Author Archives: Michael Boguslavskiy

Google Rolls Out New Merchant Center

Are you the webmaster of an eCommerce website/business? If so – you’ve probably heard of Google Merchant Center by now – and if not there is literally no better time to start using it than right now! Google Merchant Center is THE way to get your products and inventory listed within Google.com and other partner websites, […]

Assess Your Website Security With Observatory from Mozilla

When it comes down to website security, something as simple as a slight out of date script can cause absolute havoc to your entire online presence – and with that in mind Mozilla has released Observatory – a new tool which aims to provide free website security scans so that webmasters can assess their own security […]

Twitter Launches A New Embeddable Message Button For Your Website

Twitter has rolled out a brand new website button which, when embedded, allows anyone to send you a direct message via Twitter directly from your website … kind of. The new button can be accessed here under Twitter Buttons, and all it requires is your profile URL or @username, and your user ID – which means you […]

GoDaddy Users Beware: New Email Phishing Scam Going Around!

GoDaddy users beware! There is a brand new phishing scam going around which pretends to be an email from [email protected] notifying you that your email account storage has reached it’s limit. The associated link brings the user to a non-https secure, non-Godaddy.com website with a GoDaddy themed login page. Keep an eye out for the following email […]

Google Announces A Mobile Interstitial Penalty Coming Jan 10th, 2017

Have you ever clicked through on a search result using your mobile phone only to find your page covered by an interstitial ad prompting you to download that websites app instead of browsing the mobile website? Annoying isn’t it? Google thinks so also , so starting January 10th, 2017 Google has announced they will roll […]

Build Your Brand Awareness With Facebook Advertising

A major reason behind establishing an online presence for your business is brand awareness, and to help business owners build their brand awareness Facebook has began rolling out a brand new advertising objective specifically for brand awareness.  The new objective automatically optimizes your campaign towards reach and attention – focusing on reaching the largest number of […]

Google AdWords Call-Only Ads Now Display Business Name

Call-only ads in Google AdWords have been extremely popular since their launch – however one constant complaint from advertisers has been the lack of business name display. This finally appears to be changing as Josh Leibner of Red Ventures pointed out on Twitter a few days ago: Google .@AdWords Call-Only Ads are now pulling Business […]

Google Confirms: Adult Links Are Not Automatically Spam

Google’s John Mueller recently confirmed on Twitter that links coming from adult websites are not automatically viewed as spam. Assuming those links are natural links, and do not violate Google’s link guidelines, there is nothing wrong with them. @Marie_Haynes Adult sites aren't automatically spam, and links from them not automatically unnatural / problematic. — John […]

Google Chrome 53 Will Block Behind-the-Scenes Flash Content

Back in May Google announced that future versions of Google Chrome will no longer support Flash, and yesterday Google delivered on its promise – announcing official plans for Flash content support in the next Chrome versions. Google’s Anthony LaForge, the engineer tasked with managing Flash in Chrome, has stated that, beginning with Chrome’s next version, Chrome 53, set […]

Mozilla Will Start Blocking Flash Content in Firefox in August 2016

Mozilla has decided to join in on the stabbing death of Flash across the Internet as they announce that starting in August Mozilla will block non-essential Flash content within Firefox. Which content specifically will be blocked can be seen in the following blocklist published on Github. Mozilla will expand this list over time, before finally making all […]

Facebook Starts Roll Out of New Business Pages Design

While everyone is focused on the first successful test flight of Aquila, the solar airplane Facebook designed to bring internet access to people living in remote locations – Facebook was busy beginning the roll-out of a brand new design for business pages – offering a much more open look and feel, and finally letting page managers use […]

Facebook Has Over 1.6 Billion Active Monthly Users

Every now and again someone comes along and asks what the true importance of social media is for business owners, and luckily there is plenty of data available to answer that question. The latest from Statista showcases just how many monthly active users various social networks have, with Facebook in the lead with more than 1.6 […]

Running Ads Using The New Instagram Business Tools

Now that the new Instagram Business profiles have started rolling out more people have direct access to Instagram ads – something that in the past was limited to users of Facebook Ad Manager. Let’s take a look at how easy it is to setup a new Instagram ad once you have converted your profile to […]

Instagram Starts Rolling Out Business Profiles

It seems that the rollout for Instagram Business Profiles has began today as several of my client businesses have been issued a notification to switch their Instagram accounts to a new business account. The initial notification should appear at the top of your profile page in a blue box, looking a bit like the following: […]

Verify Your Google My Business Listing Via Email

It seems that Google is experimenting with a new method to verify businesses for the Google My Business program. Rather than waiting weeks for a post card, users who have an auto-receptionist setup on their phone will be able to verify their business listing using a company email address. This was first spotted by Kiran Kumar […]

Google AdWords Gets Price Extensions

Google has announced the rollout of price extensions for Google Adwords – a brand new ad extension that lets you showcase the price of your various products and services within your ads. Price extensions will currently show across multiple rows, featuring a different product/service on each row and showcasing it’s description and price. Price extensions can be used […]

WHUK Offers 20% Off on VPS Servers to Celebrate Euro2016

As the fans celebrate the new Euro 2016 champions, WHUK wanted to offer a little celebration of their own – rolling out a new coupon code that is valid for 20% off VPS hosting from WHUK! Simply use coupon code [coupon code=”BeyondHosting-BHCLOUD20″ /] during your checkout process. No word yet as to how long this […]

Get 20% Off Any Beyond Hosting Dedicated Server

Beyond Hosting dedicated servers are built on a first class network, and supported by 24/7/365 monitoring, 24/7 support, and cPanel and database administration services are included. A sweet deal any day of the year, however for a limited time you can also get 20% off for the first 6 months with coupon code [coupon code=”BeyondHosting-BHCLOUD20″ /]. The […]

3 New Free Webmaster Resources Added

Added 3 new free webmaster resources today: PrintMyFonts – generates a visual preview list of all the fonts installed on your computer – letting you easily pick the ideal font for your project. You can have a look at the list of font styles directly on your computer or you can print it via your printer or export the […]