What is your favorite operating system? 5th June 2011 10:54 PM
Must be, windows 7 has been out for a couple of years now, so must be overdue for replacement $$$$$$
PostsMust be, windows 7 has been out for a couple of years now, so must be overdue for replacement $$$$$$ Google Local Places - poor info 5th June 2011 10:52 PM ahh well, looks like we'll never know... Google Places 5th June 2011 10:41 PM “Thanks Steve for the info - (link above not working though) So this company has ratings from checkatrade.com any ideas if Google links the automatically or do I need to do something on the companies behalf?” Fixed the link! Dohhh.... If the review has been written by a site which has used the hreview markup language, then google will pull it automatically. You can test this by going to the page with your clients reviews on and putting the URL into the Google Rich Snippets testing tool. To see an example, look at our White Horse listing in the checker tool. (the red warning in the displayed info is because we also use hcard info which isn't currently recognised by Google... but will be...) I'm in Kips gang 5th June 2011 10:24 PM “Got my ipad2 a week ago - it's the mutts! Very impressed, even posting this on it ”Top man! It is great, I freely admit to taking back everything I ever said about tablets and not seeing a market for it. I want to check the forum, simply lift the clever magnetic case off the screen and it's ready to go, no waiting for a laptop to boot or come out of standby, its great! Only issue I've found is some google tools like analytics's and adwords campaing screen won't display properly, you can't see graphs etc. Dunno if this is something like a java update problem, or Google playing dirty But for general surfing, even checking works Exchange email accounts, its superb! Just need to learn now how to map a drive with a windows file server so I can view my photos without having to upload them via itunes.... QR Codes & QR Code Marketing 5th June 2011 10:04 PM Well would you believe it, was chatting to the missus today in the hospital, and glanced at her hospital wristband, would you believe it, a QR code!! I was so excited I told her I need to tell hdm on the forum that I'd finally found a QR code! I won't repeat what she said  Google Places 4th June 2011 9:36 PM Yo chap, Kip did a good post about this a while back: “Get your clients to leave testimonials (You want at least 5), use all the pictures on it, answer the testimonials with a thankyou, ensure it is fully used (not just a quick link etc) and use a local number on it. Google is all about the user, so make it for the user and stop thinking about your own needs. When things have been used or written with the viewer in mind, Google scores them higher. Could it be more informative? Do you explain opening hours? Have you listed extra services? Does it show relevant pictures/video? When a customer is looking for you, will that show EVERYTHING they need? Testimonials, Info, LOCAL contact info? Payments accepted? Hours open? etc etc” Google Places Thread And for my 5 pence worth, citations (reviews from other sources) is the other big thing with Places listings, primarily local biased directories, such as Hotfrog, Qype, Freeindex etc. We've rewritten our review engine for exactly this reason, so Google will now pull our reviews and display them on Places Listings. If you will very often see Hotfrog or Qype reviews on peoples Places listings, as they are using the hReview markup language, so we decided it was time to follow suit! Good blog about it below with a lot more citation suggestions, its from 2010 but still relevant (other than us not being on the list  )Local SEO: 20 Authority Citation Places If we get any more suggestions, then will probably make this into an article for the information store! We have been ripped off - <update - now resolved> :) 3rd June 2011 10:49 PM lol now there's a thought! Give it a try and report back  Finally! The stork has landed! 1st June 2011 5:10 PM Thanks all. Going to be a longer wait than expected, as the missus is being kept in for some complications, and the little one has an infection so is on a 5 day course of antibiotics, poor little mite  But they are in the best place and doing really well, and daughter number 1 has given me a stinking cold which means now I can't see daughter 2! Kids eh... What little hair I had, has now vanished Finally! The stork has landed! 30th May 2011 10:27 PM Missus gave birth to our second gorgeous little daughter today, 7.3lb, mum and baby doing fine So maybe absent from the forums for a few days, but shall be no doubt lurking in the background... How to get projects? 28th May 2011 10:49 PM Guessing the obvious route is via your website and online marketing? Or am I missing something? |
