#__sid=0 is a Google+ bug that affects certain websites by tagging #__sid=0 on to the end of URL’s when a link to them is posted in Google+ or the web page is shared on Google+ #__sid=0 currently affects a small … Continue reading
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As soon as Bonnie Tyler started singing at the Eurovision Song Contest my wife says is she drunk?
My kids had a trip out with their granny and came home with a little treat each from The Works. The best way I can describe one of the gifts is a cheap, shoddy, cross between a Meccano and an … Continue reading
If you think SEO is a 9 - 5 job then you really should think again. SEO is like Social Engineering and to get the full benefit you need to have the right mentality. Many people today think SEO is all … Continue reading
This is the sim64 list of websites using the Google Comments System Please feel free to let me know of any sites using Google+ Comments that you would like to see included by using the Google+ comments system below www.sim64.co.uk/ … Continue reading
I warned people about this when I first started seeing them using Google+ Comments on WordPress posts (or using the new Google+ Comments system on Blogger blogs). I set up a test WordPress site and added the Google+ Comments system to it. … Continue reading
1 of only 3 teams can possibly get relegated from the Premier league now Wigan, Sunderland or Aston Villa If Wigan beat Arsenal on Tuesday we have the finger biting finale of if Sunderland get a draw and Wigan beat … Continue reading
Improve Your Google Author Rank With Katzing Katzing [kat-zing]: The legitimate art of manipulating Google Authorship to improve your Google Author Rank. New Feature: Check Your Katzing Rank with the sim64 Katzing Rank Checker Please note: Only enter your 21 … Continue reading
Interesting discussion going on at https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!msg/webmasters/1b1ftgJO-XI/V5Yg59gvMaoJ about how the Google structured data tresting tool is displaying strange URL’s This looks like either a problem with the Structured data testing tool or schema itself. Would be interested in hearing any more info … Continue reading
DO NOT ADD THE GOOGLE+ COMMENTS SYSTEM TO YOUR OWN WEBSITES WITHOUT FIRST READING ABOUT THE IMPLICATIONS This is especially important if you intend using a WordPress Plugin. 1. You have very little control of who comments (no pre-moderation) 2. … Continue reading
Sim64 have created a new little tool that enables you to see who has shared and commented on any website on Google+ Simply enter the URL of any website or web page to see who has publicly shared it on … Continue reading
UPDATE AND WARNING 23/04/13 DO NOT ADD THE GOOGLE+ COMMENTS SYSTEM TO YOUR OWN WEBSITES WITHOUT FIRST READING ABOUT THE IMPLICATIONS This is especially important if you intend using a WordPress plug in. 1. You have very little control 2. … Continue reading
Bit of a hack and not a good way of doing it but at least it’s a way you can use Google+ Comments on a WordPress post. Please post a comment below to test this out – thank you. Note: … Continue reading
Sim64 have now created a very simple tool that helps you quickly view the Google cached snapshot of any web page. The Google Cached Snapshot Checker also allows you to quickly see text only versions of Google cached Pages a … Continue reading
For one day only everyone who has a Google+ Profile, who uses Authorship and has their Google+ Profile image showing in the results, please change your profile photo to this photo of Matt Cutts If enough people do this we … Continue reading
Leaving Google to start a new search engine There are a number of ways to advertise on Google which can benefit small business owners. Google AdWords No matter what your budget, you can display your ads on Google and the … Continue reading
Have Google changed the text color and font slightly in the descriptions used in the results pages? It appears a lot lighter, maybe different font and bolded words don’t stand out as much Anyone know if the stylesheet os span has changed … Continue reading
I’m seeing Results for similar searches in Google more and more often. Anyone else?
TINAR : There is no Author Rank
This is just another little test to see if a Google Authorship profile image appears in the Google results page alongside this post. The image that should appear is The image that sometimes appears is
Test 1 : Test 2 : Test 3 : Test 4 : Test 5 : Test 6 : Test 7 : Test 8 Another round of Google Authorship testing to test author tag orders
Looks like nationwide.co.uk is down, anyone got any info?
