Podcasts about google guru

•  Marilyn Jenkins offers advice you can use today •  “Your customers are digital”   (Total Recorded Time is 12:12)    HOUSTON, Texas -- Google. It's been in business for just a quarter of a century but it has in that time wriggled its way into almost every aspect of daily life, especially business.  Is it now too complex for a small business to tap into?  Marilyn Jenkins, a digital marketing expert, has written a new book that she says is designed to give any local business the tools and instructions to dominate their local Google searches.   She joins us for this episode of Bizgnus Interviews.  “In this day and age, your customers are digital. You need to be in front of them when they have a need,” Ms. Jenkins says.  Her company helps local businesses using paid ads and Google Business Profile optimization.   She says her book, "The Google Business Profile Training Guide," teaches businesses how to dominate local search.  For more information:  https://maximizeyourgbp.com

In this episode Matt ALONE!!!! interviews Amy Graves, the "Giggling Google Guru" about how you can use Google to help scale your brokerage. Learn more about Amy Graves here:https://anymainstreet.com/Connect with Amy on LinkedIn here:https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-graves-amgconsultants/Whenever you are ready here are a number of ways we can help :)Schedule A Complimentary Strategy Session with Matthttps://calendly.com/mattvigh/pb-discovery-call?month=2022-12&back=1Join us Every Friday for our Free Brokerpreneur Not So Secret Society Mastermind!https://www.brokerpreneurs.com/bnsss-registrationKnow Your Personality When It Comes To Recruiting!https://my.bankcode.com/brokerpreneurpodcast

Dan sees a video Benji McKinney with Clever Fox Online posted on his Facebook about some Google updates to their messaging platform. So he gives the Google Guru, Benji, a call and he takes us through the changes and how it can help you service your customer's more efficiently. He also touches on GEO Coding / Optimizing your pictures before you upload them onto your Google Listing. ▶ Click HERE to register and see when the next FREE Stain Seal University will be near you!!▶ Click HERE to register for the Fence Show & Security Expo coming in August 2023 hosted by the FWA (Fence Workers Association)Use Promo Code MFL50 to get 3 days FREE on the Exhibitor Floor▶ Get early access to BizzRater. The only platform that allows YOU to "Take Advantage of Your Reviews"! Use PROMO code MFL30 and save 30%▶ Thank you to our sponsor

Dan & Cannon go on a whirlwind of a ride with Benji of CleverFox.Online Marketing and Web Designing. The guys start off with Google Ads and watching their trends to using fence signs and billboards to keep the phone ringing to building a strong Brand with consistency from your Website to your Documents, to your Brochures, to your Door Hangers, to your T-Shirts, to your Yard Signs, to your Wrapped Trucks, to even the Pens you pass out to local restaurants. ▶ Breaking News - Squirrel knocks out power to one-third of Tennessee company's customers▶ Click HERE to register and see when the next FREE Stain & Seal University will be near you!!▶ Click HERE to register for the Fence Show & Security Expo coming in August 2023 hosted by the FWA (Fence Workers Association)Use Promo Code MFL50 to get 3 days FREE on the Exhibitor Floor▶ Get early access to BizzRater. The only platform that allows YOU to "Take Advantage of Your Reviews"! Use PROMO code MFL30 and save 30%▶ Thank you to todays show sponsor

