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Re: Did Google Hit Forbes Advisor With A Search Penalty Over Site Reputation Abuse?

The Franchise King — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 13:09:15 -0000

The Google downgrade of Forbes is long overdue. The site ranks well for everything. And it's been a content farm for years. I applaud this action.

Re: Google: We Want To Reward The Best Content No Matter Site Size

The Franchise King — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 08:05:41 -0000

Good post here. An example of large sites outranking small ones.
Forbes and Hubspot.
These websites veer off topic a lot, and they both crush the small sites that specialize in what the big sites can rank for quickly, even it those things are not their main focus. It's wrong. Can their be a fix for that?

Re: 20 Years Covering The Search Industry

The Franchise King — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 20:07:43 -0000

Congrats, Barry. SEO hasn't aged you at all!
And thank you for all you do. I appreciate it a lot!

The Franchise King®
Joel Libava

Re: The September 2023 Google Helpful Content Update – Did Google’s Announcement in April About Page Experience Foreshadow What We’re Seeing With The Current HCU(X)?

The Franchise King — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 14:02:36 -0000

Me too, Glenn!

Re: The September 2023 Google Helpful Content Update – Did Google’s Announcement in April About Page Experience Foreshadow What We’re Seeing With The Current HCU(X)?

The Franchise King — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 12:04:27 -0000

Glenn,

Great post.

Interestingly enough, my wife has been complaining about how difficult it is to quickly get a recipe from any one of a number of recipe-type websites. And she's right.

It seems like every recipe website I checked out in the last couple of weeks provides a horrible consumer experience. The number of pop-ups and videos displayed on their pages is ridiculous. It's aggravating.

I'm wondering if any of them finally got hit with penalties for horrible user experiences. Because it's bad.

Finally, if my website provided an experience like that, I'd be embarrassed!

The Franchise King®
Joel Libava

Re: 3 Things to Do Before Buying a Business

The Franchise King — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 14:51:31 -0000

Great post. But I'd like to add one thing.
If you're buying an existing business, you need to make sure you know why the seller is selling.
And it may not be the reason given, so dig deep.
The Franchise King®
Joel Libava

Re: Hook, Line, and Sinker: A Model for Crafting Successful, Viral Content

The Franchise King — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 09:31:54 -0000

Happy New Year, Rand. Great piece. Thank you for always challenging me...and for continually challenging your readers to create better stuff. Not more stuff. Great stuff!
The Franchise King®
Joel Libava

Re: Myth vs. reality in franchising

The Franchise King — Tue, 03 Aug 2021 09:34:02 -0000

Thank you, Aaron!

For me, this isn't about politics. It's about education. As in making sure lawmakers and future appointees are knowledgeable about the franchise business model.

Here's hoping your article helped do just that. Keep them coming!

The Franchise King®
Joel Libava

Re: How to monetize your content

The Franchise King — Mon, 26 Apr 2021 09:30:27 -0000

Great post, Mark! So true.
Too many people read articles on "how to make money as an affilate" (one example) and think they can buy a domain, write content and people will magically visit their website and buy stuff. Good luck with that.
And it's not because some of the folks starting out aren't smart or talented.
It's because hundreds of thousands of websites are going up every day! It's math, maaaan!
Shoot-I have somewhat of a brand, fairly decent traffic on my 15+ year old website, and I can't make squat on affiliate links, let alone ads.
That said, if you're a beginner, go ahead; start a blog.
But you better find a way to differentiate yourself if you want to have any chance of monetizing.
And as Mark said in his post, any money you do make will come to you indirectly...not from affiliate links and ads.

The Franchise King®
Joel Libava

Re: Demi Lovato Says Capitol Riots Inspired Her New Music:

The Franchise King — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 13:33:49 -0000

thanks https://t.co/mgiG6lDt3c?zae3

Re: On imaginait Trump mauvais perdant, mais pas à ce point!

The Franchise King — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 13:33:44 -0000

thank you very much

Re: How This Educational Enrichment Franchise Rose To Meet The Challenge of Covid

The Franchise King — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 12:56:06 -0000

Your team has done an amazing job helping your franchisees! Good on you! The Franchise King, Joel Libava

Re: 12 Days of Christmas: Six SEO Best Practices

The Franchise King — Tue, 08 Dec 2020 14:06:40 -0000

Yes. Nice guy, but he got the hint. P.S. I know he didn't have control over the org. Coud he have stood up for me? Sure! We all have choices.

Re: 12 Days of Christmas: Six SEO Best Practices

The Franchise King — Tue, 08 Dec 2020 12:51:39 -0000

Great post, Gini. And I agree with you about the need to ask for a link from a publication that quotes you. Quick story...
A couple of years ago, an independent writer for a publication in my space (franchising-as you know), called me a couple of times a year for my take on a specific topic he was writing about.
Now, the information he wanted from me required some work on my part. In order to properly address the thing he was writing about, I had to do a bit of research etc. This research and the info I would provide him usually took about 45 minutes or so to put together. But hey-it's publicity, right? Nothing wrong with that...and to get some added cred? Sure. However...
The editor at this (online and offline) publication either didn't understand SEO and the benefit of linking out to credible sources, or did, and was just plain selfish. Pass on that sh%t. And I never got a link in the past articles that included me as a trusted source.
Anyway, I finally confronted the writer, and told him in not very gentle terms that unless I got a link back to my award-winning website/blog for the expertise I provided, I was done.
Guess what?
The next time he called me I told him no.
He tried again a few months later. Again, I said no.
Why?
Because I refuse to be taken advantage of. Especially when I care about my industry so much, and I put in the time and effort to make sure the information I provide is correct and top-notch.
Thanks for the reminder Gini.
Now please excuse me while I grab my blood-pressure cuff. Because I'm aggravated again just thinking about this B.S.

