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Submitted URL marked ‘noindex’ in Google Search Console

In the new Google Search Console, your site might have one or more results for this Error: Status > Index coverage > Submitted URL marked ‘noindex’. This isn’t necessarily an error, although if a site is not being indexed properly, this is a great place to start. Learn more!

Airbnb Announces Superguest Program

Not really, but if they did, it might read something like this: Airbnb, the world’s leading marketplace to list, discover and book unique, local accommodations, today announced a new Superguest program that will recognize and reward frequent guests who rely on Airbnb as their primary resource for accommodations.

Why a Client Should Learn WordPress Before Site Launch

I am launching a website for a client built on WordPress. She inquires: I assume I can give you a Word doc and you will input it for me, and I’ll take the time to go through your tutorial after launch? I offer to input content on a few pages, but I communicate that what Set Up means is creating …

10 Things To Know About SEO

Following is a list of 10 things to know about SEO, and why a website owner should consider SEO for their site. This isn’t mean to be a primer on how to do SEO, but rather an overview with some basic knowledge about what SEO is good for, and what to look out for.

How Does Google Work?

…and what else does Google have its fingers into? Aaron Wall and PPCBlog put together a fantastic flowchart showing how Google works. As Aaron prefaces it, this probably won’t be accurate in the years to come, because Google is on such a rapid development path. It might not even be accurate by the end of this year. I have been …

Google Places: Fixing an Incorrect Marker Location For A Business

What’s Google Places? It’s the new re-branded Local Business Center, where you can claim your business, edit your business listing and influence how your business is displayed in Google Search, Google Maps and other locally oriented Google search tools.

Top 5 Reasons Keywords Aren’t the Search Engine Silver Bullet

or “Why You’re Not #1 in Google for mortgage“ As small business owners, I think we all attempt to get a basic understanding of the mechanics of each area of our business, even if we outsource it. Having an understanding of accounting, operations, procurement, warehousing, etc. is important, and allows the proprietor to get a more accurate 50,000 foot view …

Nameservers and Advanced DNS for Small Business

Small business owners occasionally have to wade into the murky waters of domain registration and management (not to mention nameservers and advanced dns). It can be tricky to figure out what points where, and how to make changes so that everything points where it should. Here’s an overview of how your domain is managed, the difference between Nameservers and Advanced …