JohnDoeTeam/. There are many
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MSQRD was released this week and promptly purchased by Facebook- the news just hit a few hours ago. Some of the very first tweets about #MSQRD are “PLEASE DON’T MESS WITH IT!” or people complaining of more garbage in their Facebook feed. The selfie filter niche was
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The best way to learn SEO is via trial and error. If you’re a small business owner and want to learn just check out my very simple DIY Guide to SEO. What about social media? I’ll tell you exactly what social media is good for. Talking to
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If you need assistance creating content around contact lenses or other vision related products feel free to email me today. Optometrists, ophthalmologists, retailers and wholesalers of contact lenses, glasses, and lenses for glasses have been reaching out to us in record numbers as they focus on SEO
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“Peeple” is quite possibly the most hated app ever created, and many people are going to want to opt out of it. Can you opt out of the Peeple app? Maybe. It depends on when you ask this question. As of 2015, a Washington Post article reports:
Read more →Peeple, the people review app, is finally out. The first thing people are going to wonder is, can you see negative reviews on the Peeple app? As of March 8, 2016, the Peeple website clearly states: “Recommendations never go live without your permission. You can delete any
Read more →Peeple requires the use of a Facebook account. Facebook is filled with fake accounts. For example: Due to Facebook’s repeated abuse of privacy, I personally use Facebook as my dog. My hobbies include chasing my tail and playing fetch. Apparently, to create a Peeple account I can
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At the moment all of the 2016 presidential candidates have a Google Podium Posts page, except for Gary Johnson. Will Gary Johnson get a Google Podium Posts page? This remains yet to be seen. There are many occasions, debates, news outlets and more who either ignore or
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If you’ve been following our blog you’ve read about Google Podium Posts showing in Google search results back in February. The first Podium posts are from 2016 presidential candidates. However, if the candidate has not posted anything to Google in the last 7 days their posts stop
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If you are looking for the Google Podium Posts page of 2016 presidential candidate and Governor of Ohio John Kasich, we’ve got you covered: https://posts.google.com/share/QdvAHtHw Kasich’s page looks great, is updated regularly, and has no content about Donald Trump. His most recent shares include looking for donations,
Read more →When searching for certain politicians in Google search, Google Podium Posts display. In other cases, they do not. Of course, I wondered, how long do Google Podium posts display for? For example, today, March 6, 2016, if you Google “Donald Trump”, you will simply see a normal
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Rafael Edward “Ted” Cruz is a politician and Senator from Texas seeking the Republican nomination for President of the US in the 2016 election. If you are looking for Ted’s posts on Google, Google Posts, or “Google Podium”, this is the link that you need: https://posts.google.com/share/7mwvfsvq “Google
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If you are looking for the permanent link to Hillary Clinton’s Google Podium posts, here is the link: https://posts.google.com/share/Sw432FhV “Google Podium” is the sort-of-social social network which displays right in Google’s search results which we noticed in February. As of March 6, 2016, Hillary has posted a
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