There is a difference between how Google sees your site and what happens once viewers reach your site. That is why Google provides you two tools: Google Analytics and Google Search Console (formerly Google Webmaster Tools.)
Registering a new domain name has a very low cost, compared to the cost of maintaining your site. But, that low yearly cost masks the true value of your domain name.
All Google services for a business or non-profit should be in an account that belongs only to that business or non-profit … not even the owner’s personal account.
3 times, a check of Google Search Console helped me figure out that a site was hacked.
Google will give me credit for changing the content on my slider. But the words are not easy for a human to notice or read.
The following are my response to companies who abuse LinkedIn by having sales people to connect with me, only to send me a sales message.
SOCIAL MEDIA
In my analysis of Hertz Downtown Portland, of 64 reviews from 2015 forward, 13 were positive. Were these real or fake? Looking at the stats, there are very few reviews with 2 – 4 stars. They are either in the 1 star or 5 star range. That in itself is suspicious. Were there people who just happened in at a good moment, or were they paid for their reviews?
