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This week we covered the ongoing Google search ranking volatility. Google is now officially counting AI Mode in Google Search Console’s performance reports, but good luck understanding it. Google is testing Audio Overviews…

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Many small businesses struggle to manage customer relationships, marketing campaigns, and daily processes, often patching together multiple tools that waste time and create inefficiencies. The result? Missed leads, slower growth, and inconsistent customer experiences. What’s needed is an affordable, all-in-one solution that helps businesses work smarter without adding complexity. UpRipple UpRipple is a small business …

RT @MikeMartinGB: Most websites don’t need more visitors. They need more buyers — Mike Martin (@MikeMartinGB) Jun 20, 2025 from Twitter https://twitter.com/MikeMartinGB June 20, 2025 at 01:05PM

Google is testing adding the text “background checked" to the local service ads listings in the Google local search results. This seems to be instead of the Google Screened or verified labels.

Back in November 2021, it began sending some searchers to translated versions of webpages through the search results. Google then in May 2022 started to report on how often this happened within Search Console. So when I saw a Google representative say they are looking into an “issue" around this and "currently investigating it" I raised my eyebrows.

@Lord_Sugar If people wanna die let them, but don’t kill babies the day before they are born, that’s sick — Mike Martin (@MikeMartinGB) Jun 20, 2025 from Twitter https://twitter.com/MikeMartinGB June 20, 2025 at 12:27PM

If you’re not on https://t.co/G8edY9P467, you’re invisible to the people who need you most. — Mike Martin (@MikeMartinGB) Jun 20, 2025 from Twitter https://twitter.com/MikeMartinGB June 20, 2025 at 12:05PM

Retailers today are under constant pressure to streamline operations, delight customers across every channel, and adapt quickly to market changes. Managing inventory, payments, e-commerce, and customer data across multiple locations — all while trying to grow — can overwhelm even seasoned merchants. Many turn to retail POS systems to ease the burden, but they often …