95% of Google's revenue comes from Google Ads… how can you use that to your advantage?Welcome to the 48th episode of The Growth Booth Podcast, a show focused on supporting budding entrepreneurs and established business owners alike, towards achieving lifestyle freedom through building successful online businesses.This week, Aidan talks about Google Ads with Larry O'Conners, our in-house Google Ads guru with a decade of experience running Google Ads campaigns. Discover the 101 of Google Ads: from how much it costs for a single click, how to start an ad campaign, to how to identify negative keywords.Whether you're looking for step-by-step strategies to start building an online business, simple game plans to grow your business, or proven lifestyle freedom frameworks, you're in the right place.Stay tuned and be sure to join the thousands of listeners already in growth mode!Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:31 Google Ads Experience04:09 Ads You Can Run05:23 How Much Is One Ad?10:01 Should My Business Be Doing Ads?13:22 From The Start, Please21:47 Budgeting with Google25:10 Where Do Keywords Go?27:37 Google Ads Policies31:18 Negative Keywords35:29 OutroLinks and Resources Mentioned:Google Ads - https://ads.google.com/Google Ads Keyword Planner - https://ads.google.com/home/tools/keyword-planner/Google Ads Policy - https://support.google.com/adspolicy/answer/6008942?hl=enCartzy - https://thegrowthbooth.com/cartzy About Our Host:Aidan Booth is passionate about lifestyle freedom and has focused on building online businesses to achieve this since 2005. From affiliate marketing to eCommerce, small business marketing to SAAS (software as a service), online education to speaking at seminars, the journey has been a rollercoaster ride with plenty of thrills along the way. Aidan is proud to have helped thousands of entrepreneurs earn their first dollar online, and coached many people to build million-dollar businesses. Aidan and his business partner (Steven Clayton) are the #1 ranked vendors on Clickbank.com, and sell their products in over 100 countries globally, as well as in 20,000+ stores across the USA, to generate 8-figures annually.Away from the online world, Aidan is a proud Dad of two young kids, an avid investor, a swimming enthusiast, and a nomadic traveler. Let's Connect!●  Visit the website: https://thegrowthbooth.com/ ●  Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aidanboothonline ●  Let's connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aidanboothonline/ ●  Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheGrowthBooth Thanks for tuning in! Please don't forget to like, share, and subscribe!

Episode #249. About Dara Sklar: Dara Sklar is a lifelong entrepreneur. No, really - from selling kisses to her parents at six years old, to becoming self-employed at twenty-six - Dara has been through a lot! You may know her as the Google Guru, with over 3500 students in her wildly popular course "Get Productive with G Suite".And with all that perspective and experience, it's no wonder she loves to help other small business owners get and stay organized so they can run more efficiently, using the Google suite of tools they already know, love, and are (probably already) paying for!She's also the friend you call for tech help - excited to jump in and show you time-saving tips and hacks that you'll wish you knew sooner.When she's not at her computer, you can find her on the squash court, mountain bike trails or ski hill... or sipping a good glass of wine or craft beer!Connect with Dara SklarWebsiteInstagramFacebookFavorite Quotes“There was no way I could have set my business up right the first time. And so I kind of had to roll with the punches. And then sometimes you get busy and things get messy. So my best piece of advice for people in that scenario is to just actually say, okay, who am I today? What are the needs of my business today?”“One of my favorite things to do is to keep the inbox an action-oriented place. Meaning when there are emails in the inbox, it's because I have to do something with them.”“We need to keep it a little bit of a sacred space and ask: what's the point of our businesses? Are we here to make money? Are we here to serve the world? We're not necessarily here to consume or to read newsletters or whatever. Those can be secondary activities. And so the action-orientedness comes with anything that moves your business forward or serves the people that you're here to serve.” In This Episode You'll Learn:Common mistakes when using GoogleThe beauty of data and storageHow to get rid of the visual clutter in your digital workspaceUsing your Gmail inbox as a task for project managementTaking ownership of your inbox through labels and archivingHaving an overall business philosophy of what data and systems you need to take away, retain and absorbMentioned on the Show:Top 40 Google Hacks You'll Wish You'd Been Using All AlongLove the show? Then why don't you:Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.Subscribe to the show.Tag us on Instagram @go.to.gal or Jaclyn @jaclyn_mellone and let us know what you think or what and who you'd want to hear on the show!Want to become a Gal Pal? Head on over to this link to Become a Go-To Gal Podcast Insider

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On today's episode, Misty and Jamie meet with John Sowash, educational consultant and certified Google guru. This crew covers how Google prepared to support the needs of educators during COVID, and what to expect on the company's upcoming roadmap. Resources:John's blog post about updates for 2021. About John:John Sowash is an experienced classroom teacher, former school administrator, author of The Chromebook Classroom, and founder of the Google Certification Academy. John inspires educators to use technology to connect with and challenge students. Schools around the world have invited John to come and share with them. You can connect with John via his blog (Chrmbook.com/blog) or Twitter (@jrsowash)._____Don't forget to subscribe to The Vartek Podcast on Spotify, Apple podcasts, or your favorite podcast platform. If you've got feedback or an idea for an episode, send us a note to info@vartek.com. Visit us on social:Twitter - @Vartek / @VartekPodcastLinkedIn - Vartek ServicesYouTube - Vartek Services, Inc.

