Google Local listing and Google Maps link spam is still a big problem. As a Google Local Guide, I continue to see link spam attacks across entire cities and neighborhoods when I review Google local listings. In most of the cases, I see the same … [Continue reading]
For the second time in a row, one of my domain names has been denied an SSL certificate because of it's domain name. But, this second time, the website went down without warning, despite being on CloudFlare. … [Continue reading]
It's no surprise that there are a lot of keyword searches being performed for keywords related to Hurricane Irma. I've been following the trends of keywords related to Hurricane Irma, and have been able to see some interesting data from Google … [Continue reading]
Image courtesy jobmob.co.il You are responsible for your own personal reputation online. As a manager at various companies search marketing agencies over the years I have had to do my fair share of hiring. I believe that it behooves me to share … [Continue reading]
Google's John Mueller has confirmed that link rot is normal website maintenance. I will go one step further and say that you should be dealing with it on a regular basis. There is no confirmation or indication that dealing with link rot will improve … [Continue reading]
Google has always been adamant about the fact that paying for Google AdWords ads will not boost your site's organic search engine rankings. Google's AdWords database is not shared with their organic search algorithm or any of the databases connected … [Continue reading]