4 Free Resources Google Offers Small Business Owners

4 Free Resources Google Offers Small Business Owners

As small business owners we need to juggle a lot of different responsibilities...and pay a lot of bills. Sometimes it's just nice when someone offers us free knowledge and free tools that help us grow our businesses without breaking our bank accounts. And Google - yes...

3 Ways Google Loves Local Mobile

3 Ways Google Loves Local Mobile

In 2015, Google changed how it displays its top results for local search. It used to be that when you searched for a local business, Google would serve up the top 7 results at the top of the page. This came to be known as the “7-Pack” - and these spots were considered...

3 Reasons Your Local Google+ Page Got Suspended

3 Reasons Your Local Google+ Page Got Suspended

Small business owners who create a local Google+ page in Google My Business know they can get found more quickly by customers and prospects doing a search for local businesses. There's just one caveat - you must follow Google's rules when you create your listing. Have...

Your Business Has Been Hijacked – by Trolls

Your Business Has Been Hijacked – by Trolls

“Your Business Has Been Hijacked” - In Norwalk, Connecticut Penny’s Diner has been serving up comfort food for 30 years. Today they are in crisis mode - because they didn’t have a handle on their twitter handle. Here’s the story: The Treasury Department just announced...

Facebook Messenger + Live Video = Small Biz Opportunity

Facebook Messenger + Live Video = Small Biz Opportunity

We believe in the power of video, we believe in the reach of Facebook - and so does Mark Zuckerberg; he is standing onstage, wide-eyed and earnest, delivering an inspirational keynote to F8, the developers conference. “Instead of building walls, we can help people...

Why Small Business Owners Should Care About Facebook F8 2016

Why Small Business Owners Should Care About Facebook F8 2016

You’re busy running your business. Why should you care about 2,000 software developers who are meeting today at the edge of San Francisco Bay in an old military warehouse called Fort Mason? Because this week Facebook laying out its 10-year plan to these programmers...