In this episode we talk to one of our favorite #edtech people, the Google Guru himself, Mr. Eric Curts (@ericcurts)!  Get a sneak peek at his sessions for the ITEC Spring Conference, and stick around as Eric joins us for Tech Nuggets! Show notes and links for everything discussed in the show can be found at: dlgwaea.org/podcast/90 You can follow Jonathan (@jonathanwylie) and Mindy (@TeamCairney) on Twitter, and see all the tweets from the Grant Wood AEA Digital Learning Team at @DLGWAEA. You can also email us with questions or ideas, podcast@gwaea.org. If you enjoy the show please share it with your friends and colleagues and/or leave us a review on your podcast app of choice. THANK YOU for listening. We really couldn't (or wouldn't) do this without the support of listeners like you!

Welcome to the DNP Project Podcast where we share tips, inspiration, and more!It's time to get back to school. Our goal is to offer some quick tips for DNP Students. Today's Tip: You need to become a Google GuruWe are all familiar with Google. However, as a DNP student there are features of Google that you may not be familiar with. These features could make your life and DNP work easier. To get started, we recommend that you create a dedicated Google account for your professional work. When this account is set up, it “bundles” several features to one account. Here are the features, we recommend that you explore to become a more efficient DNP student:Gmail: A basic email account. Most of your schools will insist that you only use the school account when communicating about school. However, it is handy to have a professional private account that is not used for anything else, like shopping, or personal business.Google Drive: Very, very important for DNP students. Basically, this is a “cloud” based drive where you can keep papers, presentations, and other documents. When you save something to Google Drive, it can be accessed from anywhere. It eliminates the need to have a “thumb drive” and provides you a back up. You can also use the Microsoft One Drive for the same purpose here. Whichever you choose, remember to ALWAYS back up your papers and files. One other huge benefit of Google Drive, you can set it up so that you can allow other people to access the files. There are different levels of access. You can also work on a document with a group without having to email stuff back and forth, it is updated in real time. If you have a group project to do, this can be life changing! It is the primary reason I personally like to use Google.Google Forms: Google forms has a survey feature. So, if you are doing a needs assessment or some type of data collection that is simple, it will allow you to create a form and then generate a web link that you can easily share with others. There are some limitations and I personally don't recommend this for large, survey-based studies. But, for simple, gathering some feedback information, it is great and definitely worth knowing about.Google & YouTube: Every Google account has a YouTube account that gets automatically associated with it when you activate it. This maybe helpful/important if you are making more professional videos that you don't want intermixed with your personal account.Caution: If you are using Google Drive to create documents/presentations, just know that the format is similar, but not exactly the same. You can store the documents no problem. But, if you open them in a different program, the fonts, margins, and other things like that may shift. Not a big deal, just something to not freak out about.Remember to “Subscribe,” hit “Like,” and “Write a Review” so that we can help others. Find us on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, and other platforms.To get your copy of The DNP Project Workbook, go to: Springer: https://www.springerpub.com/the-dnp-project-workbook-9780826174321.html*** Always follow the guidelines from YOUR DNP Program

