Quietly in February Google rolled out a new program called Local Guides. Not only did Google create a program to make a community out of people already active in their social space, but is providing perks, mentoring, and recognition for those that participate by writing reviews. The benefit to Google…
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Google Gets Serious About Building Business Reviews for the Web
Just this last week I joined the ranks of Google’s local reviewers. Google has quietly put the word out that it wants to enlist its own approved writers to start building reviews on local businesses. Google calls their program “Local Guides”. You too can apply to be a writer. I…
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Ready to Connect on Google+ Here’s How
I consider activity on Google+ important for business owners. The real SEO and search benefits are however not achieved by updating your Google+ Business page, but rather your Google+ personal page. So, how can you connect with others to start building your Google+ empire and improved rankings for your company…
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Google My Business Explained
If you have been using Google Places or Google+, Google has a new property call Google My Business that you need to be looking at and migrating to. First notice that even if you have been posting on Google+ pages you may not have a Google My Business site. For…