The Franchise King®, Joel Libava

Re: Urgent Request To Protect the Franchise Business Model

The Franchise King — Fri, 04 Dec 2020 11:20:21 -0000

Catherine, I don't buy it. The Democratic plaform states that "We will hold executives personally accountable if they interfere in workers’ efforts to organize." Notice that it's "workers" they're focused on. Employees. Not franchisees. And since it feels like the "franchisees are not employees" legal issue has been solved, it's a non-issue. My bigger problem is your "support" of Loeffler and Perdue. From "The week" website: "On January 24, there was a private all-Senate briefing about the looming disaster — long before there was a broad public understanding that the U.S. was going to get slammed by COVID-19. Immediately afterward, both Loeffler and Perdue started trading strategic stocks. As The Daily Beast reported at the time, Loeffler executed 29 transactions valued between $1.275 and $3.1 million in the following days before the market crashed, almost all of them sales — one exception was a purchase of Citrix, which sells teleworking software. (Also, Loeffler recently violated the legal prohibition on soliciting campaign funds in a Senate office building.) And as an added bonus, according the the same article, "Perdue made a similar number of trades, but bought more than Loeffler — in particular, an investment of up to $850,000 in DuPont, which manufactures personal protective equipment." Fantastic. 275,000 dead Amercians, with most people dying because of the lack of leadership and the lies and conspiracy theories spread by a Republican President and his cronies-and you are encouraging IFA members to vote for grifters like these two? Shame on you. And the IFA has contributed the maximum allowed by law to both of them? In my opinion, the IFA is on the wrong side of history. Nothing new there. Finally, I'm proud to not be a member of your club. Joel Libava

Re: The Dirty Secret to Ranking #1 on Google (part 1 of 3)

The Franchise King — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 10:12:53 -0000

Now I'm depressed. Thanks, Rand. I think.

Re: SparkToro’s Statement on Racial Injustice

The Franchise King — Fri, 26 Jun 2020 09:17:20 -0000

Thank you for "putting your company out there." Your words matter. Heck, all of our words matter. I see Scott Monty doing this, too. Sharing his feeling about current events that are shaping the conversations we are having at this critical moment in our democracy. Do Black Lives Matter? Absolutely. I share my feelings publicly too, although I do it in a more "Trump is a dangerous man and needs to go" kind of way. Recently, one of my high school buddies, a good guy, told me in a comment on FB that "all I do is post political stuff' - and that "I should be a politician and run for office." I'm not interested in that. I AM interested in making sure everyone knows what Trump and Barr are doing to our democracy. I feel it's super-important, Rand. The focus of your post is too, obviously. Will you, Scott and I lose potential clients because of our very public opinions on big stuff? Probably. I don't care. I've always only wanted to work with people who are like me. Thanks, again, Rand. The Franchise King® Joel Libava

Re: Dramatic Rise in Franchise Sales Predicted

The Franchise King — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 16:55:02 -0000

I agree 100%, Mark. But right now, from what I'm hearing, there's still too much uncertainty in the market. People are "waiting." But, a boom is coming!
The Franchise King®

Re: My Hot Mess: How Cathy McPhillips Is Coping During a Crisis

The Franchise King — Mon, 18 May 2020 14:43:28 -0000

For sure! Marketing clients are doing pretty good. They are adapting well to this hot mess. Would-be franchise owners are a different story, but I am getting calls. Thank you! Joel

Re: My Hot Mess: How Cathy McPhillips Is Coping During a Crisis

The Franchise King — Fri, 15 May 2020 10:01:19 -0000

Great story Cathy! ...thanks for sharing what's happening in your of life, neighbor. Strange times.
Our dog and I had this working from home thing down to a science, too.
Until my daughter and my wife joined in on the "working from home" fun.
It's all (mostly) good.
P.S. I didn't know you knew Gini...
The Franchise King®
Joel Libava

Re: List Of Essential Franchise Businesses That Are Open During The COVID-19 Outbreak

The Franchise King — Fri, 17 Apr 2020 14:57:03 -0000

Here's another franchise that's an essential business. It's called "Mobility Plus." https://www.mobilityplus.com/

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Re: 3 Things You Need To Know About That Fast Food Franchise Down The Street In Times Like These

The Franchise King — Tue, 31 Mar 2020 13:21:02 -0000

I went to McDonald's. Once for me, and once for my 24 year old.

Re: Business Spring Cleaning: Squeaky Clean Social Media Channels

The Franchise King — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 09:12:33 -0000

Great post, Laura. Lots of good reminders.
The Franchise King®
Joel Libava

Re: 3 Hot Franchise Trends To Make Money On In 2020

The Franchise King — Mon, 13 Jan 2020 11:43:19 -0000

I still haven't. I heard that is good..and sweet.

Re: 3 Hot Franchise Trends To Make Money On In 2020

The Franchise King — Thu, 02 Jan 2020 08:28:16 -0000

Hi Martin! Happy New Year!

There actually is ONE tea franchise I know of: https://www.thefranchisekin...
The Franchise King®