In continuing the conversation around marketing and how to use it to its full potential to help you grow your business, Brad talks to Max Roberts of Bouncecrunch, known as “The Google Guru", about how you can use Google to its full potential to powerfully distribute your message and brand effectively. KEY TAKEAWAYS Google Marketing is split into two areas; Google Ads and SEO. Google Ads tend to occupy the first ten or so places in a search. SEO are the results of the search that Google has matched as equivalent to your query. If you’re a dentist, and you have a Google Ads account, you must ensure that you have full control of it, and that you own it. Many pass this responsibility to ad agencies, but this is a flawed idea. Data is everything. The more you accumulate, the better Google will be able to efficiently define and target the customers you need. Conversion is an ever-evolving process and requires constant tweaking and analysis. A great marketer will constantly revise and enhance an ad in order to maximise its potential reach. Sometimes we need an outside expert opinion. Ideas we think are valuable ones may not be the best in terms of marketing appeal. BEST MOMENTS ‘It’s the evolution of Google in the world of social media’ ‘I love seeing data. I love seeing information’ ’The aim is to build the clickthrough rate and get that as high as possible’ ‘If you haven’t spent time learning the industry, you’re going to end up wasting the ad’ ‘If you’re in expertmode, and you can refine it a bit more, that makes a huge difference' VALUABLE RESOURCES The Dental Business Podcast Max Roberts At Bouncecrunch - https://bouncecrunch.com/author/max/ Max Roberts LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxtroberts/?originalSubdomain=uk ABOUT THE HOST Brad believes that everyone at any level should be focused on achieving multiple sources of income to create diversity and balance in life. He feels passionate about helping dentists work towards freedom by building wealth in different areas and helping to develop a mindset to improve one’s ability to handle the stresses of clinical life. Still a practising dentist, Brad has implemented strategies to create a practice to allow him to carry out the dentistry he wants whilst continually expanding with loyal staff and patients. These strategies can be adapted to any dentist, whether you are an associate or the practice owner, to help bring back your passion for dentistry. In addition to running a successful private dental practice, he has grown several other dental businesses and as an investor is growing wealth outside of dentistry to help protect his legacy for his growing family. He is chair of the Horsforth Town Team, dedicated to the promotion and development of business in his local area in North Leeds, UK. Due to his track record and down to earth advice, he has become sought after as a mentor and spends part of his time dedicated to mentoring dental professionals about business, mindset and personal development. CONTACT METHOD Brad Thornton Instagram Brad Thornton LinkedIn Brad Thornton Facebook brad@bradthedentist.com

John sits down with long-time team member and Google guru Matt Headland to talk about what Google really wants, and how you can give it to them. Also included in this episode: common private practice therapist mistakes as it relates to websites and Google. Sign up for a FREE trial of Spruce’s HIPAA-compliant phone and communication system at www.sprucehealth.com, and use the code PPW20 at checkout for 20% off your first month.

In this episode, Brian Horn of Authority Alchemy teaches you how to build your authority and expertise. Brian has helped many top celebrity entrepreneurs in teh world with their online branding, search engine optimization, and Internet marketing. He consulted exclusively with these celebrity entrepreneurs for nearly five years before exploding onto the scene in 2009. He has since been profiled and featured on Wall Street Journal, ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, Forbes, Advertising Age, and dozens of other media outlets. In 2010, Inc. Magazine named Brian as "The Be on Page 1 of Google Guru" and an "emerging business leader to watch." You'll get tremendous insights from this interview as Brian teachces you how to position your expertise and get national media attention for it.

The Google Guru hits the airwaves

With our regular Jillian Bullock the LinkedIn Ninja, we were able to get the Google Guru for the Hills to join us and talk everything Google

Welcome to the Check This Out Podcast! This is Episode 60 with our guest Eric Curts. He is an amazing educator that is Google Guru that just doesn’t know the in’s and out’s of google but how to create meaningful and engaging lessons for students.

Welcome to the Check This Out Podcast! This is Episode 60 with our guest Eric Curts. He is an amazing educator that is Google Guru that just doesn’t know the in’s and out’s of google but how to create meaningful and engaging lessons for students.

Google Guru and AdWords Specialist Monte Huebsch is back with a handful of information about incorporating YouTube videos in the Hub-and-Spoke framework. In this interview, Monte explains the advantages of using YouTube videos in creating a domain authority for Google Search. He shed some light on why creating and distributing videos is different from the usual SEO content that Google tries to eliminate. In the videos, people can see and hear you convey information about a specific topic, thus, gaining authorship of the content.

Website visitors these days are avoiding filling out website forms. They are avoiding email spams and they would like to get immediate response. With this, people tend to look for phone numbers to call your business and you must have a way to track down your incoming call from potential leads, too. Based on research, only 70% of inbound calls gets answered while the remaining 30% gets lost. Without Call Tracking, businesses get blinded and have no way to reach the missing leads. Listen to Monte Huebsch’s interview to know more about the results of their research about Call Tracking. Monte is a Google Guru, Google Authorized Reseller, and Adwords Qualified. He is also the CEO and Founder of AussieWeb.

