Sighs, we love Google but it can be frustrating at times: Mobile Usability > Text too small to read > Validation details The latest frustration: Google reports that 1031 pages on our website have failed its mobility test because the text is too small. The interesting aspect is 251 pages passed, but hold on, its […]
Google: Content wider than screen FIXED
Our issue was Google continually reporting: Content wider than screen. Our image was correctly sized (700 pixels wide) and configured in CSS to be mobile responsive: img { max-width: 100%; display: block; } But Google was having none of it. Then we noticed something.. the offending image had no borders and a considerable amount of […]
SEO & Advertising Services
Thank you so much for contacting us regarding your SEO service. We are very impressed with your claims. We work with a simple mantra here at Ripefruit regarding SEO services.. SHOW US! Prove your claims Show us you can get your company website on Page 1 of Google and then we will consider your services. […]
Google + Mobile First Index
Who doesn’t love saying: I told you so I have been banging on about Google and MOBILE for quite some time. To me it was only logical. More and more people are searching the internet on mobile devices, whether on tablets or smartphones. So, it was only a matter of time before engines like Google […]
Google Search: Event Calendar
The search engine that is Google is not only amazing, it is responsive, constantly changing and full of anomalies. Imagine how complicated the algorithm is that decides how results are shown? Indexing content aside, search engine results are what every Google customer is interested in. An anomaly we see relates to “event” websites. The current (2018) algorithm […]
Don’t Let Your Website Be Marked as “Not Secure”
SECURITY NEWS | FEBRUARY 2018 All types of website: business, freelance, creative, agency or blogger will need SSL. Unless you want Google telling visitors that your website is NOT secure, then you must have a security certificate. From July 2018, Google Chrome will display a warning message on HTTP web sites with any type of […]
Plugin: I’m not a robot CAPATCHA
There is not a internet user anywhere that likes seeing a CAPTCHA at the bottom of a form. In 2016, we started seeing “I’m not a robot” simple one TICK verification and immediately fell in love. It’s so simple and most importantly, works every time with a simple click by a human. How it works […]
Google Mobile-Friendly Search Results
In March 2015 the web industry went into meltdown on hearing Google are changing the rules effective 21st of April 2015. As of the 21st of April 2015 ALL websites MUST be RESPONSIVE to mobile phones and iPads. Those websites which are not will be penalised by Google and may well lose their current ranking […]
Google Link Warning
It is always alarming when a customer has been misinformed and comes to us requesting something based on a misnomer. The big one currently is an advertiser requesting a link be removed because Google has warned them that the link is bad = tut tut, not true! Google may consider a link is bad, but […]
Google Penalty | Link Removal
For some months now we have been hounded, pestered and abused by a Paolo representing ALPINE-CONNECTION.COM, requesting a link removal from one of our publications. The first very noticeable feature of his email is the title: Google Penalty: urgent action requested Yes, it is quite alarming and suggests that the receiver will be penalized by Google […]
Bad Google Search Results
Let me start by saying.. we love you Google. Having got that out of the way, what is going on? Once apon a time you could bank on good search results in Google. Results that made sense and most often gave you what you were looking for besides one or two other results. Then along […]