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How to Fake Your Location to Check Google Rankings in Search Results

Posted on November 22, 2017 Written by Bill Hartzer

Manual Geolocation

With customization of the search results being so prominent these days, it's difficult to really know where your website is ranking. Based on the actual location of the searcher, the search results will be different. Sometimes you'll see a map in the … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Google

Case Study: Google My Business Business.Site Websites

Posted on November 19, 2017 Written by Bill Hartzer

business.site semrush overview

A while back, Google My Business launched a feature that allows verified local businesses to create their own website. Once logged in to Google My Business, you can use their interface to upload a header image, a title and headline, and text about … [Continue reading]

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Google Doesn’t Understand The Hreflang Tag On Their Own Site

Posted on November 15, 2017 Written by Bill Hartzer

I'm honestly scratching my head on this one. Even though Google has made several different versions of a page on their website (i.e., one for each country), and they use the hreflang tag, Google's own search engine doesn't display the right page. Let … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Google

FoxNews.com Not HTTPs: Losing Out on Lots of Ad Revenue

Posted on November 4, 2017 Written by Bill Hartzer

FoxNews.com is not currently HTTPs. As a result, the media outlet is losing out on what I suspect is a lot of ad revenue because ads are not being shown. Google AdSense ads, for example, are currently showing with an error, and ads are not loading. … [Continue reading]

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76 Speakers to See at Pubcon Las Vegas 2017

Posted on November 1, 2017 Written by Bill Hartzer

Every so often, there's a conference that I attend and speak at that I really look forward to every year. Pubcon Las Vegas is one of those conferences. Some years I attend and speak at up to 18 conferences, and this one has to be my favorite. Not … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Search Engine Marketing Events

Google Chrome 62 Beta Now Showing Not Secure

Posted on October 3, 2017 Written by Bill Hartzer

google chrome not secure warning

In my last post, I wrote about how Google Chrome was showing a Not Secure warning on websites that are not HTTPs. There appears to have been a recent change, whereas Google Chrome version 62 is now showing a Not Secure warning in the regular mode. … [Continue reading]

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