Monte Huebsch is the CEO of AussieWeb and AussieWeb Conversion. His company is a Google Authorized Reseller and they were invited by Google to be the first Authorized Reseller in Queensland and third in the entire Australia. Monte is known as the “Google Guru” and his company and team are all AdWords Qualified. In this interview, Monte speaks about e-commerce sites and local business rankings. He explains the benefits of having consistent NAP of their business on web pages. NAP stands for Name, Address and Phone Number. Aside from consistency of NAP, Monte gave his advice that “Best practice is still best practice.” To increase your local search rankings, you have to: (1) get credible and reliable link; (2) get honest reviews; and (3) provide fresh content.

Google Guru Monte Huebsch coined the new term ‘Implied Link” in explaining the Hub and Spoke Model for SEO. This describes the use of re-purposed original content to maximize exposure in Google’s indexing. Monte explains the terms hyperlink, implied link and NAP (Name, Address and Phone number). Monte, known as the Google Guru, the CEO of AussieWeb Local Search and AussieWeb Conversion presents how technology shapes strategy, customer service and innovation. A Google Authorized Reseller, Monte, his team and his company are AdWords Qualified Individuals and an AdWords Qualified Company. More importantly, Aussieweb Conversion was invited by Google to become the first Queensland Authorized Google Reseller and the third in Australia. =================================================== To read the transcript of the interview, go to this link: http://www.talkers.fm/200-google-signals-seo-implied-links/ ===================================================

