WordPress, WordPress, WordPress. How often have you heard that name lately? The business world is abuzz over WordPress and you're probably here to find out why. What makes WordPress so unique and how is it different from any other digital fad that has come and gone...
Optimize Your Google Maps Listing for Local Search Traffic
Recently Google has been making lots of changes with their local listings product including consolidating their 3 (yes there are 3 separate products) into Google Plus. Contrary to what many think or have been misleading about the Google Maps listings, here are the 3...
Fixing Bob Simon’s Computer
When my wife and I moved to Reston in 2006, we knew very little about the founder of this community: the man, the myth, the legend named Robert Simon, Jr. We simply wanted to get out of the traffic and the hustle and bustle of Arlington. We liked Reston. We liked the...
Using Google Maps Offline
If you have just updated your Android device to the new Google Maps 7.6 version, you may know that this version has made it very difficult to access the application without an Internet connection. You may still be able to get what you want out of Google Maps without...
Optimizing Visibility through Google Places
On February 5, 2014, Google released an update to its Google Places service that identifies several thousand categories and translates them into supported languages and varying customs. Business owners now have thousands of categories to choose from when setting up...
Reviewing the Google Maps 7.6 Update for Android
At the beginning of February 2014, Google updated its Google Maps platform on Android devices to include some of the most commonly requested features and to fix up some of the bugs that existed in previous versions. The new updates will make several things easier: 1)...
New Changes Keeping Google Places Relevant and up to Date
Google has recently made some changes to the Google Places section of its website. These changes may not be obvious but they are expected to make it easier for users to find information about both international and local businesses. Google recently sent out a 3-week...
Improving GPS Navigation in Google Maps
Will Google Maps be the end of mobile GPS units as we know it? It sure looks that way as Google recently unveiled updates to its Google Maps application on both the iOS and Android mobile operating systems. In addition to the incredibly useful navigational function...
Enhanced Collaboration between Google Maps and Google Offers
Google Offers Google's challenge to sites that offer popular local discounts like Groupon and LivingSocial is getting some fresh new improvements in February 2014 with its newest Google Maps 7.6 Android update. Google Offers has been accessible through Google Maps...
Optimizing Your Google Plus Business Listing
Google Plus is slowly working its way into our lives. Despite our trying to ignore this social network as much as possible, Google has started making big changes to give us little to no choice. On Youtube.com you now post as your Google + personality when commenting...