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Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps
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Yoast: Is the Medic update about intent?
Local Search
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Google Reviews Widget for WordPress
Websites, Software, and Security
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Google on Switching to HTTPS: No rush to reindex
Organic SEO
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Website Push Notifications: How to Disable Them in Major Browsers
Forum Tech Support
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Google Public DNS turns 8.8.8.8 years old
Websites, Software, and Security
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Facebook Challenges Google in Local Search
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Aug 10, 2018
Firefox Users Alert: New TRR feature - why and how to disable it
Websites, Software, and Security
Aug 7, 2018
Google: Links for Republishing Content - nofollow or dofollow?
Organic SEO
Aug 7, 2018
Google My Business: Looking Good Online with GMB Photos
Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps
Aug 7, 2018
Business still shows in two locations, one old and closed
Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps
Aug 6, 2018
Testing new feature: User Tagging
Forum Tech Support
Aug 5, 2018
Another long weekend in Canada
Break Room: Chat and Off Topic
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WordPress 4.9.8 Released, May Need to Install the Classic Editor
Websites, Software, and Security
Aug 3, 2018
Should your business implement GDPR whether or not it is required?
Local SEO Tools & Software
Aug 2, 2018
Google Maps adds 'Avoid Exes' route option
Break Room: Chat and Off Topic
Aug 1, 2018
Google: There is no SEO advantage to keyword domains
Organic SEO
Jul 31, 2018
Can Paid Search Targeting Brand Keywords Kill Your SEO?
Organic SEO
Jul 31, 2018
Google S-Day: Chrome browser v68 released, warns about non-HTTPS sites
Organic SEO
Jul 25, 2018
Google: Don't Mix Noindex & Rel=Canonical
Organic SEO
Jul 20, 2018
Google AdSense payment notification but more than two years old
Break Room: Chat and Off Topic
Jul 17, 2018
New Free Tool to Determine the True Influence of a Twitter Account
Mobile & Social
Jul 11, 2018
Popular SEO Beliefs That Make No Sense At All
Organic SEO
Jul 11, 2018
On Google Search Console
Organic SEO
Jul 10, 2018
Google Speed Update: If you have a fast site, making it faster won't boost rankings
Organic SEO
Jul 3, 2018
Happy Canada Day 2018!
Break Room: Chat and Off Topic
Jul 1, 2018
Google's Speed Update: Gradual Scale, Small Improvements Matter
Organic SEO
Jun 29, 2018
What Type of Content Is Most Effective for Attracting Website Traffic?
Organic SEO
Jun 29, 2018
WordPress vulnerability, all versions: Check your Author and higher role permissions
Websites, Software, and Security
Jun 29, 2018
Google: New URL inspection tool & more in Search Console
Organic SEO
Jun 25, 2018
Canada to follow the GDPR lead in new privacy legislation?
Websites, Software, and Security
Jun 19, 2018
How social networks usurp Google’s local search dominance
Local Search
Jun 18, 2018
Measure Matters: New Google Video Series on Google Analytics
Organic SEO
Jun 18, 2018
When Google Analytics Metrics Are Useful and When They Aren't
Organic SEO
Jun 15, 2018
Chrome and Firefox Extensions Alert You to Stolen Passwords
Websites, Software, and Security
May 30, 2018
EU to cancel UK owned .eu domains
Break Room: Chat and Off Topic
May 29, 2018
Google: Final Warning on HTTPS for Websites
Organic SEO
May 18, 2018
Google Duplex: What it is, ethical issues, and how it affects SEO
Break Room: Chat and Off Topic
May 17, 2018
Google: Ranking for Featured Snippets
Organic SEO
May 16, 2018
Google Updated Image Search Guidelines
Organic SEO
May 9, 2018
Google Maps Platform Announcement email
Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps
May 3, 2018
Top web browsers 2018: Chrome, then everyone else
Websites, Software, and Security
May 2, 2018
Google: Duplicate meta descriptions no big deal
Organic SEO
Apr 26, 2018
Yoast study of longer meta descriptions
Organic SEO
Apr 23, 2018
How to Disable Gutenberg in WordPress
Websites, Software, and Security
Apr 19, 2018
Street view this, Google! Oh... and woof!
