What Does Infinite Scroll Mean for AdWord Users?
Google has announced that search results pages will no longer be well, pages. Instead, it will now be an infinite scroll or, in other words, one endless page of search results. If you pay for top-of-page ad space from Google that's not a major issue but what about for bottom-of-page advertising space when there is no longer a bottom of the page? Google has a solution for that. In short, they're redistributing ads throughout the endless scroll page, so top-of-page ads will stay at the top of the page and bottom-of-page ads will appear periodically through a user's scrolling. Local ads
Google’s At In Again! New Page Experience Ranking Algorithm Set to Launch
ANOTHER Google Update?! Yes. And this one ranks high in your need-to-know repertoire. We know this happens a lot, but trust us, this is for your own good! Google has announced that a new update will be launching soon, and anyone and everyone who has a digital presence (that's you!) really needs to sit up and take notice! In essence, the up-coming update, expected to take place literally any day now, deals strictly with user experience and how that affects your site's ranking within the Google search ranking page. Paying attention now and making the needed changes to get it right can
Managing Fake, False and Misleading Reviews on Google My Business
We can't overstate the importance of local business micromarketing these days and a big part of that is making sure your small business is taking full advantage of Google My Business, Google's search results algorithm and page that automatically matches customers with local businesses first. While it's absolutely essential that your business has a Google My Business (GMB) profile, it's just as important to make sure it's maintained with up-to-date information, photos and reviews. However it’s importance has also inspired less-than-honourable competitors and customers to use it to discredit products, companies and brands by destroying their reputation and their SEO
Keeping Up With Google
The undisputed leader in search engines is, of course, Google. With 5.6 *billion* searches every day to find users anything and everything they need, locally and around the world, your Google results ranking literally can make or break a business. Put simply: you really, really, really want to be on Google's good side. But how? In a word (or three?): SEO. Keeping up with Google's SEO “recommendations” (they're really more like requirements if you have any hope of getting your website to the top of their results page) is a full-time, non-stop job. Google after all, has an essential need to
Why Does Google Constantly Change its Search Algorithms and Why Should You Care?
Google is the most visited website in the world, with 62 billion visits to it globally in 2019 alone. That same year, Google processed 3.5 billion searches every day - that’s 40,000 searches every second! Most importantly for your business, once Google has provided an answer, 90% of Google users report that they will click on the first set of results. What does this mean for you as a company? Well, to be blunt, it means that if you have any hope of your business thriving in the digital world (and let’s face it, everything’s in the digital world now, so
The Continued Importance of Online Visibility
Go ahead, type your business name into a Google search. What results does it come up with? How about if you type your business’ products or services? Did you have to scroll down the page to find yourself? Were you even on the first page at all? Now do the same on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, or any other social media platform of your choice. Was it easy to find your business? Do you think your customers would agree? Getting to the top of Google’s search pages (and any social media page that your business uses) is the highest goal of
Google My Business – Your Essential Local Marketing Tool
Life may be returning to normal, but it is indeed, a “new normal”, especially in the marketing world. An almost instantaneous move online for both businesses and consumers alike has forced a dynamic shift in both the breadth and depth of digital marketing strategy for almost every business in existence. And while recapturing the market for your business sounds like a daunting task as we slowly move out of lockdown and into the post-coronavirus world, in reality, it doesn't have to be. A big part of the new normal consumer is one that's increasingly conscious about shopping locally and supporting their