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Localize & Mobilize in WordPress – Pubcon Video

by Scott | Nov 1, 2013 | Local - Places - Maps

This a video run through of my Las Vegas Pubcon 2013 slides from the local / mobile panel with Michael Dorausch and Kevin Adams. I almost never re-use my conference slides after I speak, so I’m going going to start making better use of them by doing these...

Report Fake Google Review Profiles

by Scott | Mar 7, 2013 | Google, Local - Places - Maps

I’m writing this because Google needs your help to weed out fake reviewers, and this is how I reported one. I just reported this user, Heather C-H, where I suspect that it’s a fake profile for a number of reasons… No “About” information...

One Code Verifies Google+ / Local Pages

by Scott | Feb 7, 2013 | Local - Places - Maps

I have a high school friend whom I’ve helped with his website intermittently over the years, and I claimed his Google Local page for him quite a few years ago. Last summer, I created a Google+ page for him also, and I never thought much about it after that. A...

Android Bug – Edit Google+ Places Reviews by Others

by Scott | Jul 3, 2012 | Google, Local - Places - Maps

There’s a bug in the Google Places app on my Android phone that is allowing me to edit the last review for any local business. Instead of saying “Leave a Review” the only option for me is to “Edit Your Review”. I discovered it over the...

Google ‘Plusaces’ is Here

by Scott | Jun 1, 2012 | Google, Local - Places - Maps, Local Factors

This Wednesday, May 30th in the ever changing world of local search, Google officially announced the “end” of “Google Places” and they are merging it with Google Plus (Google+). This has been written up quite extensively already, but I thought...

Visibility Cut in Half Locally by Obeying Googles Rules

by Scott | May 16, 2012 | Google, Local - Places - Maps

This is just quick update to show that my Google Places impressions over the past 30 days are less than half of what they were the previous month. This was the result of following the new Google guidelines that require local service businesses without a storefront to...