Break Room: Chat and Off Topic
Apr 13, 2018
Criminal biker gang Nomads attacking businesses with 1-star reviews
Local Reviews
Apr 10, 2018
Google: Structured Data Isn't A Ranking Factor But Can Help Rankings
Organic SEO
Apr 3, 2018
Tables may hurt you in today's Google search rankings
Organic SEO
Apr 2, 2018
Google: Domain Authority is not a ranking signal
Organic SEO
Mar 31, 2018
Preparing for Brexit: UK webmasters will have to give up .eu domains
Organic SEO
Mar 30, 2018
In British Columbia, client held responsible for unfair negative reviews
Local Reviews
Mar 1, 2018
WordPress 4.9.4 Fixes Critical Auto Update Bug in 4.9.3
Websites, Software, and Security
Feb 7, 2018
Perils of Caching
Break Room: Chat and Off Topic
Feb 7, 2018
Joy Hawkins: The Search Community Honors You
Local Reviews
Feb 6, 2018
Face swap Yelper
Break Room: Chat and Off Topic
Feb 2, 2018
Feedly settings suddenly changed?
Break Room: Chat and Off Topic
Feb 2, 2018
Google: Subdomain vs. subdirectory debate redux
Organic SEO
Jan 24, 2018
An Investigation Into Google?s Maccabees Update
Organic SEO
Jan 22, 2018
Yelp expands reviewers base
Break Room: Chat and Off Topic
Jan 15, 2018
Check your WordPress plugins!
Organic SEO
Dec 29, 2017
Marked jump in brute force attacks against WordPress sites
Organic SEO
Dec 18, 2017
Google: Getting your site ready for mobile-first indexing
Mobile & Social
Dec 18, 2017
Facebook cracks down on Engagement Bait
Mobile & Social
Dec 18, 2017
Tracking Protection: What exactly does it block? Google Analytics?
Organic SEO
Dec 16, 2017
Can't Verify "Get Verified" Listing in GMB
Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps
Dec 14, 2017
Google in the Bizarro World
Organic SEO
Nov 22, 2017
New Firefox Faster than Chrome, 30% Less Memory
Websites, Software, and Security
Nov 16, 2017
Funniest review ever?
Break Room: Chat and Off Topic
Sep 8, 2017
Pros and cons of cyber insurance
Break Room: Chat and Off Topic
Sep 5, 2017
Input for a new article on Page Speed and Mobile Page Speed
Mobile & Social
Sep 4, 2017
How to delete a review by owner's wife
Local Reviews
Aug 26, 2017
Chrome Extension Attacks Target Site Owners
Forum Tech Support
Aug 17, 2017
Get Your Site Ready Now For Google's Mobile-First Index
Organic SEO
Jul 23, 2017
Yoast's Mobile SEO: The Ultimate Guide
Organic SEO
Jul 20, 2017
Very nice SEO and branding move by David?s Bridal
Local Search
Jul 15, 2017
Google Posts Expire In 7 Days
Google Business Profile (GBP) & Google Maps
Jul 5, 2017
Get your mobile site up to speed with Google Test My Site
Websites, Software, and Security
Jun 29, 2017
Hotel California, the Yelp Review
Break Room: Chat and Off Topic
Jun 18, 2017
Static HTML to WordPress site converter
Websites, Software, and Security
Jun 15, 2017
Need advice. Google post card sent. Now client says no mail delivery there.
Help & Support for Google Local
May 23, 2017
Gravityscan: Free malware scanner for your website!
Websites, Software, and Security
May 16, 2017
Negative reviews that make you go "Wait. What?"
Break Room: Chat and Off Topic
May 2, 2017
Chrome and Firefox Phishing Attack Uses Domains Identical to Known Safe Sites
Forum Tech Support
Apr 18, 2017
Pew: Facebook usage and engagement on the rise
Mobile & Social
Mar 9, 2017
Restaurant owner calls negative reviews 'blackmail' with video evidence
Local Reviews
Mar 3, 2017
A Warning: My eMail Malware Memoir
Break Room: Chat and Off Topic
Feb 2, 2017
Security risk: Autofill in browsers except Firefox
Break Room: Chat and Off Topic
Jan 26, 2017
New Feature: Quote Breaker
Forum Tech Support
Jan 25, 2017
Google Warns Against Automated Queries: Implications for Third-Party Tools?
Local SEO Tools & Software
Dec 16, 2016
There Is No Google Sandbox
Organic SEO
Dec 14, 2016
Google penalty checker tools don't work
Local SEO Tools & Software
Dec 14, 2016
Free Windows 10 Update Available Only Until July 29
Websites, Software, and Security
Jul 6, 2016
Beginner's Guide to Setting Up Facebook Instant Articles
Mobile & Social
Jun 14, 2016
Google Again Says We Don't Use Social Media For Ranking
Organic SEO
Jun 10, 2016
How Google Works: A Google Ranking Engineer's Story
Organic SEO
Mar 31, 2016
Google: Continuing to make the web more mobile friendly
Mobile & Social
Mar 25, 2016
The (Final Official) End of Google Toolbar PageRank
Organic SEO
Mar 14, 2016
WordPress HTTP:// to HTTPS:// Quick Start Guide
Websites, Software, and Security
Mar 10, 2016
Automattic Releases WordPress Plugin for Facebook?s Instant Articles
Mobile & Social
Mar 10, 2016
Google Says AMP Not A Ranking Factor
Mobile & Social
Mar 3, 2016
Forget long-tail keywords. Focus on searcher intent.
