The Problem with Google’s Monopoly

September 13, 2014 Michael Cottam 2 Comments

no option to leave a review — If Google+ reviews are so important, how come it's so difficult to leave one on a mobile device?

I'm not one of those who think Google is inherently evil, and that everything they do is a devious attempt to … Continue Reading ››

Clients

Another manual penalty revoked

September 5, 2014 Michael Cottam

Google manual penalty revoked for my client

I think this makes it 7 out of 7 for my clients with Google manual penalties. Some I've gotten out in 1 request, a bunch took 2, and one took 7 rounds.

Local Search

MozLocal update

September 3, 2014 Michael Cottam

I've been a huge fan of the MozLocal tools for submitting and managing location information for my clients. David and team have just launched a major update to the tools--one I had the privilege of beta testing (if only Google's released tools had NEAR the quality of Moz's beta products! #donerantingfornow).

Highlights:

Ability to … Continue Reading ››