Google has announced a new ranking algorithm for mobile searching. Beginning in July, the Google speed update will use website loading speeds on mobile devices as ranking factors in search results. Everyone knows that web users will quickly leave a page that takes too long to load, so speed has always been a Google ranking…

If you have noticed that your Google reviews have gone missing, you are not alone. This may have occurred because numerous Google My Business pages have become suddenly “unverified” for no apparent reason. This could have caused your coveted, hard-won reviews to be removed from Google profiles, Google Maps listings, and search page results. But…

In a 2018 survey, it was discovered that 24 percent of American adults had listened to a podcast during the month, and 15 percent had listened to a podcast during the previous week. That translates to 42 million people listening on a weekly basis. That’s a lot of listening, but given the immediacy and intimacy…

It is a competitive world out there. Anyone with an online business presence is always looking for ways to improve their search engine performance (SEO) to boost their Google rankings. When it comes down to ways of doing this, it is sometimes a standoff between White Hat and Black Hat SEO techniques. These two approaches…

If your law firm’s website has been penalized by Google, much of your website traffic can disappear overnight. In fact, you can lose 20 percent of your users, or even more, in an instant. You can incur either a Manual Action or an Algorithmic Penalty for violating basic search engine optimization (SEO) rules. Many websites…

What’s More Popular? Since computers arrived on the scene for both business and private use, and the internet gained popularity, consumers use their desktops to search for items of interest, what to purchase, and where to go for necessary services or even on vacation. Smartphones with their availability, convenience, and versatility also enable users to…