Australian SMEs using Google Business Profile websites given March 1 deadline to migrate
Basic websites created through Google Business Profile will be turned off from March 1 2024, Google says, giving Australian small businesses a deadline to migrate to a new website provider.
SEO explained: How to improve your website’s ranking in 10 steps
Think about Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) as Monopoly: the aim of the game is to get as much real estate as you can. These 10 steps show you how.
Tweaks to the news media bargaining code are a win for Facebook, Google and the government. But what was lost along the way?
After almost a year of heated discussion about the news media bargaining code, there will shortly be a new law of the land.
Facebook has pulled the plug on news, so why is Google funnelling millions into media outlets?
Google has been inking multimillion-dollar deals to pay media companies for content that will appear on Google News Showcase.
A letter from the editor-in-chief: Why SmartCompany has signed up to Google’s News Showcase
Private Media, the parent company of SmartCompany and Crikey, has signed up to Google’s News Showcase. Here's why.
Here are the four industries set to be hardest hit if Google Search exits Australia
Google Search leaving Australia would be devastating for the tens of thousands of SMEs that rely on the search engine to attract customers.
Unsure what a Google Search exit would mean for you? Here’s what business owners need to know
What should business owners expect if Google flicks the switch on its worst-case scenario and pulls Google Search from Australia?
Big tech versus old media: When it comes to Google’s threats to pull search, SMEs are simply caught in the crossfire
"There are no good guys in the big tech versus old media fight. When the elephants butt heads, the ants get trampled."
As Google throws its weight around, should SMEs call for a break up or a make up?
Google has threatened to pull out of Australia amid negotiations for a digital news code that would force it to pay for content.
Sorry Google, you don’t get to play the small business card
Google fancies itself a champion of small businesses, but the tech giant's professed devotion to SMEs in service of its own commercial interests is disingenuous.
Google has updated its search algorithm: Say hello to BERT
Google’s latest algorithm update, dubbed BERT, represents the biggest alteration to its search function in the last five years.
A leaky bucket (of cash): How to find and patch holes on your website
A good revenue-generating website consists of a wide variety of elements, which makes it easy for some site owners to miss some.