Good guides gone bad: How Google’s ‘Local Guides’ program fails businesses and consumers

Columnist Jamie Pitman talks to some of the leading figures in local search to find out what went wrong with the Local Guides program, and if enough steps are being taken to fix it.

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Google Assistant sometimes uses AccuWeather when their weather service fails

When Google’s first party responses are not available, Google may ask if you want to use a third-party service. The post Google Assistant sometimes uses AccuWeather when their weather service fails appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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6 reasons why SEO fails, and how you can succeed at it

Columnist Trond Lyngbø believes that SEO can be a powerful addition to your marketing mix, but its success will depend on how intelligently you invest in it. The post 6 reasons why SEO fails, and how you can succeed at it appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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What To Do When Your Link Building Campaign Fails

So, your link building campaign didn’t perform as expected — now what? Columnist Casie Gillette weighs in on how we can learn from our mistakes. The post What To Do When Your Link Building Campaign Fails appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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How Google Fails To Enforce “First Click Free” — An Eric Schmidt Case Study

News publishers often want to be listed in Google. News publishers also often want to have paywalls or registration barriers. The good news is Google has rules that allow for this. The bad news is that Google routinely fails to enforce these rules. Below, a case study involving content in a major…

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