As you might be aware, Avast shut down Jumpshot, and its shutdown affected several keyword research tools that relied on that data. I uncovered some interesting information regarding keyword search volume data while looking at data from some of the popular keyword tools. [Continue reading]
GoDaddy Sent Erroneous Credit Notices via Email
The domain name registrar GoDaddy sent emails to some current customers. The email, which was a legitimate email and not a phishing attempt, told the customer that they had a credit on their account. However, what is alarming is that the email being sent had the wrong amount. [Continue reading]
Schema.org is Down
The website Schema.org is down, currently showing a "500 Server Error". A 500 Server Error could be the result of several different things, such as too much traffic for the server to handle, a Denial of Service Attack, or a misconfiguration on the … [Continue reading]
Google Site Kit Gives Attackers Access to Google Search Console
Not long ago, I installed the Google Site Kit WordPress plugin, as it is an official Google WordPress plugin. When you install the plugin, it gives you an easier way to view data from Google Analytics, Google Search Console, Google AdSense, and … [Continue reading]
LinkedIn Pages Removed from Google’s Search Engine Results
It appears that Google has removed the www subdomain of LinkedIn from their organic, natural search engine results pages. This is commonly referred to as being banned in Google when pages are removed. Initially we didn't know who removed the pages. … [Continue reading]
PrayerMeeting.com Free Video Conference Platform for Churches and Non-Profits
Epik has launched PrayerMeeting.com, a video conference type of platform that is free. The goal of PrayerMeeting.com is to offer a free video conferencing platform for for Worship Teams and Prayer Leaders. The service offers instant access, no … [Continue reading]
Bing Places Adds New Features
Bing Places for business has added some new features that help local businesses update their Bing Places listings if they were impacted by COVID-19. Bing Places has added Bing Announcements, GoFundMe Campaigns, Special Hours, and Temporarily Closed … [Continue reading]
Did the Jumpshot Shutdown Affect Keyword Research Tool Data?
You might recall that a while back I wrote about Jumpshot being shut down back in January. Jumpshot provided a lot of click data to various tool providers that used that data in different ways. One of the ways the click data was used is in keyword … [Continue reading]
InLinks Market Trends: Spot and Track Trends in Your Industry
InLinks Market Trends is a new tool by InLinks.net that allow you to spot and track market trends before anyone else sees that market trend. Imagine if you could see trends in your particular market, your category, your topic before anyone else. How … [Continue reading]
Google to Require Advertiser Verification
Google will soon require that advertisers verify their identity before advertising on their ad network. In a blog post, Google explains that they're committed to transparency, and "users transparency, choice and control when it comes to the ads they … [Continue reading]
How To Apply for the Facebook Small Business Grants Program
Facebook is giving away $100 million dollars of grant to 30,000 small businesses that have been affected by Coronavirus and COVID-19. The Facebook Small Business Grants Program, this week, is beginning to accept applications from small businesses … [Continue reading]
Verisign’s DomainScope is Shutting Down
Verisign is shutting down their DomainScope service. They will continue operating the service until 1:00 PM Eastern Time on July 17, 2020. In a recent email to their current DomainScope customers and a notice posted on their site, Verisign explained … [Continue reading]
Microsoft to Start Blocking Emails Without Records Set up on Domains
By Bill Hartzer, April 7, 2020 at 6:29pm CST. Starting sometime this month (April 2020) Microsoft will begin blocking any email that does not have SPF and DKIM alignment for email sent to Outlook 365 domains. What that means is that if you send an … [Continue reading]
April Fool’s Day 2020 Cancelled
For at least the past 15 years, just about every single year that I have been posting on this blog, I make an April Fool's post. Usually it's on and around the 1st of April, and in the past it's actually been, well, a few days before. However, this … [Continue reading]
Google Ads Phone Support Not Accepting Phone Calls
Google Ads Support is not currently accepting any phone calls. When you call the phone number for Google Ads phone support, which is 1-866-246-6453, you get a recorded message that they are not accepting any phone calls. The automated message (which … [Continue reading]
Results of Removing My Google My Business Listing
Every month, there are over 5 billion searches on Google for restaurants. 3 billion searches for hotels. 1 billion searches for clothing stores. 600 searches for hair and beauty salons. 5 million searches for coffee shops (Google My Business data, … [Continue reading]
Domain Name Influencers to Follow on Twitter
Updated March 9, 2020 A recent discussion about the best Domain Name industry Twitter accounts got me thinking--there are a lot more domain name influencers on Twitter than be put into one Tweet. Even though there are a lot of characters available … [Continue reading]
Google’s Tips for Hiring an SEO Specialist
By Bill Hartzer, March 5, 2020 at 9:33am CST. Google Webmasters produced a video about hiring an SEO specialist. In the video, they give some good tips about what you should look for when hiring an SEO. For example, they suggest that you shouldn't … [Continue reading]
Hitwise is Shutting Down
by Bill Hartzer, February 18, 2020 at 2:38pm CST Hitwise, the internet data company that has helped global brands and agencies understand how consumers think, search, book, and buy online, is shutting down. In a statement published on their … [Continue reading]
NoFollow Links in Press Releases? How To Revise Your Press Release Strategy
Years ago (way back in 2013), Google took the position that press releases were simply link schemes, advertorials for a business. Therefore, all links in press releases should have the nofollow attribute added to the links, so that the press release … [Continue reading]