Google Now Providing Phone Support For Local Verification Issues (Crazy, Right?)
If you’ve ever had to deal with verifying your business through Google Places or Google+ Local, you know that the process is pretty painful. Phone calls won’t work with automated phone systems,...
View ArticleSEO 101 – How Does Google Rank Sites?
One question we hear from auto dealers all the time is “Why don’t I rank higher in Google?” Most business owners don’t understand how Google (or other search engines) work or why their sites don’t show...
View ArticleGoogle Now Suggesting Businesses To Review
It’s always been hard to get customers to leave positive reviews of your dealership on Google, but a change in the system this week might make things a little bit easier. Google is now suggesting...
View ArticleGoogle Updates Review Spam Filters
Google has released a significant update to its review spam filters on Google+. According to the announcement about the update, the algorithms should increase the number of reviews that appear on some...
View ArticleHow To Merge Google+ Local and Google+ Business Pages
Back in August, Google started to allow businesses to merge their Google+ Business page with their Google+ Local listing. The names make it confusing, so think of it this way – you’re merging your...
View ArticleHow To Tell The Difference Between Google Plus Pages
After my last post about merging your Google+ Business page with your Google+ Local listing, we got a lot of questions from dealers wondering how they could tell what kind of Google+ page their...
View ArticleOffice Nerf War – AutoRevo Style
It started off with a simple Christmas gift from one of our designers to our Creative Director. Within just a few days, the entire staff had purchased Nerf guns – and we were prepping for battle… On...
View ArticleImportant Stats About Buying A Car
Lab42 released an awesome infographic last week about the process of buying a car, and the stats it presents are pretty amazing. According to their research, 83% of consumers do research online...
View ArticleGoogle Plus Changes Cover Photo Size (again)
We all know how Google’s number one goal is to make life easier on all the business owners out there… (sorry, I had to stop typing for a minute because I was laughing hysterically) This morning,...
View ArticleHow To Get A Smaller Google Plus Cover Photo (or use the old size)
A few days ago, Google Plus updated the size of the cover photos for profiles. Apparently, a massively gargantuan 2120 x 1192 pixel image that changes how it displays provides a better user...
View ArticleManagement Changes At AutoRevo
It’s an exciting time at AutoRevo… We’ve had a pretty significant management change, and we’re heading in a bold new direction with the way we run things. We know that our customers might question such...
View ArticleGoogle Places Dashboard Update – More Google Plus Local Integration
Google has finally released an update to the Google Places Dashboard! They announced yesterday that they’re rolling out an update that is “easier to use and more intuitive” – and it’s about time....
View ArticleHow To Set Up Google Authorship
If you spend much time on Google, you’ve probably noticed the little square pictures of people showing up to the left of random listings in search results. Looks cool, doesn’t it? Kelly wrote an...
View ArticleHow To Set Up Google Publisher Markup
As the search engines have evolved and gotten much more intelligent, the quality of content on websites has become one of the most important ranking signals. Google is moving in a direction where it’s...
View ArticleUse Google Analytics for Content Ideas
Most car dealers have a content problem on their websites – other than their vehicle details pages, their websites have very little unique content. Sure, most dealers an “About us” page and a...
View ArticleNew Dashboard for Google+ Business Pages
Google quietly announced the rollout of a new Google Plus dashboard for business pages. As part of their continued effort to update the Google+/Local/Maps/Places interface, they recently updated the...
View ArticleThe Best eBay Auction Description Ever Written
We’re always preaching to dealers that a good, honest vehicle description can make a huge difference in how fast you sell a vehicle. Customers appreciate clear photos and honest descriptions of any...
View ArticleNew Layout for Local Searches in Google
Local business owners, hold on to your seats… it looks like Google is about to take us all on a wild ride. The new “local carousel” has been rumored for months (it was mentioned on Search Engine Watch...
View ArticleSay Goodbye To Non-branded Keyword Traffic If You’re In The Local Carousel
Google recently released the new Local Carousel, and local search experts have been scrambling to try to figure out how it’s going to affect search traffic and user behavior. Mike Ramsey studied the...
View ArticleAutomotive SEO Whitepaper – Just Released!
Have you ever wondered how search engines really work? Are you frustrated that your website doesn’t show up well in Google searches, but don’t have any idea why? Do your competitors continually show up...
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