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Want to see some google plus profile photos in serps? – try searching for this phrase in Google – google plus profile photos in serp At the time of testing it had 10 out of 10 Google Author photos in … Continue reading
If you want to know how Google Authorship works the best thing to do is test Google Authorship Testing
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Every result in Google top 10 with Author photo next to results Below is another screenshot showing 10 Google Profile photos in the results when searching for the phrase - google plus profile photos in serp
Unbelievably, after an hour of searching I still can’t find who was the youngest person to appear on Desert Island Discs. I read an article saying the youngest person to be featured on Desert Island Discs was 13 but it … Continue reading
Ryan Giggs not even on the bench for Man Utd v Norwich Ryan Giggs stuck on 999 games as sir Alex Ferguson doesn’t even name him as substitute in the Man U v Norwich game. No sentiment for Fergie, Giggs … Continue reading
Google actively encourage people to use Google+ badges to provide a link to their Google+ Pages or Google+ Profiles. Lets have a look at the code to create these badges though Notice anything missing there? – “rel=nofollow” Now if we … Continue reading
I see The Guardian are now using Google Sign in. This means when you sign in to make a comment The Guardian your Google+ Profile name and photo is used. All very good for those who don’t want anonymity, but … Continue reading
Not notice the mute this ad button on AdSense ads before. Is it only on personalised AdSense ads when signed in to Google?
I updated the wheelchair ramps page on Google+ yesterday https://plus.google.com/112915413601009126763 This isn’t a page set up for a business but for the wheelchair ramps themselves. The main reason for this page is that I can then pull information and display … Continue reading
Google Authorship appears to be the in subject at the moment on many social, marketing, advertising, SEO, etc. websites. As someone who was talking about the importance of having a good Google Profile before Google+ and Google Profiles were even launched, and someone … Continue reading
Oi Google! – This is the SEO Services page not the other one. Sim64 has been providing SEO services (search engine optimisation services) since 2001 We now provide a range of SEO services and SEO training packages devised to help … Continue reading
Was there another Google Panda Update on 8th February 2013
In all the time I have been using Google+ I can’t remember ever seing the invite friends to Google+ by email link in the right hand sidebar of Google+ before [screenshot below] Is the invite friends by email link new … Continue reading
It’s bad enough that the blue in the Scotland shirts clashes with the blue Italy shirts – but both wearing blue shorts !!!
A quick calculation of the NI rates for 2013 2014 show that the idea amount to pay yourself in the tax year 2013 – 2014 will be £641 per month in wages and an approx dividend of £30,350 (assuming no other income … Continue reading
Google could be making changes with where the destination of the link goes when clicking on a Google+ Profile photo in the Google results. Different browsers are treating the google Profile different and it is also dependant on which version of … Continue reading
Twofour Broadcast are looking for businesses to take part in a new TV Series. Are you worried about the future of your business? Are you finding it tough in the current economic climate? Whatever the challenges facing your business we … Continue reading
Plagiarism has always been a big problem on the web and you often here webmasters and website owners complaining about their content being copied and reproduced across the web. Google+ and Scoop.it encourage the sharing of web content, most webmasters … Continue reading
Last weekend I came up with one of those wicked little ideas that I tend to do every now and then. I was talking to someone about Google Author Rank at the time so I set this little test page up with … Continue reading
I set a little test up a few days ago claiming Authorship of a Google+ Page. I then added a made up word to the page and this is the result when searching for the made up word. Note: the … Continue reading
Ex HMV Employees crash Twitter?
https://plus.google.com/103563672979902985266/posts Not another little experiment!
