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HOW TO ADD A GOOGLE DOMAIN TO GODADDY’S MANAGED WORDPRESS HOSTING ACCOUNT

Did you purchase Managed WordPress Hosting in GoDaddy, but have your domains in a Google Domains account? Need to know how to connect the two? No worries. I’ve got you covered.

In this post, I am going to show you how to add a Google Domain to GoDaddy’s Managed WordPress Hosting. I will walk you through the entire process to make sure your WordPress website is connected, up and running and your SSL certificate is activated.

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HOW TO RESPOND TO YOUR FIRST GOOGLE REVIEW: A GOOGLE MY BUSINESS REVIEWS TUTORIAL

If you are using the Google My Business App, hopefully, you are also receiving reviews. Today I’m going to show you how to respond to those reviews when you receive them.

First, let me say a few things about receiving reviews on Google My Business.

  • As a small business owner, one of the things that you always want to make sure that you do is respond to those reviews.

  • In responding to those reviews, whether they are positive or negative, you always want to be polite.

  • Never, ever have an argument with someone on the Google review platform, (and even off of the review platform).

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YOUTUBE TV PRICE INCREASE: HOW TO CANCEL YOUR YOUTUBE TV MEMBERSHIP (+ WHERE TO FIND & WATCH FREE MOVIES)

I have been trying to decide whether to cancel my YouTube TV membership for about a year now because I just simply don’t watch TV much. I only had it because I love the old, black, and white movies on Turner Classic Movies and King of Queens reruns.

I was trying to decide whether watching these shows once or twice a month was worth the $49 a month fee.

Well, today’s news regarding the YouTube TV price increase to $65 has helped me make that decision. As a current YouTube TV subscriber, it kind of feels like a slap in the face for them not to allow us to continue paying our current price, but it is what it is.

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HOW TO CREATE A GOOGLE MY BUSINESS POST: HOW DO I MAKE A GOOGLE POST?

 

NEWS FLASH: If you have a Google My Business Listing, you should be posting to it regularly just like you do your Facebook Business Page, your LinkedIn profile and your Instagram business account. And, I suggest that you make it a priority over the other social media platforms.

Why? Because it is a Google property, and it will help you to get found when your customers conduct a Google Search!

Here is a little guide with images I put together to show you how to quickly create a post for Google My Business on a desktop computer. This guide also includes a frequently asked questions section just in case you have more questions after you follow these steps.

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HOW TO INSTALL GOOGLE SITE KIT PLUGIN FOR WORDPRESS (A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO SITE KIT BY GOOGLE)

How To Install

Google Site Kit Plugin for WordPress

As a small business owner, you should be paying attention to how people are finding your business online — and how they are responding to your website and content.

Are people finding you through organic search, through a direct search, or through referral traffic?

Which of your pages and posts are most popular? How many views did those posts and pages receive? What did people search for to find those pages and posts?

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TOP 10 SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS OF 2019

Top 10 Social Media Posts of 2019

2019 has been very trying for me personally, but very good for business. Personally, I’m glad to see it go, but if my business could speak it would say thank you, 2019!

This year, I had the pleasure of sharing a lot of great social media how to’s with you — and since this will be the last email you receive from me this year, I wanted to share with you my top 10 social media posts according to Google Analytics.

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MY GOOGLE PIXEL TRASH IS FULL: HOW TO EMPTY YOUR GOOGLE PIXEL TRASH

Today, when I attempted to delete a photo from Google Photos, I received the following message:

Delete Item Permanently? Your [Google Pixel] device’s trash is full. If you delete this item, it will be removed permanently from your device & account.

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WHAT TO DO WITH YOUR GOOGLE PLUS ICON ON YOUR WEBSITE + WHAT HAPPENED TO GOOGLE PLUS ANYWAY?

This post was inspired by Jenny Stradling’s tweet to Starbucks and so many others that are reminding companies to remove their Google+ icons and links from their websites.

 

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EVENT: MARKETING IN THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT WITH GOOGLE & CONSTANT CONTACT

Holiday Cheer for the Rest of the Year: How to Make the Most Out of This Holiday Season!

It’s that time of year again! The holiday season is upon us, which means more customer requests, longer business hours and producing a holiday marketing strategy that will help you stand out from the crowd using the right message.

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HOW TO DOWNLOAD YOUR GOOGLE CONTACTS (or How To Export Your Gmail Contacts)

Note: The purpose of this article is to show you how to download your contacts from the new Google Contacts dashboard. To export your contacts from the classic Gmail Contacts dashboard, skip to the bottom of this article to the section, “How To Export Your Gmail Contacts: Switch to the Old Version.”

When you’re starting out in business, you may find that you have a great product or service, but can’t figure out who to reach out to.

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