Consider this a Google Rankings guide for small business owners – the basics for improving your rank in 2020. Welcome to 2020, where the world is locked down and rankings matter. Okay, the majority of the world is slowly inching out of lock down, but masks are...
Receiving unfavorable online reviews is pretty much inevitable when you own a business. Bad reviews are always one of the hardest things to coach a small business owner through. Not only because of the way it affects the business, but also because of the effect it has...
Google started rolling out the Questions and Answers (Q&A) feature for local search in the beginning of August. As with all the testing, it was initially available exclusively for Android users via the Google Maps App. Eventually, they made it available to...
For local businesses, attracting new customers can be a major challenge. Yellow Pages, and other telephone books used to be a major source for customers to find your business. But times have definitely changed. Think about it – when was the last time YOU thumbed...
Do you remember when phones were used primarily for calling people? Since the rise of the smartphone, the way people communicate and find information has drastically changed. Since Google announced use of mobile-friendliness as a ranking signal in April of 2015, there...
Rise above your competitors with Search Engine Optimization Now that it is relatively inexpensive to create a website, there is more competition for your website to rank well on search engines. Both well-established companies and startup businesses face struggles when...