Google Authorship has been around for approx 18 months now and the way of setting up authorship has changed in that time. This first example shows how Google Authorship could initially be set up You had your website – top … Continue reading
This is as much a reminder to me as anyone else – The 2 Post Rule and SEO I sometimes get a bit excited when a new idea comes in to my head and the 2 post rule can go out of … Continue reading
According to the Author Stats in Google Webmaster Tools, the web pages that I am seen as the verified author of and that display my Google+ Profile Photo received 550,000 impressions in the last 30 days. Now I’m not too … Continue reading
Google have a new Google Image search Screenshot: New Google Image Search The new Google Image search will display detailed information about the image underneath the image in the search results, instead of redirecting users to a separate landing page. … Continue reading
We are currently making a few changes to our directory site that may result in a delay of approvals. This should only be for 2 or 3 days further information here – https://plus.google.com/104436605347101495088/posts/jdjqa2TCB1k If you have paid for an upgrade … Continue reading
The UK Small Business Directory have moved their Google+ Page to a Google+ Local Page https://plus.google.com/b/104436605347101495088/104436605347101495088 https://plus.google.com/104436605347101495088 https://plus.google.com/104436605347101495088#104436605347101495088/posts More here: https://plus.google.com/b/103563672979902985266/103563672979902985266/posts/DUjSppszjNR https://plus.google.com/103563672979902985266/posts/DUjSppszjNR
If you go to Google Image search and search for “New Google Product Search coming soon Google Shopping” you may see the number one result is a screenshot of the Google Product Search homepage, nothing strange about that, but look at … Continue reading
I spotted this bird when doing The Big Garden Birdwatch I think in may be a Cetti’s Warbler? It looks a bit like a wren but far too big, also wondering if there is any possibility it is a nightingale? … Continue reading
Do you want to buy something off me? Do you want to sell something to me? Do you want to share a great money making idea with me? Do you want me to give you some money making advice? Do … Continue reading
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Sim64 have released a Google Author Rank Checker that enables you to find your Google Author Rank or the Google+ Author Rank of anyone with a Google+ Profile Find your Google Author Rank by simple entering your Google+ Id number … Continue reading
The ultimate guide to Google Authorship and Google Author Rank Why improving your Google Author Rank will give you a warm fuzzy feeling and why it has never been more important to waffle away about nothing in particular. Contents What … Continue reading
Will Google Authorship Decrease the Anonymity on the Web Ever since Usenet people have tended to use pseudonyms on the Web If you remember some of the old Flame Wars on Usenet you will appreciate why people use pseudonyms and … Continue reading
Games at MSN Zones are currently down and you may see this message This is the default Error Message for the Superblip I posted about this earlier here – This is the default Error Message for the Superblip and just received … Continue reading
Anyone know what this means on the Zone This is the default Error Message for the Superblip This is the default Error Message for the Super blip
Running an Online Business Directory that allows small business owners to link through to their Google+ Profile and Google+ Page I see a lot of Pages and Profiles throughout the day. What I notice a lot is the confusion between a … Continue reading
With Google completing on a £1bn deal to build a new UK headquarters in King’s Cross will we also see plans for Google launching Google Fiber throughout London and the UK to rival Virgin and BT? http://fiber.google.com/about/ https://plus.google.com/+GoogleFiber
This is a quick test of Google Authorship using an author tagged to a Google+ Page instead of a Google+ Profile. This Google Authorship test is also relicated on a static page here Google+ Page as Author Will the Google … Continue reading
With Google using authorship tags more and more the UK Small Business Directory now allow members to interlink their directory listing with their Google+ Profile and claim authorship of their directory listing. To see an example test this page in … Continue reading
I am seing more Google Authorship Experts springing up on a weekly basis will GAE be the new SEO that Snake Oil Salesmen get in to. Google Authorised GAE Expert
I wonder how many people will be searching though their sheds and garages looking for their old metal detectors today after an amateur Gold prospector found a gold nugget worth nearly £200,000 pound with a specialist Gold Metal Detector in Australia … Continue reading
I tested the pages which display Author images when doing a search for Google Authorship in the Google Structured Data Testing Tool today and noticed the vast majority show their Google+ Profile in the section that says Linked Author Profile: See … Continue reading
