All entries for August 2009

Improved Page Load Times – The latest 'secret' to improved Keyword Quality Scores

Writing about web page http://ppcpromotion.co.uk/quality-scores

Lower your bids in Adwords using WSOP to improve Quality Score.

I was intregued to learn what WSOP meant. It was all about slow load times and optimising your websites. This is certainly true but if your website is already lean then this will not help.

Follow the link, above, for more complete coverage and find two tools to use as well as another simple thing to check.

Robert McGonigle : 31 Aug 2009 20:44 |  Tags: Keyword Quality Scores |  Comments (1) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Correcting your Location Marker on the Google Local Business Center

Writing about web page http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?sourceid=navclient-ff&rlz=1B3GGGL_enGB304GB304&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=sg4+7jr+%22redcoats+farmhouse+hotel+%26+restaurant%22&fb=1&split=1&gl=uk&cid=0,0,56886799012450000&ei=AMuGSpu5EeLTjAf0v5yiCw&sa=X&oi=local_result&ct=image&resnum=1

Today I was looking for Hotels at Heathrow close to the Sheraton where I am going to a seminar. Many were still identified by the Postcode default or were even further out.

Last week we stayed in an area in Herts where all the postcodes had slipped on Google, the OS and for all Sat Navs. We found the Redcoats Farmhouse Hotel and Restaurant easily enough, we do not take John Cleese on TomTom as the Gospel Truth.

We were upgraded to Annie’s Room, see left, when we confirmed that we had come to sample their Gourmet Restaurant menu. The service and food met or exceeded our expectations so the next morning I fixed their location problems. I had the Ulster estate venison and selected a bottle that was declared as ‘needing decanting’. Our hostess knew her wines and had the skill to leave the butler’s share very small.

I have described how to link to these ‘branded pages’ in emails etc. You can also embed these fully interactive maps into most websites since google will provide the iframe code. Just click Link on the top right.

Robert McGonigle : 15 Aug 2009 16:11 |  Tags: Correcting Google Map Markers Google Maps Map Markers Redcoats Farmhouse Hotel |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem