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Rebuilds lose rankings in one place: the redirect map. What normal recovery looks like, what total loss means, and the plan that prevents it. The post Will a We…
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Local Services Ads charge per lead and need a verified badge. Google Ads charge per click and control everything. Which fits a home service business. The post G…
A percentage fee pays your agency more when you spend more. Where that argument holds, where it breaks, and the arithmetic that says which is cheaper. The post …
More advertisers, a bidding system that charges what the next bidder will pay, and automation. Why clicks cost more each year and what actually helps. The post …
Sometimes yes, sometimes no, and a holdout test answers it in six weeks. The conditions for cutting paid spend, and the risk of switching it off. The post Do I …
Seven reasons reviews vanish, how to tell which one hit you, what comes back on its own, and what is gone for good. Run the checks in order. (140) The post Why …
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There is no industry benchmark worth using. Four numbers you already have give you the highest cost per lead your own margin can afford. Here they are. The post…
No. Paying or rewarding customers for reviews breaches Google’s policy and raises a separate disclosure question in the US. What to do instead. The post Can I P…
Seven reasons an ad account spends without producing calls, from search terms to landing pages to tracking that was never set up properly. The post Why Are My G…
Reviews cannot be removed on request, only reported when they breach policy, and most reports fail. The realistic process, and what to do when it does. The post…
Review count is one factor and rarely the deciding one. What the map results actually weigh, why proximity cannot be bought, and what is left to work on. The po…
Twenty-two questions to put to any SEO agency, what a good answer sounds like, and the four answers that should end the conversation. Copy the list. The post Wh…
White label SEO means your agency resells another company’s work. How to tell if yours does, when that is fine, and when it costs you money. The post What Is Wh…
Work out what a low monthly fee can cover in specialist hours, what gets automated instead, and the one situation where a cheap service is the right call. The p…
The six things that trigger a suspension, how to tell a soft from a hard one, and why appealing before you fix the cause usually makes it worse. The post Why Wa…
The reinstatement process in order, the evidence Google accepts, what to put in the appeal, and what to do when the first one is rejected. The post How Do I Get…