by Gerard | Aug 20, 2024 | Blog
..I just happened to be looking at an SEO website in another province of this great nation, and lo and behold, the entirety of the page, including images, was all done with AI. The word ‘elevate’ was there at least 7 times on the page. So, I started to...
by Gerard | Aug 4, 2023 | Blog
Alta Vista Vs. Google, the early 2000’s I thought I would do some research on Search Engines in the 2000s and see which one may of been the easiest to rank on. The early 2000s were an interesting time with the number of different search engines that users had to...
by Gerard | Apr 18, 2023 | Blog
An email from a client regarding a call he received regarding someone claiming he needs to pay in order to have his website included with Google Voice Search Results. The Google Scams will always be there, but when it comes to being included within Google’s...
by Gerard | Aug 7, 2022 | Blog
To add a new website to Google Analytics 4 (GA4), follow these steps: Sign in to your Google Analytics account: Go to https://analytics.google.com/ and sign in with your Google account. Create a new Google Analytics 4 property:Click on the “Admin” icon...
by Gerard | Mar 23, 2022 | Blog
This was an interesting case. There was an issue with a website where It was being blocked via the McAfee Firewall, but was OK with McAfee Site Advisor and was labeled as Minimal risk. Checking the Shared IP Next, we checked the IP address that was associated with the...
by Gerard | Oct 29, 2021 | Blog
Unfortunate Update: As you may find out, Google has taken away this handy little feature. Will we get it back? Time will tell. For now, relinquish those memories if you were fortunate enough to have experienced the joy of browsing other cities with the simplicity of...
by Gerard | Oct 29, 2021 | Blog
With the above screenshot, just under the Over 30 providers nearby, these are companies that are participating in Google Guaranteed Local Ads. To be enlisted in these, the companies have to go through background checks with Google in order to qualify, but that’s...
by Gerard | May 12, 2021 | Blog
From July 1st 2021, a GST/HST tax will be added to invoices of Google Ads, Google Marketing Platform & and other customers with a billing address in Canada that are billed out of Google LLC. No taxes will be collected from business customers that provide a GST/HST...
by Gerard | Apr 22, 2021 | Blog
Google Ads and the Personalized Ads Policy. Credit is part of an update to Google’s personalized ads policy. Although it may not restrict ad serving, it does restrict certain targeting options for the campaign. What this means is that you cannot exclude the...
by Gerard | Oct 9, 2020 | Blog
Here I’ll cover the necessary steps to help you find your keywords and/or ads. First what you’re going to want to do is check your Change History Tab. Here you can see all the recent changes that were done on the account. You’ll need to verify that...
Gerard Manning is the owner of Manning Search Marketing and has been working in the SEO industry since 2000. Originally started with Enquiro Search Solutions (now known as Mediative). Was previously a Research Assistant on Inside the Mind of the Searcher that was released in 2005.