by Gerard Manning | Dec 1, 2017 | Blog
The battle of the reviews On one side you have Google encouraging reviews, and on the other side you have Yelp stating a Review Solicitation penalty. Two companies on different sides of how they deal with reviews. And on each site, reviews are big business and do...
by Gerard Manning | Sep 19, 2017 | Blog
If you are dealing with changing/adding an address on your Google My Business location. From time to time you may encounter an issue that deals with the actual proper address. Recently an issue with a Postal Code came up with a client. The address was correct. Double...
by Gerard Manning | Aug 16, 2017 | Blog
Canadian Version If you have a company with multiple locations, or you work on an account that has multiple locations, what is the best option to achieving the best results with your Google My Business Listings? I’ve worked on an account in the past that had this...
by Gerard Manning | Jun 13, 2017 | Blog
Not receiving Google My Business invitation to manage a Business location? If you are having problems receiving your Google My Business Invite. Chances are you have the one setting as seen below set to unsubscribe. This is how you can change your preferences and...
by Gerard Manning | Mar 3, 2017 | Blog
The time for open directory DMOZ.org to close is nearing. On March 14, 2017 they will officially go off-line. Seeing that in the past year they had a full site redesign this is a tad bit surprising. Clearly they were looking for options for ways to entice people to...
by Gerard Manning | Sep 15, 2016 | Blog
There may come a time, when you are updating WordPress, either updating the main core or one of the plugins, and you get stuck with a “Briefly unavailable for scheduled maintenance. Check back in a minute” message. Here I’ll show an easy fix you can...
by Gerard Manning | Apr 22, 2016 | Blog
In-case you were not aware, Canada’s anti-spam legislation came into effect July 1, 2014. This is important for companies and individuals to realize. We all still receive spam emails to our accounts, and when Canadian companies send out these unsolicited...
by Gerard Manning | Apr 19, 2016 | Blog
If you are an Ontario Business, you will need to know about AODA Compliance, and the size of your company will matter regarding if your company will need to comply, or not. According to the Ontario.ca website, regarding AODA Compliance. The main targets are all...
by Gerard Manning | Mar 18, 2016 | Blog
Oh what a shame, PageRank is now dead and will no longer be available. While it will be used by Google in the backend if things, we as users will no longer see it. Google Page rank has not really been updated in the last couple years. Maybe at the end of 2013 I guess....
by Gerard Manning | Dec 3, 2015 | Blog
The Removal of Google’s Search Location Filter Google has recently removed its search location filter (this is December 2015). One the uses for this filter was the ability to change the location of your city. This way you could choose to search from Toronto or from...
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.