Published July 8, 2012 Everyone is concerned about Google pulling the plug on iGoogle, but in today's episode I have a fantastic solution for you. And you will find the companion video at my and as the video bonus content in the .  And the new has been launched! It's here! I promised you it was coming and it has. The brand new website is up and running at genealogygems.com and at lisalouisecooke.com. You'll find Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy Gems in both places. The old site was 5 years which is ancient in techie years, so it was time. Back in the Fall of 2011 I began laying the framework for the new site, well aware that the old one had become cluttered, and it wasn't keeping up with all the new versions of web browsers out there. Things were starting to not display properly. A few months later in March 2012 listener and Premium Member Simona wrote me to tell me she had noticed it too.  And she had some opinions about the magazine delivery nature of the podcast episodes.  The original model for the premium podcast was like a magazine. When you subscribe you get the last few episodes, and then each new episode as it was published.  After about 3 months the oldest episode would drop off and the new one would come on. There were a few reasons for this which included the capabilities of the old site. Here's what Simona had to say: “I downright LOVE your productions Lisa and think you are the sweetest and smartest. But I get frustrated and even -dare I say- annoyed with the shelf life limit of your premium podcasts. You see I very rarely hard-wire sync my idevices to my notebook pcs. So I end up missing more premium podcasts than I download and listen to.” OK, well I obviously completely agree with Simona on her comments on the website, and the email just helped support the decision I had made to invest in a new site. And I hope Simona and all of you are happy with all the changes and upgrades.   NEW SITE UPGRADES: Everything is on one site: The blog, the free episodes, Premium Membership, and our brand new store. The free iTunes podcast feed and the Premium feeds are both functioning now. Premium Membership includes ALL past episodes, and continued access to those episodes while you are a member. But the big news for Premium members is that premium membership is no longer a magazine subscription model. I've built a site that is set up to hold all the gems I've created for you over the last 5 years, and the many more years to come.  Yep, right now we are on Premium episode #88 and ALL 88 episodes are available to you as part of your premium membership.  What we are creating for you is a growing catalogue of gems and tutorials and genealogy entertainment that you can tap into when you want it.  And Genealogy Gems Premium Membership gives you access to all of it!  And of course each month we are adding new premium episodes and videos so that catalogue will just keep growing and growing. You know sometimes a gem or topic isn't what you need this week, but it's exactly right for what you want to do 2 months from now.  Now you can sign in to your membership and grab the gems you need when you need them. And I hope you are as excited about the amount and accessibility of content as I am! Now Simona brought up a question about accessing the premium episodes and downloading them to her devices.  Here's the thing – as I've said many times before iTunes doesn't support premium membership sites, so we have had to custom build a feed for you so that at least you can add your premium content through iTunes. But for now that still means plugging in your iPod. Technology is moving quickly though and we are constantly searching for ways to make that process easier, and unfortunately we have to rely on Apple to help make that possible. I'm really proud that we have managed to build a way to deliver premium content to you through iTunes and I'll let you know if and when we develop a method for wireless download, as is available for the free podcast through our Genealogy Gems App (available in the iTunes app store and at Amazon for Android.) And I'm very happy to say that the response to the new website has been 100% positive. I had braced myself for some folks who didn't want change, but so far not a one. You were ready for an upgrade as much as I was. Here's what just some of you had to say: Robin in Ohio says: “Your new web page is AWESOME!  Love the colors, layout and info. All your Gems are sooooo helpful, upbeat and truly some great genealogy fun!!!  I look forward to listening to your podcast while riding my bike and gardening. You are such a genealogy-go-getter and amazing example to me.    Thanks for sharing so many GenGems and some of your life events along the way.  It makes the person behind the cyber voice so pleasantly real.  Thanks for sharing your talents with me” Sue in Nevada says “What a drastic difference!  It is so neat, concise, and user-friendly.  Can't wait till it is fully up and running.  It was worth the wait....” Sue in Nevada Teri says: “Wow. Really nice look. Makes you a destination site!” Christine commented on The Genealogy Gems Podcast Facebook Fan Page: "I just "peeked"--1000% improvement!  Not only is it more user-friendly, the design & colors are more "you" I'm ecstatic that you love the site and I hope that those of you listening who have been listening on your mobile device and maybe haven't stopped by the website in a while drop in and see what Robin, Sue, Teri and Christine are raving about.    Facebook Fan Page Attention all Facebook users! There's been an upsetting development in the way that site is run, and the unfortunate result is that many of you are no longer receiving Venice's posts. What they've done affects all fan pages.  It used to be that whenever I posted a status update it would send it out to every single person who is subscribed to the Genealogy Gems page. Well, no longer. Now it tells us, underneath every post what percentage of subscribers it has actually sent that post out to. And usually that number is right around the 25% mark. Which means that the site deliberately and arbitrarily chose 75% of you to not receive it. But here's the rub: On every single individual post, it now offers us a "Promote" option, where we can pay them money to increase the number of fans who will receive that specific post. To get the note/video/picture/song to show up on the walls of 100% of our Facebook fans, it could cost us around $50. Not as a one-time payment, but rather PER POST. But there is something you can do.  Follow these instructions to guarantee that you'll receive all of our subsequent updates: 1) Sign into Facebook. 2) Go to: 3) Hover your cursor over the "Liked" box. 4) Put a checkmark next to the words "Show in News Feed." I'm sorry for the inconvenience and really appreciate your support!   RIP iGoogle From Barbara: “Hi Lisa, Greetings from a Canadian Premium Podcast listener. I got a notification on my iGoogle home page today and was gobsmacked (my ancestors were British) to see that they are discontinuing iGoogle on the 1st of November next year.  