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New Google Search Console Performance Reports

New Google Search Console Performance Reports

Google Search Console recently started delivering reports to webmasters who have their sites claimed, but it seems to be rolling out very slowly. Out of the dozens of sites that I have in GSC, for the month of September, I received only two, but this morning, for the...
Google My Business – Change to Messaging

Google My Business – Change to Messaging

Were you one of the early adopters to Google My Business messaging? I’m talking about this button right here, that allows your customers to message you right from Google’s search results. If you want to read other business related posts, read this one...
Google Search App Bug – Adding a Photo

Google Search App Bug – Adding a Photo

I was at the airport last week leaving for Pubcon and tried to add an image from the restaurant I was eating at, but I couldn’t do it. I Tweeted about the bug to Google My Business, who asked me to send them a DM with all the details, so I did. #BugReport...
Pubcon Presentation 2019 – Agency Bad Actors

Pubcon Presentation 2019 – Agency Bad Actors

These are the slides from my Pubcon presentation on October 10, 2019, speaking in the agency track with the legendary Bill Hunt. Slides only Slides with notes   And below is a video of my run through the night before…
Google Search Console Tools – The Missing Links

Google Search Console Tools – The Missing Links

This morning Google killed off access to the “old” Webmaster Tools interface in Google Search Console, and with it, they’ve removed convenient access for two needed tools. If you’ve been poking around trying to find them, you’re not the...
Farwest Presentation –  August 2021

Farwest Presentation – August 2021

The annual Farwest show is all about landscaping, and attended by gardening and landscaping industry consumers. My presentation is for the vendors and service providers in attendance, as beginner and intermediate marketers. It was not intended for search industry...
Remax Realty Properties – Time Share Rental Scam

Remax Realty Properties – Time Share Rental Scam

A couple of weeks ago I got a phone call from someone claiming to be Chistyan Duran, and he was interested in renting our Mexican timeshare that we bought 20 years ago. The company was a familiar name, Remax Realty, and they were based in Eden Prairie Minnesota. While...
Verifying Google Search Console Just Got Easier

Verifying Google Search Console Just Got Easier

For quite a while now, I’ve had issues adding properties to Google Search Console. Not every time, but often. It’s actually been going on for months, and it’s gotten a lot worse lately. Verification with Google Analytics used to work pretty well for...
Google My Business Expanded Reach for Service Area Businesses

Google My Business Expanded Reach for Service Area Businesses

If you have a service area business like Jimmy John Shark with your street address hidden, and you serve customers in more than just your immediate area, there’s good news… Google is now allowing you to expand the service area in your Google My Business...