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On August 18, 2022, the website ChicagoNow.com was suddenly shut down. No announcement was made prior to the closure. The decision was made by Tribune Publishing who owned the website. Alden Global Capital had been received approval to purchase Tribune Publishing on May 21, 2021 with a
Read more →What are LSAs When a personal injury lawyer calls me and asks for the fastest way to get more clients, I always recommend Local Service Ads (LSAs), also known as Google Screened. If you haven’t heard about LSAs, they are Google’s relatively new Pay Per Call service
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On December 16, 2021, Google announced that they completed an algorithm update which impacted local search results, also known as the “local pack” results. The algorithm change occurred between November 30 and December 8, 2021. What did the Local Pack Algorithm Update change? Google announced that the
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Here’s some news which business owners attorneys probably haven’t seen anywhere else yet. I was in a fresh Chrome Incognito window on desktop earlier and saw an interesting test that Google was running on July 29, 2021. Google was displaying the Map to the right hand side
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In early June 2021, Google rolled out the June 2021 Google Core Algorithm Update. As with many of Google’s core updates, some sites regained review snippets in search results. This has been repeatedly documented on this blog with my coverage of the algorithm updates. It’s a Mistake.
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There is no known official Dogecoin Super Bowl commercial airing at this year’s Super Bowl. The videos circulating around the Internet are fan made videos. However, it is possible someone could air a Dogecoin commercial. Note: I a not a financial advisor and this is not financial
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If you suspect you were sold toxic backlinks or your website has lost ranking in Google due to spammy backlinks, your site received a manual action or lost trust during an algorithm update, please feel free to reach out to me for a backlink audit. I have
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To say it has been a challenging year for Twitch is quite an understatement. Since May of 2020, the popular video-streaming site has been slammed with DMCA notifications for copyrighted music. Many dedicated Twitch users have been forced to delete decades-worth of content in a matter of days. On
Read more →In 2020 Google had a variety of problems indexing content and people keep asking us how they can tell if their content is indexed in Google. Sometimes it is hard to tell if a page or article is simply ranking poorly or not in the index at
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Even in our “Post-Truth Era,” Wikipedia has managed to retain an allure of objectivity. In fact, a recent UK survey found that more Brits believe this crowd-sourced online encyclopedia versus the mainstream media. To preserve its high credibility with the public, Wikipedia recently announced it’s taking steps to prevent
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With just weeks remaining until the 2020 United States Presidential Election, Google has made an interesting decision that will slow some blogger’s ability to share information quickly. Prior to October 14, 2020, website owners and bloggers could log into Google Search Console and request that Google index
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On August 15, 2020, Google’s algorithm changed, affecting the way search results are ordered in Google search engine result pages (SERPs). On August 16, 2020, it appears that results reverted to their previous state. The SERP flux was noted by all the major SERP monitors, including RankRanger:
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On August 10, 2020, Google’s algorithm went haywire. This was corrected and the issue was confirmed by Google. Traffic fluctuations on August 10, 2020, and August 11, 2020 were temporary. The issue resulted in several very odd results surfacing on the front page of Google’s Search Engine
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On July 28, 2020, Google Local Service Ads (LSAs) arrived to a wide variety of professionals, including attorneys, financial planners, accountants and real estate agents. The rollout occurred almost exactly 5 years to the day from when Google began testing “Home Service Ads” in 2015 for plumbers,
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Heads-up to any Pinners out there, Pinterest recently announced it changed its home page algorithm. According to company engineers, this new algorithm should increase user engagement by promoting interactive and diverse content. Although Pinterest’s algorithm will analyze your previous activity to determine suggestions, it will place a greater
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If you didn’t know about TikTok before the coronavirus, chances are you have it on your phone today. Get this: recent data shows this video-sharing app hit 2 billion downloads worldwide during the COVID-19 pandemic. As TikTok’s popularity continues to soar, more people are interested in how the company
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In the run-up to the 2020 presidential election, Facebook wants to do its part to promote high-quality original journalism. To achieve this goal, the social media giant said it’s tweaking its News Feed algorithm. In a blog post published on June 30th, Facebook announced it would employ this
Read more →In June 2020, Google rolled out new review attributes for attorneys. When clients leave a law firm a review, in addition to leaving a 1-5 star review, they may now also select attributes such as Good Quality, Good Value, Professional or Responsive. The feature has been available
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On June 9, 2020, one of my clients brought to my attention that Google began testing a new feature in the Local Pack. On June 10 I was able to briefly duplicate it as well. In some cases Google will display a message such as: #1 rated
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It has taken many years to get this through my thick head.. But.. We help people! A lot! In 2020, most of the Personal Injury Law firms I work with have told me that 2019 was the best year they’ve ever had. Not only was 2019 the
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