This seems really strange, given that they just released the new update a short time ago, however that's Google for you.  If you don't like what they're doing today, wait awhile – they'll be doing something new by tomorrow.  This is one change that's going to be rather sad for me.  I've enjoyed my iGoogle home page.  I sure hope they have something exciting and new coming to make up for this.” From Linda: “I just looked on my iGoogle home page, and it says iGoogle will not be available after November 1, 2013? (--happens to also be my birthday, so an easy date to remember, for me at least) What?!?!? I have got it all set up, thanks in part to you, and now it is going away...it just ain't fair. You are going to need a new webinar telling us what to do now, cause I don't have any idea how to make it work in Chrome! There is life after iGoogle, and I have a solution for you!   GEM: Life After iGoogle In this gem we are going to look at Life After iGoogle. It's pretty challenging to stay organized online isn't it? It seems like every day something new is happening, and it can take some superhero powers to stay up to date while you're still working on today's to do list. That's why iGoogle was such a gem!  In webinars, presentations, my book The Genealogist's Google Toolbox and as part of Premium Membership I have taught thousands of you   how to convert iGoogle into your personal genealogy homepage. We added gadgets that could accomplish the tasks you needed to get done, then expanded with tabs, and even dressed it all up with custom themes. And I've heard from so many of you have it revolutionized your online computing and research experience. However, in 2012 as we here in the U.S. were celebrating Independence Day and the freedom we enjoy, Google very quietly announced that it was doing away with iGoogle. The online freedom we were so happily enjoying came to a screeching halt. Ouch! Now even though I'm known as the Google Guru, first and foremost, I see my role as genealogy gems goddess. And that means that I am primarily focused on bringing you the best gems, not just Google gems.  So after a good 5 minute mourning session by the iGoogle gravesite, I got to work on a new gem that would meet all of our homepage needs, and dare I say even surpass iGoogle in some areas. And don't worry, what I've come up with isn't going to force you to start from scratch. We're going to move much of your iGoogle content to a brand spanking new genealogy homepage and then add lots of gems to it. Today I'm very happy to introduce you to Yep, there is life after iGoogle.  And once you get into the Netvibes vibe you're going be doing the genealogy happy dance.  So let's get started. Guess what: Netvibes has been around as long as iGoogle! Both were launched in 2005. But here's the thing, Google never figured out how to make money with iGoogle, and that plays a huge role in why it's going away. However, the Netvibes team discovered early on that a personal dashboard just wasn't all that conducive to a bunch of advertising to the pay the bills, and so they expanded their business model to provide expanded premium products to businesses at a price, that allows them to continue to provide the free service to their individual users. The fact that they have figured out how to make their business profitable means that there's a much better chance that the Netvibes dashboard will be around for a while. And believe me, with the demise of iGoogle Netvibes has already seen a bump in users, and I predict that's about to increase dramatically. The first thing we need to do is import your existing iGoogle content into Net Vibes. And if you don't have an iGoogle page, cool – it just saves you from having to do this step, but hang in there because you are definitely going to want to set up a Netvibes genealogy dashboard with the rest of us which we will do in just a minute. PLEASE NOTE: Follow these instructions EXACTLY. Any deviation will cause it not to work. And be sure to use Internet Explorer NOT Firefox for this procedure. 1.      Log in to a Google account. 2.      Go to this page: 3.      In your IE browser menu click on PAGE (in the COMMAND bar, which if it is not showing you will need to activate)    select SAVE AS and name the file iGoogle_code.xml (save it as an XML file to your computer's hard drive) 4.      Open the XML file that you just saved 5.      Right click on the page and select SELECT ALL and then copy right-clicking and selecting COPY 6.      Go to this page: Scroll down until you see a box 7.      Paste the code in the first box 8.      Click the CONVERT TO OPML button 9.      Copy the converted code 10.  Open a new document in Notepad 11.  Paste the code on the page 12.  Save the file: From the menu select File – SAVE AS and name the file to_netvibes.txt (You are just going to save it as a text file) 13.  Go to 14.  Sign up for a free BASIC account and select the Default layout. 15.  On the starting dashboard click ADD CONTENT in the upper left had corner of the page. 16.  Click ADD A FEED (the orange RSS button) 17.  Under the feedback next to OPML: click IMPORT 18.  Browse your computer and select to the to_netvibes.txt file 19.  Click the IMPORT button 20.  This will import any tabs and RSS feeds that you had in iGoogle This looks a LOT like iGoogle don't you think? Making this move is going to be a breeze because the two services are SO much a like! Now of course, not all of the iGoogle gadgets converted. That's because they are iGoogle gadgets. You're going to have to locate new gadgets from Netvibes. I'm going to set you up with some of the most important gadgets you'll need.  And you can bet I'll be covering more customized gems in upcoming Genealogy Gems Premium episodes.  Under Add Content there are a couple of different areas where you can get gadgets, which are called Widgets in Netvibes.  In addition to using the search box, you can browse Categories, select from  Essential Widgets, and you can add more RSS feeds which you'll use to follow podcasts, blogs, and other types of syndicated content. Let's start by deleting the iGoogle gadgets that didn't convert properly. Just click the little X button in the upper right corner of the widget just like you would have in iGoogle. Essential Widgets are your desktop tools. Lisa suggests: To do Webnotes MailWizard Bookmarks Facebook Twitter Before we go any further, let's clean up and organize a bit.  Moving widgets around is super easy. Click the title bar of the widget, drag, and drop. And there you have it, in just a few minutes time you've made the dreaded move! Stay tuned because I have a LOT more great stuff for you to do to get your genealogy vibe on.    GEM: Genealogy Gems Song by Mike Steward ArtistSignal is a music contest: Click to Vote for Michael's music.  

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