Local Search Oddity

Google Maps Local Result

I was running a search for a client to get some spot check data on ranking. In the process I noticed that the local block in the organic results did not match the Google Maps local results. Organic Local Block I ran a search for dentist cosmetic and the organic with the local block returned…

Google hates links.

In the last few years SEO folks have been making the change from “Site Tweaker” to proper marketing people. We’re focusing on design and user experience more than ever before and I’m seeing a move from link filled pages to sparse high quality design. Like Flash? Sadly, yes. Way back in the days of Flash…

Why Google+ Wins

I have had a lot of discussions with people on if Google Plus will succeed as a social media platform. The most recent change in the Google+ interface has sparked this conversation in the office again. I don’t think Google+’s success is an "if," it’s a "when." When did you know? With the biggest launch…

How to Setup Google Authorship

You can find this information a million other places on the internet, but I thought I’d sum it up for you in an easy to understand blog post. Google wants to let the world know about what you’ve written. You just need to tell them. First – Create a Google+ account. I know you’ve been…

Google’s Just Being Social

Over the last year Google has been making a lot of changes. Most of these are moving away from it’s link-based origins. As a SEO Guy I’ve seen, cataloged, understood and adapted to these changes, but this is not enough when planning for the future of website optimization. It is necessary to understand where Google…

Will Google Save Journalism?

For centuries the world of Journalism had developed into a profession that required a Journalist to organize information gathered from researched sources and place it in a container of prose palatable to the masses. It had the implication of integrity and skill that inspired public trust. It was the channel people relied on to understand…

The Difference Between Rel=Author and Rel=Me

Google has introduced a new way to identify authors on the internet. They want you to put a link with the rel=”author” attribute in it. Wait no, they want the rel=”me” tag. Oh, they want both…or is it the rel=”publisher” attribute. Which is it then? I don’t know, let me go check… <rummage>… <crash>… wait,…