Google Brings Us Google Authorship

Google Authorship may not be completely new to some of you. Being able to tell Google exactly what you have written and where to find it is something that has been around for a while now. What’s the difference then? It seems Google is definitely starting to pay more attention. What is Google Authorship? Google Authorship allows writers of content on the Internet to be able to mark the content as their own. Meaning if I write a post with my name as the author, with a little bit of linking, the post will show with my name connected to it via Google +. Not only will Google...

Reviews Wiped Out Due to a Google Bug?

Recently, we put up a post concerning the issue with reviews that were located on dealership’s Google+ Local accounts. It seemed that Google was deleting company comments that were being left by customers. The original thought, and still thought by many, is that Google has created a program that will delete comments that have a certain format. Of course the problem with this is that many fake comments have been shaped to look as real as possible, so many hundreds of comments are being removed without any word from Google. Would it be so bad if Google told dealerships...

Google Causing Dealers Some Frustration

Google is one of the more powerful companies, especially in terms of having your business show up for your consumer. This can be a curse or a blessing. It honestly may depend on Google’s mood and what plan of action the company is currently following. Example? Google has this uncanny ability to make companies angry by doing things that these companies have ABSOLUTELY no way of fighting. Google can easily wake up one morning and decided to delete your website’s page rank, and there is nothing you can do about it. Trying to file a claim with the Federal Trade...

Part Two: How to Merge Your Google+ Page...

As we know, Google has recently made some changes to combine your Google+ Page and your Google+ Local Page. To verify, all Honda dealers, Toyota dealers and others need to do is click a few buttons, wait for a postcard and enter a PIN number. Step One here, shows you how to do the first part up to the “waiting for a postcard” step. This post includes the step-by-step of how to complete the verification, starting from logging into to Gmail. If you wish to get straight to “Add the PIN”, skip to Step Four. Step One As before, sign into your email account that...

How to Merge Your Google+ Page with Goog...

With the many changes coming from Google, it’s important for all companies, not only our own clients, to know how to verify your information between your Google+ Page and your Google+ Local page. We put together a step-by-step process as we verified one of our Honda clients. Whether you are one of our Toyota dealers, Nissan dealers, or any other dealership, the process is the same.   Step One Sign into the Gmail account that is connected to your Google+ account and Google+ Page. Once you are signed in, click on your Google+ name in the upper left. In this case it...