Understanding Google My Business & Local Search
Category Archive For "Google+ Local"
Facebook Reviews Should Be a Part of Every SMB Review Plan
If you had any doubts as to whether Facebook has a place in your review strategy, news this past week from Bill Bean that Facebook reviews were now showing in the Google “Reviews from Around the Web” should put them to rest. I was curious how widespread this was and whether it was just a …
Last Week in Google Local
Several interesting and developments last week from Google in the Local space. Google declares the end of Panoramio and the rise of Google Views: With the release of Google Views, the new Map integrated photo application, Google has declared that they will wind down Panoramio as they wind up Views. Of course there is an …
Google Answer Box: Call 650-253-0000 For Support
When Dan Leibson showed me this Google Answer Box I thought either that the Google Answer Box had a wicked sense of humor or maybe, just maybe, it knew something that I didn’t. Given the recent court decision in Germany ordering Google to “stop ignoring customer emails and start offering a way to communicate with the …
Hyperlapse – A New Tool in Your Local Content Toolbox
We live in amazing times. And there is nothing more amazing to me than a technical breakthrough like Hyperlapse, the time lapse iPhone app from the Instagram folks. The app does two things – it provides sophisticated image stabilization even when hand held and it allows you to choose the speed to the time lapse – and it …
LocalU Bootcamp at SMX – Sept 29th in New York
On September 29th, we’re rolling out a new classroom-style training event in conjunction with SMX East – Local U Boot Camp in New York City. REGISTER WITH CODE WS-LUA10 FOR A 10% DISCOUNT LocalU Bootcamp is the only workshop of its kind and provides the knowledge, processes and tools needed to help your business and the businesses …
Google Dropping Review Shadow Box in Serp and Going Directly to Plus?
Yesterday while doing training I noticed that Google was dropping the review shadow box from the main search results and taking users directly to the business Plus page. Today others are noticing this as well. Nicolai Helling pointed the new behavior out on G+. As Nicolai mentioned and I agree this change “seems to be preparatory to release …
Google My Business Now Allows Deleted Plus Pages to Be Recovered
Kaleh Kohler, a top contributor in the Google And Your Business Forum and a very astute student of all things Google Plus, has pointed out a new feature of Google My Business (aka Google Pages Dashoard) that allows the user to recover (undelete) and manage pages that have been deleted. It would appear that it …
Google Test Search Results – 11 Ads, 1 Directory and 3 Stinkers
Google is apparently testing a mobile style 3 pack as a replacement for the carousel. Whether a test or not, this test search result is quite amazing. I have a fairly large Thunderbolt display with a resolution of 2560 x 1440. That is more vertical resolution than 66% of all computers on the market as …
Google Testing Carousel Replacement
Last week, Dr. Pete Meyers of Moz, posted on Twitter that he had seen a new deskop pack result that seemed to be replacing the Carousel. He has emailed me to note that he is now seeing it on a number of broad queries “including “chicago restaurants”, “restaurant reviews”, “chinese menu”, and “vegas hotels””. James …
Google Updates Review Policy Help Files and Review Flagging Form
This could very well be old news. I have no idea when these two things changed but Google has made a substantial update to both their local review policies and the “flag and fix inappropriate reviews” form and help pages. The new “flag as inappropriate” form has more fields and is also more generic and it appears …
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