I deleted my Google Analytics because as a blogger, I don’t feel I need it. I’m not selling anything so don’t need to worry about goal funnels I don’t run campaigns It doesn’t matter what country my visitors come from or what browser they use If I want to know what my visitors are searching …
Google AdSense publishers must comply with the EU Cookie Law
Remember the EU Cookie Law and the hive of activity that ensued as European Union businesses took measures to implement the policy? Most bloggers ignored the directive but Google has decided to launch their own user consent policy. If you are a Google AdSense publisher you are now required to ask visitors from the European …
Google+ abandons real name requirement policy
The people have spoken: Google has finally relented and is abandoning its ‘real name requirement’ policy. I can hear the keyboards of a thousand trolls warming up! The Big G made the announcement on their Google+ page saying that there name restrictions were put in place to help create a community made up of real people. …
Google Authorship – the highs and lows
Google Plus is the second-largest social networking site in the world. Yes it’s even bigger than Twitter but it was a ghost town for the longest time after it launched. From a business perspective, I had to create an account for the company I work for because if our customers are using it then, we …
Antitrust lawsuit filed against Google over US mobile internet search
Consumer rights law firm Hagens Berman filed a nationwide antitrust class-action lawsuit against Google Inc alleging the company “illegally monopolised” the Internet and mobile search market in the United States. The lawsuit alleges that Google has expanded its monopoly of the internet search market by pre-loading its applications onto Android mobile devices through its Mobile …
Avoid the slippery slope of guest blogging
Guest posting/ blogging on someone else’s site is a great way to draw attention to your blog by putting some of your best content on a high traffic site. Guest blogging also provides a link back to your site, depending on the terms and conditions of that high traffic site. Some people will tell you …
Making money from your blog – where to start
Most people start blogging because they enjoy writing and sharing their views and opinions. I think you have to be passionate or at least enjoy what you are writing about as the financial rewards aren’t immediate. If you thought you could quickly earn money blogging you were probably disappointed to find out that you have …