Rick's Daily Tips

Google to start penalizing pages that display interstitial ads and pop-ups

Posted on December 13, 2016

If you own a blog or other type of website, you probably know how important it is to rank well in the Google search results.

Like it or not, the majority of a typical site’s visitors usually come from Google. That means anything that causes your site’s pages to tank in the Google search results is a bad thing indeed!

Last month Google announced that they’ll soon start ranking web pages based upon the content found on the mobile versions of the websites “crawled” by their bots. Well, now they’re taking their emphasis on mobile friendliness to an entirely new level.

Here is a direct quote from a recent Google blog post: [Read more…]

Scam alert: Office Depot allegedly charging customers to fix computer problems that don’t exist

Posted on December 7, 2016

Have you ever paid Office Depot big bucks to fix your computer? If so, you just might have been scammed.

Several family members and acquaintances have told me about questionable dealings they’ve had with our local Office Depot’s computer computer service desk, but I figured it was just a bad apple or two at that one store.

But as the video below suggests, the entire Office Depot chain is apparently charging customers to “fix” computer problems that don’t even exist. Watch the video and check it out for yourself: [Read more…]

ATTN Bloggers: Your blog’s Google rankings could soon nosedive if it isn’t mobile-friendly.

Posted on December 6, 2016

Are you a blogger who has been putting off the task of making your blog mobile-friendly? If so, I strongly recommend that you get it done ASAP!

In February of last year Google announced that mobile-friendly websites would soon start ranking higher in their search results than non-mobile-friendly sites.

Well, they are now ready to take their mobile-friendly policy to a new level by using mobile pages to determine the rankings in their search results. [Read more…]

Scam alert: Beware the nasty Gooligan malware that’s infecting Android devices and hijacking Google accounts by the millions

Posted on December 1, 2016

There’s a new Android malware called Gooligan that’s currently spreading like wildfire via the installation of malicious Android apps.

Gooligan attacks Android smart phones, tablets and other devices, and the end result is the hackers completely taking over your device and hijacking your Google account.

Over 1 million Google accounts have already been compromised and about 13,000 new Android devices are becoming infected every day! [Read more…]