Since being founded in 1998, Google has grown well beyond a search engine with its first office in a garage. Today Google is ubiquitous. From operating systems (if you have a Chrome book or Android device), to email, much of what we use computers for Google has touched. In fact, 71% of consumers use…
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Why Does My Facebook Business Page Have Stars?
In the last month or so, Facebook has quietly added reviews to their Facebook Pages for Places. If you haven’t seen this feature yet, you will soon – it takes Facebook a while to update every page. What is it? As you can see in the photo below – similar to Yelp and Google Places,…
Finding Your Way around Google Analytics
Checking in regular to your Google Analytics account can offer you great insights into the effectiveness of your website. The effectiveness of a site can literally make or break some companies depending on what they offer and where most of their business is generated. Google’s data can seem overwhelming and confusing at first glance if…
What is the Yellow Pages *REALLY* Doing for Your Business?
I talked with a business owner recently who was upset that his competition was above him on Google’s results page. His exact words were, “I want to be first on Google. What do I have to do?” My response was obvious. “You’ve already done what you need to do. You called me.” From there, we…
Social Media’s Secret SEO Boost for Professionals
There’s always a lot of buzz about how Google interacts with Facebook and Twitter. And the attention is valid. Search results are being affected more and more by social signals. If people are talking about your company or product on Facebook, or posting links to your site on Twitter, Google smiles down on you. But…
