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Google DELETING Legitimate Places Reviews?

Real quick, I wanted to inform you about this article that was written on TechCrunch less than 24 hours ago to explain the recent annihilation of legitimate Google reviews from your Places page. My inbox has been flooded by concerned clients and other business owners. This explains the situation: http://techcrunch.com/2011/07/21/google-places-stops-stealing-reviews/ They even reference a pizza […]

What the Heck is Yelp Thinking??

I’ve bit my tongue long enough about Yelp’s review filter shenanigans. Here’s an email I received today. Go ahead and read it word for word. I’ll add my commentary at the end and would love your opinion, too. Don’t ask your customers for Yelp reviews. Yelp Blog “The graph you see when logged into your […]

Banned from Google Places?

Lately, we’ve all heard about how Google is taking away LEGITIMATE reviews like crazy. Some doctors have even brought-up the point that it’s almost like they’ve been banned from Google! I can assure you that more than likely you your business listing hasn’t been banned. See my previous blog post here about it. Why are […]

The New Google Local Search Conspiracy?

Ever since the new Google algorithm and local search update recently, I’ve been bombarded with questions from concerned chiropractors, internet marketers, and other business professionals. I can understand the concern and frenzy especially from beginners online. One very important thing to note, though. DON’T FREAK OUT! The sky is not falling nor is there a […]