So you’re trying to see your ads on Google? Well first off, that’s annoying, because every time you click on your own ads you’re wasting your budget. Secondly, the act of maximising visibility and the act of optimising for conversions are two different and contradictory bid strategies. Maximise Clicks vs Maximise Conversions The maximise clicks […]
Monthly Archives: September 2026
South African Business
Anyone Can Edit Your Google Business Profile. And Now Google’s Own Safety Net Has A Catch.
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Sep
Sep
Anyone with a Google account can change your Google Business Profile. Not with your password. Not with your permission. Google built it that way on purpose, and if you run a business that depends on people finding you in Maps, you should understand exactly how far that goes. There is a video doing the rounds […]
Google Ads, South African Business
That R8,000 box on eBay that fakes hundreds of thousands of clicks
11
Sep
Sep
There is a box for sale on eBay right now, shipped free from China, that can fake tens of thousands of clicks a day. It costs less than R8,000. And most South African businesses running paid ads will never see it coming. I searched for “phone farm” on eBay this week. Two hundred and fifty-three […]