Organic SEO
Mar 3, 2016
Outgoing Links Have Positive Effects on SEO
Organic SEO
Mar 3, 2016
Automattic Adds AMP Support to WordPress
Mobile & Social
Feb 25, 2016
HTTPS Settings and How They Affect SEO
Organic SEO
Feb 20, 2016
Accessing the Forum and Sharing Posts on Mobile Devices
Forum Tech Support
Feb 17, 2016
Google Webmaster Guidelines Updated Again
Organic SEO
Feb 10, 2016
Scared to Migrate from HTTP to HTTPS?
Organic SEO
Feb 5, 2016
Google: Don't Worry About Unique IP Addresses
Organic SEO
Jan 30, 2016
SugarRae Hoffman on switching her WordPress site to https
Organic SEO
Jan 22, 2016
Google Ranking Factors: Results from a Million Search Results
Organic SEO
Jan 22, 2016
Uptime Robot: Free Website Monitoring Service
Websites, Software, and Security
Jan 18, 2016
Getting Started with Facebook Marketing
Mobile & Social
Jan 9, 2016
Getting Started with YouTube Marketing
Marketing
Jan 9, 2016
WordPress 4.4.1 Security and Maintenance Release
Marketing
Jan 9, 2016
Google Hummingbird Explained
Organic SEO
Jan 9, 2016
SearchEngineLand: Top 10 Local Search Columns Of 2015
Google Local 101
Jan 1, 2016
Bing Mobile Friendliness Test Tool
Mobile & Social
Jan 1, 2016
How to Improve Organic Reach on Facebook
Mobile & Social
Dec 21, 2015
Homer Simpson Promotes YouTube Advertising
Break Room: Chat and Off Topic
Dec 21, 2015
How To Keep Your OneDrive Free Storage at 15GB
Websites, Software, and Security
Dec 16, 2015
The WordPress Security Learning Center from Wordfence
Websites, Software, and Security
Dec 16, 2015
Page Load Speed as a Ranking vs User Experience Factor
Organic SEO
Dec 11, 2015
Google Releases Full Version of Search Quality Rating Guidelines
Organic SEO
Nov 22, 2015
Halloween 2015
Break Room: Chat and Off Topic
Oct 31, 2015
Google Analytics reports for iOS 9 Ad Blocking
Marketing
Oct 13, 2015
Peace Ad Blocker Pulled; Advertisers Fight Back
Marketing
Sep 24, 2015
Do Social Signals Have An Impact on Organic Rankings in Google?
Organic SEO
Aug 27, 2015
Google asks: How do YOU detect duplicate content?
Organic SEO
Aug 10, 2015
Have you upgraded to Windows 10 yet?
Websites, Software, and Security
Aug 6, 2015
Beyond Responsive Design
Mobile & Social
Jul 18, 2015
The Psychology of Search
Organic SEO
Jul 14, 2015
Mobile Search Spend Up 71 Percent
Mobile & Social
Jul 14, 2015
Happy 4th of July, 2015!
Break Room: Chat and Off Topic
Jul 4, 2015
Happy Canada Day 2015 to all our Canadian Members!
Break Room: Chat and Off Topic
Jun 30, 2015
New Disavow tool from Bruce Clay
Local SEO Tools & Software
Jun 28, 2015
Did Last Week's Google Update Benefit News & Magazine Web Sites?
Organic SEO
Jun 22, 2015
Local Content Silos: Rank Sites with Multiple Locations in Local Search
Multi-Location Issues
Jun 22, 2015
Google Testing "Slow To Load" Warning Label In Mobile Search Results
Mobile & Social
Jun 15, 2015
Why WordPress is the Best Platform for SEO
Organic SEO
Jun 12, 2015
Mobile vs Desktop, City vs Suburbs, Packs vs No Packs?
Help & Support for Google Local
Jun 7, 2015
Getting Google to remove reviews that label staff racist and autistic
Local Reviews
Jun 3, 2015
How and Why to Disable Emojis in WordPress 4.2
Websites, Software, and Security
May 17, 2015
Don't Use cPanel to install Wordpress!
