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Research Reveals The Sad State of Google My Business Listings

Posted on September 18, 2018 Written by Bill Hartzer

Ed Costello and Sons, a Paving and Sealcoating Contractor

According to recent research, only about 1.4 percent of local businesses, with a verified Google My Business listing, respond to reviews left about their business. Even less liked a Google review but ultimately didn't even respond to the review. This … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Local Search

Compare the Market on Google: Server Error

Posted on September 13, 2018 Written by Bill Hartzer

compare the market

It's not that often that you see a server error on Google's search results. For the past hour or so, if you search Google for the keyword phrase "compare the market", you'll see a server error. … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Google

Does Google Have a Date Problem?

Posted on September 12, 2018 Written by Bill Hartzer

google dates

That's a really good question. Does Google have a date problem? Well, Garry Illyes (@methode on Twitter) tweeted, kind of admitting that he doesn't like dates. That was back on September 5th, and looking at that tweet, and knowing what he's really … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Google

Facebook Requires Identity Confirmation When Running Political Ads

Posted on September 8, 2018 Written by Bill Hartzer

SEO Expert Bill Hartzer Interviewed on CBS News

Facebook requires that you confirm your identity as a United States Citizen when running ads related to politics or national issues. I just went through this process to confirm my identity as a US Citizen with Facebook, and here's what I learned, … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Social Media

Work in Peace with Sony’s Wireless New Noise Canceling WH-1000XM3 Headphones

Posted on September 5, 2018 Written by Bill Hartzer

Sony Noise Canceling Headphones

It's the beginning of Fall, Labor Day is over, and that can only really mean one thing for the Search community: Fall conference season is here! There are literally at least one or two search industry conferences going on ever single week for the … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Tech

Is It OK to Use Website Cloaking?

Posted on August 27, 2018 Written by Bill Hartzer

website cloaking

Note: Don't always believe everything is posted on Twitter, or any other social media website. In this case, DejanSEO and John Mueller from Google were joking about rogue bots and cloaking. Parts of this post have been edited. There was a recent … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Google

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