Category Archives: Google

Why You Need an SSL for Your Business Website for 2018

Online security breaches have been making headlines over the last few years, and consumers are understandably concerned that their personal data could all too easily fall into the wrong hands. With more and more of our time and money being spent online, the focus is firmly on digital security, ensuring that users and their data are properly protected.

Fortunately, tech giants such as Google are committed to keeping online users safe, and are bringing in additional measures to do just that. While it may seem as though businesses are constantly jumping through hoops to conform to ever-changing practices, the more care and attention that a company puts into data protection, the better the outcome for everyone. Businesses should aim to treat their customers’ personal information as carefully as they would treat their own.

You may have heard that SSL certificates are becoming essential for business websites, and this article aims to give you an overview of what this actually means.

Google is flagging websites as “Not Secure”

With the release of Chrome version 62, Google has begun to flag unencrypted websites as “Not Secure”. This means that if you don’t have an SSL certificate, Google Chrome users will see a

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Do Google Posts Impact Rankings?

In today’s competitive business world, it can be argued that it’s more important than ever to have at least a basic awareness of SEO (search engine optimisation) and your SERP position (search engine results page). There are very few businesses that wouldn’t benefit from a higher and more obvious web presence and to climb those magical ranking charts, you have to put in at least a bit of an effort. Google search is a trusted and popular way of finding companies of all kinds and there’s a fair chance that your potential customers will look into using this method, to find a business just like yours. Your job of course, is to make sure they find you, instead of your competitor.

For those of you new to Google search rankings, you might be surprised that there is actually quite a lot you can do to make sure your site is fully optimised and accessible to all platforms. Google has gained its reputation from years of producing complicated algorithms and ever-changing popularity criteria, which would baffle the likes of most people. The exact nature of these are a closely guarded secret, not to worry though, as there are still many accessible

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Tips For Google My Business

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Google has been developing its small business products over the years. This process has been both confusing and helpful for some small business owners. With the release of Google My Business, much of this confusion will be eliminated. The following tips will help you to understand how you can use Google My Business to boost your business.

1. Upload your business information
To reap well from Google My Business, you first need to have a rich page, which includes a good profile and business photos that will help Google to add its carousel. The carousel is what customers will see on search results. Also make sure to add contact and location information about your business.

2. Create a Google+ community
The new GMB allows you to share right from your dashboard to other Google platforms like Google+, which is a perfect platform for marketing your business. If you do not have a Google+ account, you need to create one and fill information so you can link the profile with your GMB account.

3. Hangout with your customers
You can also use Google hangouts to connect with customers. This could be for purposes of answering their …

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Why You Should Start Using Adwords Today

Are you looking to improve cost effectiveness of your media buys? Did you ever wish you could precisely choose your target audience and pay only when your message is seen? If so, you need to start using Google Adwords today. Once you do so, you will quickly realize just why this advertising platform was paramount to Google’s roaring success: because it works brilliantly.

This article will point out the biggest reasons why modern business owners will be at loss for overlooking this advertising platform.

Dip your toes gently

Much unlike a typical advertising agency, Adwords gives you full control and allows you to gently dip your toes in terms of initial investment. Since this is a PPC (pay per click) platform, you are only charged when someone clicks your ads. While setting up your campaigns, you have a very precise control of your maximum budget, maximum cost per click you’re willing to pay, and many other variables. It takes as little as £50 to get started with your first campaigns and the system is simple enough to learn the basics within an hour or two.

Pay as you go

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