Websites, Software, and Security
May 15, 2015
Google can read JavaScript very well
Organic SEO
May 14, 2015
WordPress 4.2.2 Security and Maintenance Release
Websites, Software, and Security
May 7, 2015
Millions of WordPress Websites Affected By Plugin Vulnerability
Websites, Software, and Security
May 6, 2015
Facebook?s Algorithm: Don?t Hate The Player, Change The Game
Mobile & Social
May 3, 2015
WordPress CartPress Plugin Zero Day Disclosure
Websites, Software, and Security
Apr 30, 2015
Convert Existing HTML Site Design To A WordPress Theme In 10 Seconds
Websites, Software, and Security
Apr 28, 2015
Critical WordPress 4.2.1 Security Release
Websites, Software, and Security
Apr 28, 2015
Is There Still A Google PageSpeed Ranking Factor?
Organic SEO
Apr 27, 2015
Is Mobile Search More Than Just Being Mobile Friendly?
Mobile & Social
Apr 12, 2015
SEO 101: Getting Started in Local SEO (From Scratch)
Google Local 101
Apr 12, 2015
5 Important Pieces to Sustainable Website Content Traffic
Organic SEO
Apr 12, 2015
Surefire Recipe To Getting The Links You Deserve
Organic SEO
Apr 12, 2015
Coming Summer 2015: Converting your sites to https via Let's Encrypt
Mobile & Social
Apr 10, 2015
WordPress Plugins to Make your Site Mobile Responsive
Mobile & Social
Apr 9, 2015
FBI: ISIL Defacements Exploiting WordPress Vulnerabilities
Mobile & Social
Apr 8, 2015
Persistent XSS Vulnerability Discovered in WP Super Cache Plugin
Mobile & Social
Apr 8, 2015
Google Will Slow Crawling When Page Load Is Two-Seconds Or Longer
Organic SEO
Mar 30, 2015
Impact of Facebook?s Recent Purge of Page Likes
Mobile & Social
Mar 28, 2015
Stop Ignoring Bing Webmaster Tools
Organic SEO
Mar 13, 2015
Modernizing WordPress robots.txt
Organic SEO
Feb 5, 2015
Matt Cutts on SEO: A Retrospective
Organic SEO
Feb 2, 2015
Conversion Lift: Helping Marketers Better Understand the Impact of Facebook Ads
Mobile & Social
Jan 29, 2015
Social Media Makes Up Nearly A Third Of All Referral Traffic
Mobile & Social
Jan 28, 2015
Google: New Structured Data Testing Tool and Improved Documentation
Local SEO Tools & Software
Jan 28, 2015
Forum Software Upgrades
Forum Tech Support
Oct 25, 2014
How babies are born in Canada
Break Room: Chat and Off Topic
Sep 22, 2014
Google male or female? Revisited
Break Room: Chat and Off Topic
Aug 22, 2014
Feedly is back!
Forum Tech Support
Jun 15, 2014
WordPress Local Search plugins?
Local SEO Tools & Software
May 10, 2014
WordPress Schema.org plugins: Thoughts and recommendations?
Local SEO Tools & Software
May 10, 2014
Bing on Link Fixation
Organic SEO
Feb 2, 2014
Matt Cutts: Don't build links using article directories
Organic SEO
Jan 30, 2014
Linking: To Follow or No Follow?
Organic SEO
Jan 27, 2014
Google Propaganda, SEO, and Why Marketers Need to Wake Up
Organic SEO
Jan 26, 2014
Disavow & Link Removal: Understanding Google
Organic SEO
Jan 26, 2014
SEO: Past Performance is No Guarantee of Future Results
Organic SEO
Jan 23, 2014
The death of guest blogging
Organic SEO
Jan 20, 2014
Brute Force Attacks Build WordPress Botnet
Websites, Software, and Security
Jan 16, 2014
The Yelp Reviews case - how is this a threat to freedom of speech?
Break Room: Chat and Off Topic
Jan 15, 2014
Upload multiple images to a post
Forum Tech Support
Jan 11, 2014
jv16 PowerTools goes open source
Websites, Software, and Security
Dec 24, 2013
Christmas Jammies
Break Room: Chat and Off Topic
Dec 18, 2013
What Google does with duplicate content: Nothing really
Organic SEO
Dec 16, 2013
WordPress: Major update to Yoast's Local SEO plugin
Websites, Software, and Security
Dec 4, 2013
Should you use Meta Description tags?
Organic SEO
Nov 18, 2013
Jill Whalen Moves On
Organic SEO
Oct 30, 2013
reCAPTCHA just got easier (but only if you?re human)
Forum Tech Support
Oct 25, 2013
Public PageRank updates ending?
Organic SEO
Oct 24, 2013
Forum upgraded October 14, 2013
Forum Tech Support
Oct 12, 2013
New feature: Mark Thread Unread For Later Reading
Forum Tech Support
Oct 3, 2013
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