Does anyone know if there is a Google+ Share button that will Share to a Google+ Community rather than to a Google+ Profile? Update: 15/01/13 The Google+ Share Badge has an option to share direct to a Google+ community
I still tend to use Internet Explorer as my default browser but are finding that when using Google+ I frequently get script errors and are beginning to wonder if it is deliberate on Googles part? Are Google Sabotaging Internet Explorer … Continue reading
What colour is your phone number Enter your phone number in box to reveal your colour Please note: only works with the first 6 digits of phone numbers (do not add spaces)
There has been talk of HMV calling in an administrator for months does anyone know have HMV gone in to administration or not? I hear they are having a month long 25% sale or has this come too late to … Continue reading
I have been using Google+ since day one and as well as 3 or 4 Google+ Profiles I also have 5 or 6 Google+ Pages. As the owner of an online Business Directory that allows small business owners to include … Continue reading
I just don’t understand why someone who copies Shares someone else’s work especially images on to Google+ is much different to the scrapers who use other peoples work for their own websites. Does posting the content on Google+ suddenly make it … Continue reading
I used to rank Autotrader as one of the best and most useful sites on the web I just went to look for a van though and the autotrader site is terrible now. I get script errors that make the … Continue reading
Sim64 Definition of Google+ Google+ a place where people post a snippet from an interesting article they have copied from somewhere in the hope that someone else higher up the popularity chain will share their copy of the post about the original … Continue reading
Top 200 Categories at Saturday, January 12, 2013 Category Businesses in Category Website Designers 3962 Builders 2761 Cleaners 2577 Photographers 1955 Plumbers 1667 Accountants 1481 Painters and Decorators 1405 Beauty Consultants 1329 … Continue reading
This is just a page set up with shortcuts to some of my Google Structured Data results in the Google Structured Data Tool. Sim64 : Podline : UKSBD : NRAC : V1 SEO If you have a blog and want … Continue reading
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No disrespect to Bradford and Swansea (Villa is another matter) but Bradford, Villa and Swansea in the Semi-Finals of the old League Cup – has it really dropped that low? Possible Villa shirt for 2013 2014 season 1101
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The UK Small Business Directory has created a new Green Deal Assessors Directory which provides free online advertising to Green Deal Assessors, Green Deal Avisors and Green Deal Trainers. “The Green Deal assessment is the gateway to the Green Deal, no one … Continue reading
The Sim64 SEO Keyword finder helps you find keywords and key phrases related to the category you select. Use drop down arrow to select category and find keywords related to that category.
I use Statcounter on a number of sites, see visitors coming from Google, go and see my page in the SERPs, click to check the Google cache of the page and are getting a lot of errors saying; “404. That’s … Continue reading
In a quick non scientific experiment I did some searches on Google for a number of phrases to see which Authors profile photos appeared in the results. These are some of the Google Authorship phrases I searched for; Google Author images showing … Continue reading
A lot of people are using Google Authorship tags and getting their Google Author Image displayed alongside their results in the SERPs. Check a lot of these using the Google Structured Data Testing Tool and you will see results similar to the image below, You will … Continue reading
5 of my favourite little Google Plus tools, tips and tricks that webmasters can use on their own websites. Self Hosted Google Plus Widget Google+ Search Box Google +1 Checker Google Plus Author Search Google Structured Data Testing Tool Button … Continue reading
I have a page on UK Small Business Directory where I like to keep stats of our Top 10 Business Forums For some reason I missed January 2012 so are comparing to January 2011 Stats instead. A few points to note; UK … Continue reading
Google+ Author Search – See what Google+ Authors are talking about Enter the Google+ ID number of the Google+ Author you are being nosey about and the search phrase you want to know what they are talking about to find … Continue reading
The SEO Division of Sim64 will soon be moving to a secondary location in Honington. View Sim64 SEO Division in a larger map http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&t=h&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=217178022052436080793.0004d197f3239f38801f0
This simple technique shows you how to get a better position in Google within a week. Decide on the keyphrase you would like a better position in Google in. Ensure you are currently ranked in the top 100 for this … Continue reading
Nigritude Ultramarine was an early SEO competition organised by SEO forum SearchGuild and sponsored by the Australian affiliate network Dark Blue (hence the title, Nigritude Ultramarine) The general idea of the Nigritude Ultramarine competition was to rank highest in Google … Continue reading