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Tell me something

Tell me something

I am regularly surprised by the ease of communication on Facebook  and I am wondering how it changes the way we communicate with one another. Our daughter Lina, who will turn 19, not only claims that she knows every single one of her 973 facebook friends well, but that she also has made Facebook her main communication tool. Setting up events, reaching out to friends, inviting everybody to...

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Do you need a Mobile Website?

Do you need a Mobile Website?

Using smartphones and tablets to search for local businesses has become a wide spread habit and is going to increase, because it is highly convenient. Due to the much smaller available space on especially smartphones easy navigation becomes key for a great user experience. Lets look at a typical website, which has not been optimized yet: You can see that 16.7% of website visitors went to the...

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Have Search Results Become Unpredictable?

Have Search Results Become Unpredictable?

Ron Haugen (the author of the great movie clip about finding a Saturn repair shop) and I had a chat about Google plus and its repercussions on search results. Over the course of the conversation the following questions emerged, and we thought questions and answers might be worth sharing. Here they come: 1. Word out there is that if you do not have a Google + account, your business’ search...

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Reviews Featured on Your Website Are ALL on Google!

Reviews Featured on Your Website Are ALL on Google!

Reviews assist in getting potentially new customers to trust you. You knew that already. Dominance on Google page#1 assists new customers finding you. You knew that as well. Do you know how effective these can be when combined? See the image below. And did I mention that Google picks up your review stats off your website and ours to show it to prospective customers (blue arrows in picture...

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Success Metrics You Shouldn’t Overlook

Success Metrics You Shouldn’t Overlook

I have been asked by shop owners and industry experts alike, how it would be possible to make Google rankings and reviews tangible. So tangible that a decision to invest in SEO, a website, review collection etc. can be justified and tailored to the shop’s needs. Before I do that, lets have a look at why Google is so important. Just follow the trend comparing Yellow Pages and Google Maps as...

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