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Argh! Why Does Google Delete Genuine Business Reviews? 🤖

Published: March 14, 2017; Updated: September 7, 2023 Filed Under: Internet, Marketing, Software

Deleted Google My Business Reviews

Google deletes genuine “My Business” reviews by real customers. The frustration is incredible. Can the reviews be restored? Let’s find out…

“Youtility” by Jay Baer (Book Review) 📘

Published: December 13, 2016; Updated: September 19, 2023 Filed Under: Books

Youtility by Jay Baer

Thanks to pixels and psychological tact, the classic advertising model has been superseded by marketing based on being useful and helping people, says Jay Baer in his book Youtility…

Pssst! 16 Sneaky Snooping Tools for Spying on Competitors

Published: January 12, 2016; Updated: February 18, 2020 Filed Under: Internet, Software

Jesse and Mike in Breaking Bad Stakeout

Take advantage of these free online tools and dig up data on on business competitors. Set up a digital stakeout and discover what your rivals are doing online…

What I Learned as a Google Search Engine “Rater” 🔍

Published: July 26, 2015; Updated: October 12, 2023 Filed Under: Internet, Miscellaneous

My Experience as a Search Engine Quality Rater-Blog-Post

In 2008 I worked for an Irish technology company contracted by Google to perform search engine testing. Did I learn anything important about SEO?

Leverage Seasonal Sales Trends

Published: September 16, 2014; Updated: October 22, 2016 Filed Under: Marketing, Sales

Seasonal trends

How the peaks and dips of seasonal sales trends offer a window of opportunity for pushing sales…

Web Designers: Create Community Websites to Promote Your Services

Published: August 31, 2014; Updated: October 22, 2016 Filed Under: Internet, Marketing, Social, Web Development

Create Useful Local Community Websites and Promote Your Biz

A good way to promote your local website design business is to create a website providing something of value or that solves a problem in the community…

The Dreaded Marketing Plan: Do You REALLY Need One?

Published: May 5, 2014; Updated: February 20, 2020 Filed Under: Marketing, Operations

Map Reading

Your marketing plan exists for identifying price points, markets, costs and competition. Here are some tips for coming up with a coherent plan of action…

Twitter Mood Predicts Market Trends?

Published: January 21, 2014; Updated: March 23, 2015 Filed Under: Internet, Marketing, Social

As a small business you may be interested in a piece of research suggesting that Twitter can foresee the general mood of financial markets…

Are People Serious About Starting Businesses?

Published: September 18, 2012; Updated: March 20, 2016 Filed Under: Miscellaneous

Emotional Rollercoater

According to the StartUp Britain website, 2012 had the most business start ups in the UK. But what about the wind-downs and unsuccessful ventures?

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