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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April 21 – Will Your Website Traffic Drop by Over 50%?
Google has announced that on April 21, it will be removing non-mobile friendly websites from the mobile search index. April 21st is the day you will find out just how much your website traffic will drop if you have not moved to a responsive website. For some sites, mobile traffic…
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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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Google Starts to Warn Website Owners on Mobile Viewing Issues
You do not want to get email from Google – really! Just this week Google started posting in the Webmaster Control Panel and emailing website owners notifications like this one. “Google systems have tested 25 pages from your site and found that 96% of them have critical mobile usability errors.…
