Three years ago when we designed and developed our WordPress website we added a Blog. My partner Ellen said a blog would drive traffic to our website and help us rank higher in Google’s search results. It was all so new to me and had been a while since I’d written anything, but I’m alwaysContinue Reading
Google+ has been growing rapidly since it’s release in September, 2011 with 540 million users as of October 29, 2013. elSue was right there from the start. We have a Google+ Local (formally Google Places) page and use many of Google’s products. Google first released Google+ Profiles to the pubic and then 2 months laterContinue Reading
Last week was crazy busy staying on top of blogs and articles relevant to Local Search and WordPress. My favorite blogs and forums include Blumenthal’s, LocalVisibilitySystem, ManageWP and the Local Search Forum – these are my “must read” that I frequent often. Occasionally, I’ll come across an excellent blog post and author on one ofContinue Reading
The web has been invaded by online reviews – they are everywhere. You see them on most shopping websites – Amazon, Home Depot, JC Penny, etc. Restaurants and hotels are reviewed by Zagat, OpenTable, TripAdvisor and more. Doctors, dentists, lawyers, store front businesses, plumbers, electricians – all industries are subject to online reviews. What startedContinue Reading
On June 18th Google announced their new Carousel which displays search results for local restaurants, bars, hotels and local attractions such as museums on your desktop. Go and type in “restaurants” or Museums Boston” and you’ll see an interactive “carousel” of local results at the top of the page. This video blog post goes over what weContinue Reading
The past couple of years has been a tumultuous ride for the everyday business owner and internet marketing consultant in regards to Google+ Local (formally Google Places) and local search. Keeping up with Google’s never-ending changes and guidelines is an ongoing task. Through extensive research, working with Google+ Local clients, joining Google and Your Business Forum,Continue Reading
It’s been a little over a year ago since Google+ released their last redesign. It went over well, but everyone kept asking, “what is that big white space?” “What are they going to do with it?” Well, all I can say is “WOW”. They did a great job utilizing the white space! Wednesday, May 15thContinue Reading
We have exciting news to share – April 2, 2013 Google introduced an upgrade to the look and feel of Google Places for Business that will roll out to business owners over the coming weeks. The new upgrade includes a new Dashboard (thank you Google!) a component of Google+ Local that has been missing since it’s introductionContinue Reading
Last week Google+ launched a new version of Profile and Pages design. Jade Wang, Google+ Local Community Manger and Navin Kadaba from Google+ provided a Hangout that gives users a better understanding of the new updates to Google+. Navin’s main focus recently has been on the new design of the Google+ Profiles and Pages which impactsContinue Reading
elSue is proud and excited to be a sponsor at this year’s Tech Day Camp. We are passionate that local businesses will learn and be made aware of new technologies, social media options, and online tools that will benefit their business. This year’s Tech Day Camp is held on March 23rd at Tri-County Regional Vocational TechnicalContinue Reading
