Hey everybody, this is Joe Burnich with bigwestmarketing.com. In this short video, what I want to do is show you how to close down your Google My Business account. There’s several reasons for doing this, but there seems to be some confusion over deleting and closing. So let’s get started with that right now. […]
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Important Google Update Announcement for November and December 2019
Okay, so, in November 2019, there was a lot of speculation in the SEO community. People started seeing fluctuations, ups and downs with their clients, and it was suspected that a new Google update was coming out. Well, if we jump over here to SearchEngineLand.com, a new article just came out December 2nd that confirms, […]
How to Do Marketing for a Soft Washing business
Marketing your Soft Washing business Soft washing is an amazing service! The same clean without all the power and destruction! Don’t get me wrong, I love blasting dirt, grime and mildew off a driveway or patio. But when it comes to happy roof cleaning clients, soft washing has no rival. Wash a roof […]
How To Check Your Address To See If You Are Inside Google's City Limits for Map Rankings
Hey everybody, Joe Burnich here with bigwestmarketing.com. In this short video, I want to show you how Google determines the city limits, which will also determine where you can rank and if you will get to rank within the city you are located. Let’s get started with that right now. Okay, so I’m going to […]
How To Set Your Service Areas In Google My Business
Service area businesses have been neglected by Google for too long. They want to treat us like a retail shop and pigeon hole us in to serving only the area we have an address. This new update is a step in the right direction. Google is now eliminating the the “distance” option in your Google […]
Book Chapter 12: Google My Business FAQ
At our company, Big West Marketing, we get a lot of questions on what Google will or will not allow when it comes to ranking in multiple cities. The following information is based on a combination of many hours of testing and talking with Google employees. I have used that information and hands-on experience to […]
Book Chapter 11: Off-site SEO
In this chapter, we are going to go over step-by-step exactly how to rank a service business website on the top of Google. Most people see SEO as something reserved for computer experts with high-level technical skills. Of course, the SEO pros that charge money for their services want you to believe this. The truth […]
Book Chapter 10: On-site SEO
In order to make SEO easier to execute, let’s work together to make sure you understand some basic definitions. What I provide here is only the essential SEO jargon. If you want to drive yourself crazy, you can find thousands more confusing and unnecessary terms relating to SEO. This book wants to cut out […]
Book Chapter 9: SEO – Understanding the Game
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is the closest thing to “automatic marketing” that you will find. When someone searches for your service on the Internet and your business ranks high on the first page, then you will get more business. I have experienced the power of this first hand from running my own service business. Depending […]
Google SEO Service Area Announcement 2019 – More Accurate Maps Listings
Its starting to thaw out here in Montana. I went hiking yesterday and we hit a scorching 50 degrees 🙂 Anyway, I have some good news. Google has improved the listings for service area businesses. You know those little maps that show up next to your business in the search results. In the past they […]
