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Hi Brian,
You have to do the search from the G+ local tab (on the left in Google+) : https://plus.google.com/local
i.e. search "boasting biz" here https://plus.google.com/local and click on the first result.
It should take you here: https://plus.google.com/101300286815577465830/about
Hope this helps..
Hi Ben,
These are the recent algorithm changes made by Google: http://mozcast.com/events
If your site did not get punished for any of these and you have a natural looking link profile (Anchor text ratio & authoritative qualities) then most likely you are not doing enough link "EARNING" Google+ search #RCS for some ideas : )
Hope this helps!
Is article spinning and article marketing has its place in video marketing after Google Updates?
Do not do any spinning it might get some traffic and ranking but it's not long term.
Which is the best Keyword research tool to buy?
My favorite keyword tool is Google Keyword Adwords Tool. It's free and gives you plenty of great ideas to go after. I also use the google search field for ideas by typing "how to [Keyword]" and seeing the suggested results.
Is services like traffic kaboom is worth buying?
Never heard of Kaboom, however if they can create real unique articles that will help your users and they don't spin content it might be worth it.
Is buying youtube views is effective?
It all depends on who you target. This would help with marketing the actual video but has very little to do with seo.
Hi Sara,
If the competition is low, you will probably be able to see results within a few weeks. This would be a gamble but i've seen some of my pages for mediocre level keywords rank in 10 days from the day the page was created.
I guess it would depend on how low the competition is and how far you are willing to go. If you are willing to spend some time creating a really good PR, it would help push your site up in a shorter time.
Honestly IMO no one owns Google so no one can truly answer this question. From my experience it is possible ; ) but its up to you and how far you are willing to go.
Hope this helps.
No. Googles SERP data does not reflect the data on Whois, Google's ranking data has many factors. Whois is not one of them.
This is difficult to analyze without your link.
Do you have a specified page for ACE? www.BrandName.com/ACE
How does you link profile look? What are the anchored external links? Where are they coming from? And what are they linking to?
Honestly it would be best to have one brand name and 301 both sites to that one domain. By doing this if the sites are currently ranking they would lose a bit of link juice from each site, however both sites combined is still more authority then having them separate.
My answer is to build www.billybobcontractor.com and 301 redirect the other sites here. I would 301 redirect every single page of the old sites to the new, in a logical manner so that I don't lose too much value.
I woud not have it twice in the URL because it looks like an attempt to manipulate the search engines.
Forget building links and start earning them.
Build a blog on your site and create data that people will naturally link to and share on social media outlets. You need to do some #RCS
If you create great content and share it to the appropriate markets you will achieve results.
Remember it is better to have content on your site get shared, then content that you create for soemone elses blog which linking to your site.
Just found this as well:http://raventools.com/blog/ultimate-list-of-relauthor-resources/
Might help..
You can 301 redirect /home to the original page or you can use a canonical tag. You may still see the error after that in SEOmoz however this should solve the error.
Yes it is very good to add the authorship tag. Heres a great article by AJ Kahn on Authorship: http://www.blindfiveyearold.com/author-rank
In fact when you add your authorship you gain credibility as a writer and you can also have an image come up on the SERPs next to your articles, this will result in a higher click through rate.
Even though you disavowed the links you still need to send a reconsideration request telling Google what you've been thriugh and how you've contacted all these sites and only 10% responded.
Also it seems to me like you've invested a ton of time fixing the negative, instead of focusing on future wins. Invest your time in creating good content on your site people will link to.
Also, how competitive is your market?
Hi Alex,
This is a good question. If you want your users to find you when they search for you in english then you would need to create english content and submit the site to www.google.RomanianExtension
If the searchers are going to be searching from Romania then the site should be hosted in Romania, if it is hosted in Romania and you want your users to find it by searching in Romanian then your content should be written in Romanian.
Hope this helps.
Hi Stan,
I'm pretty sure the messages that were sent out were warnings. It was up to you to clean up your link profile and ask for a reconsideration request from Google. Perhaps you took too long and now you are being penalized for it?
I would recommend fixing your link profile by sending the low quality linking sites a message. Even if you cannot get all the bad links removed, you can disavow them, just remember to request reconsideration after you have attempted to clean up the mess.
To be honest the URL that you choose will have little influence on the search engines, however will people naturally try to link to .uk or .co.uk? once you establish your brand name you want it to be easy for the user to remember. This is why in the US .com is better.
Hi Jodi,
Keep up the good work. If you are creating useful content in niche related blogs, that is educating or entertaining to the users you are doing exactly what search engines want. Adding value.
Of course, there are other non-SEO benefits too, because these are reputable sites. But I'm wondering how this helps my SEO?
If you are creating great articles that people are sharing and interacting with, the article will get linked to naturally and gain credibility. Just make sure your are linking your guest blog posts to your site via anchor text in a natural manner. 50% URL or Brand name, 25% long tail anchor text, 25% the Exact keywords you want to rank for.
Hope this helps.
I would go with .co.uk (see attached image)
You should also submit your site to google.co.uk 
These are the better linking structures. If you are asking with or without the "www"? with is better, because everyone is familiar with it already and will most likely link to it naturally with the www. If you are in the uk the .uk is better if you are in the USA the .com is better.
Hope this helps.
