This article is courtesy of Karen Quant, Master Teacher of Interior Alignment from www.sacredclearings.com.au We have all tried to find a street address to a home or office building and no number is in sight. You go down the street hoping to find another number so you can make reference to it and work it […]
Can your clients find your front door? Read More »
Google has been known to surprise the online community with its various projects and updates to its search algorithm. And over the last couple of months, it seems that the tech giant is cooking up another project that could be quite useful for all Internet users. According to reports, Google’s latest undercover project is called
Google Working on New Social Bookmarking Tool Read More »
Wowzers. You start to get comfortable in a role, you have it all going on, locked down and running like clockwork and then BAM the world changes and your whole perspective is turned on its head! I’ve been living a very comfortable existence as a Virtual Assistant for a number of years now, serving an
What I Learnt Managing an Offshore Virtual Assistant Read More »
If you haven’t been using “close variants” in your Google AdWords campaign, be warned. The tech giant announced that starting next month, you won’t be able to use exact phrase and keyword matching anymore. Close variant keyword matching will be applied to all existing AdWords account once the update has been rolled out. Currently, each
Google AdWords to Say Goodbye to Exact Keyword Matching Read More »
Many, if not all, website owners aspire to get on top of the pages of Google. After all, the better your Google search ranking is, the bigger your chance of getting more online visibility and attracting potential customers can be. However, experts warned that getting good Google rankings should not be your only priority when
How to Protect Your Website from Negative SEO and Unwarranted Google Penalties Read More »
‘Real’ entrepreneurs don’t seem to like systems. They go against the whole risk-taking, fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants approach that characterises dynamic and innovative businesses. A system isn’t sexy. It’s boring and rigid. It’s a cookie-cutter approach that can’t be as good as anything a ‘real’ entrepreneur would do. Or is it? Systems are the difference between having a
Systems – they’re not just for franchises Read More »
Google has given webmasters and online business owners a new reason to move their sites to a more secured and encrypted location. According to the tech giant, it is making HTTPS a ranking signal in its search algorithm. As such, websites that will make the switch from HTTP to HTTPS will receive a boost in
HTTPS Sites Get Search Ranking Boost from Google Read More »
This week’s challenge is a pretty generic one that applies to everyone. It’s about getting your to-do list under control. Now, I know a lot of you out there are going to deny it at first, but you’re probably running your to-do list out of your email account (I know it’s true). And I actually fall
Getting Your To-Do List Under Control Read More »
A recent study conducted by Google has revealed that in the United States alone, over 25% of people access the Internet through mobile devices, not on desktop computers. In addition, 20% of Google searches are said to be performed on a mobile device. With the growing emergence and adoption of low-priced mobile devices with Internet
Tips on Optimising Your Website for Mobile Google Search Users Read More »
In part 1, I introduced you to the five phases of performance support and a video recording example to get you thinking about embedding support into your work environment. You’ve most likely experienced this scattered information approach, since it’s common today. Eg. Instead of going to a manual drawer, finding a manual, and then searching
Performance Support – Do You Support Your Performers? – Part 2 Read More »
In a bid to make its services friendlier to both businesses and ordinary users, Google has rolled out several changes to some of its platforms. First, let’s take a look at what the tech giant has in store for marketers, as well as website and online business owners. Just recently, Google announced that it has
Google Launches New Robot.txt Testing Tool, Drops Google+ Real Name Policy Read More »
Just recently, Google shocked the online marketing and SEO community after it announced that it will remove authorship photos and circle counts from search engine result pages or SERPS. The announcement was met with mixed reactions. While others, including Google, believed that the removal of authorship photos will help streamline search results and make them
CTR of Paid Google Ads Goes Up After Removal of Authorship Photos Read More »
