GMail or Google Mail Your First Step To Online Success

I notice that people are dropping Yahoo! and Hotmail email addresses and using Facebook to email contacts and friends a lot more.

I imagine this is mainly non business

Our crystal ball here at Ab Fab SEO and Internet marketing tells us that getting a Google Mail or GMail email address would be a good move for business small, medium and large – very, very soon

Google are about to unleash what is being called “Google Me” on the world soon and to be honest my mind boggles!

For business it will mean real time search moving to the fore and this will mean using Google Buzz (ala Twitter but no fail whales), Google Profiles, Picasa, Google Places, Orkut (could be re engineered to be the Google Facebook), Google Voice, Blogger, Google Docs and Sites could all be part of the mix and make life so much easier – be it friends, business or a mix of both.

I see it all coming now and one to watch is Rapportive

David Saunders

Ab Fab Internet Marketing, Web Design and Online PR
Plymouth – Devon – England

(01752) 784262 or (yes) Google G1 Phone (07583) 199694

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“David took us from obscurity to top notch on the search engines, which has clearly increased our business and our bottom line.

Google Local Plymouth

He is one of the most knowledgeable folks out there and truly cares about our needs. I would highly recommend David.” August 17, 2007

Top qualities: Great Results , Expert , Good Value
Frederick Waite

hired David as a IT Consultant in 2006 , and hired David more than once

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Google Rankings Plymouth Devon

• The absolute best strategy to increase your rankings in Google is to be the best, most useful and most relevant site about the subject of your key words.
• The absolute worse strategy to increase your rankings in Google is to try to manipulate Google.

The above is true if you are a business seeking to have a responsible web presence. In other words if you are a store or a hotel or want to have a respectable name for your venture. I would be lying to you if I said that people aren’t making money manipulating Google. The people who are manipulating Google will not have a lasting web presence but many enjoy short term profit.

The goal of my website is to explain the Google webmaster guidelines and offer advice about how to follow them. The people who will profit most from following these guidelines are the people who are making a web presence that they want to last long time.

Ab Fab Internet Marketing, SEO and Social Media Marketing
Plymouth – Devon (01752) 784262 or (07538) 199694

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Google Places Plymouth – The New Yellow Pages

Tips for Google Places Success

Highlight important contact details in your listing, such as address, phone number, and email address.

Use local listings and a website to build your representation on the web. Local listings help your business display details, while a website is your virtual store front.

Complete every available listing field to give your customers even more information.

Get on Google Places NOW  http://www.google.com/local/add/

Ab Fab Internet Marketing

Plymouth, Devon PL5 3UQ

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Owners can now respond to reviews on Google Places!

Google has made a significant change to their Google Places service. This is a fantastic leap forward which will hopefully stop “other businesses” placing bad reviews on Google – it gives local businesses a chance to answer back – I know of several people with bad reviews that are so obviously from their competition – nasty deeds!

They are now allowing owners to respond to comments made on their official Places listing.

This would require you to be the person who verified the business/destination on the Google Places service.

We help you with almost anything and everything Google in Plymouth, Devon and Cornwall for LESS that most big companies.

We are totally honest, straight forward and able to accept jobs of all sizes.

We also design websites that actually rank well on Google and build in Social Media Marketing if you wish

From Google:

• Starting today, if you’re a verified Google Places business owner, you can publicly respond to reviews written by Google Maps users on the Place Page for your business. Engaging with the people who have shared their thoughts about your business is a great way to get to know your customers and find out more. Both positive and negative feedback can be good for your business and help it grow (even though it’s sometimes hard to hear). By responding, you can build stronger relationships with existing and prospective customers.

Ab Fab E Marketing and Web Design Plymouth
Serving Devon and Cornwall – Local Only

(01752) 784262 or (07583) 199694

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Google Places Plymouth

“Whether you’re looking for a great lounge to hang out with your friends or a trusty shop to repair your bicycle, the web is a great place to discover and learn about local businesses and services. Some of the listings on Google Maps showcase reviews to help prospective customers make informed decisions and find the places that are just right for them.

Reviews on Google Maps are assembled from a variety of sources on the web to give you the best possible overview of what people are saying about a specific place. We also encourage users to share their opinions by writing reviews directly on the Place Page of any place they’ve visited, be it a local business, tourist attraction or the like.”

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Google Buzz Ups Plymouth Devon

Our first Google Buzz Ups have happened and we have had nothing but compliments on how we show you how to get the best out of Google here in Plymouth

We offer the service to all Plymouth, Exeter – Devon and Cornwall businesses.

• Devon and Cornwall businesses large, medium or small we can help
• Google have a solution for your business no matter the size – we HELP you!
• Association of Barbican Businesses (we’re members) were are first Buzz Ups
• All now rank better and know how to get the best out of Google’s fantastic tools

Our Google Buzz Ups are held at the lovely Treasury on Catherine Street in Plymouth and are one on one which gives us chance to concentrate on your business instead of a mixture of differing local businesses – it makes sense and each personal session is about 90 minutes – and FREE!

If you want to get involved with our Google Buzz Ups Join Us Here www.plymouthbuzz.ning.com

Alternatively call (01752) 784262 or our Google Android powered mobile (07538) 199694

Cheers

David

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Google Buzz Ups in Plymouth

Wonderful Google Buzz Up at the Treasury, Catherine Street in Plymouth on July 21st.

Thank you all for coming and thanks to Benjamin and the Association of Barbican Businesses for suggesting I do these “help sessions” for you

Your compliments were very pleasant and it was a genuine pleasure to help you all “do a little better” on Google locally.

Our next sessions will most certainly be one on one again and not the zoo format where everyone walks out with nothing.

Personally I think one on one is great as we all got to the needs part fast and I could concentrate on them for you.

Just remember – tagging is big and will be a part of the Google Places algorithm

See you all next month and watch out for the Google Tips Help Centre coming to Plymouth soon

Best Wishes

David

(01752) 784262 or (07583) 199694 = latitude enabled so you can know where I really am!

SEO Exeter

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Make a site with a clear hierarchy and text links.

Every page should be reachable from at least one static text link.

Keep the links on a given page to a reasonable number. (fewer then 100)

Create a useful, information-rich site, and write pages that clearly and accurately describe your content.

Think about the words users would type to find your pages, and make sure that your site actually includes those words within it.

Try to use text instead of images to display important names, content, or links. The Google crawler doesn’t recognize text contained in images. If you must use images for textual content, consider using the “ALT” attribute to include a few words of descriptive text.

Make sure that your Title elements and ALT attributes are descriptive and accurate.

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