Celebrating Independent Authors
Recently, Google notified users that custom URLs are available. Google is one of the last to offer this option.
So, instead of something like this: https://plus.google.com/u/0/107464750125536071744/posts
You can now have something like this: https://plus.google.com/+JimDevitt/posts.
Last week, Google announced that they have launched a new search algorithm. In fact, it’s been out for about a month. Did you notice? The new algorithm, called Hummingbird, is the biggest overhaul of their search engine in four years. Of course, four years in the Internet world is like decades for everything else.
How does this affect us? Continue reading “Introducing Hummingbird – Google Changes its Algorithm”
Keeping your social media profiles updated and in order can be a real pain. We’ve all done it—you decide that you want to change your banner on your Facebook Page and three hours later you have it just right! What a waste of time.
Most of us are managing multiple social media sites for our writing business. Each of the social media sites has its own way of doing things and it can take a while to gather the info to properly format your pictures. Continue reading “Social Media Spec Sheets – Facebook, Twitter and Google+”
Search engine ranking is a constant battle. We’ve talked before about ways to improve your visibility. Today, we’ll share a step by step way to get you ranked higher in Google so people can find you and your books. Some of the things are obvious, but I’ll say them anyway for the benefit of the newbies checking in. Continue reading “Six Steps to Improve Your Search Ranking”