Michael Cottam

Bend, Oregon #SEO #consultant; Moz Associate, founder of Visual Itineraries travel planning website, and Bright Yonder travel agent tools website.

[Michael Cottam @Michael512]

@GoogleMyBiz is anyone aware of this bug? When you get this message and click Confirm, it locks up. Cannot do anything.

[Michael Cottam @Michael512]

Twilio/SendGrid has a brilliant new way to cut down on support costs. Here's what you get when you click the button to create a support ticket: @twilio @sendgrid_ops And yes, I'm logged in and have a paid plan.

[Ross Simmonds @TheCoolestCool]

ost B2B marketers hear Reddit and think chaos.

Trolls. Downvotes. Angry communities.

That fear is exactly why there is almost zero quality B2B brand presence there...

Your competitors are scared of it.

That is the whole point.

We Analyzed 8,566 Keywords Across 14 SaaS Domains to Measure Reddit’s Impact on B2B Search… Here’s What We Found: https://t.co/AlId6R7X0v

[Michael Cottam @Michael512]

I created a free tool that generates LocalBusiness schema automatically, from the Google Business Profile: https://t.co/MYNuehGHoV

[Michael Cottam @Michael512]

Nerdy SEO friends: if you have a SEMRush API key, try out my backlinks stats checker Chrome extension & toolbar button: https://t.co/6xqYt7oOgS

[Joy Hawkins @JoyanneHawkins]

Struggling to contact GBP Support? Not sure what avenues are available to you? 

Check out this post from my colleague @StefanSomborac on the Local Search Forum - he outlines all the different contact forms and which to use depending upon your issue

 https://t.co/D3WauDl5Hf

[Michael Cottam @Michael512]

Free simple Chrome extension that extracts page title, meta description, H1, rel canonical meta robots, and http status: https://t.co/qKacBysxSE

[Michael Cottam @Michael512]

Wondering if a link to your site is toxic or spammy? Find out if I've blacklisted the site for all my clients using this Chrome extension: https://t.co/GOuY2hdud5

[Michael Cottam @Michael512]

@TDS, I'm paying for a GIG and this is the crap bandwidth you're sending me!

[Michael Cottam @Michael512]

@Wisdom_HQ 2

[Michael Cottam @Michael512]

With negative review extortion scams on the rise, use Google's report form https://t.co/nbm6xEGLNW

[Michael Cottam @Michael512]

7 local SEO wins you get from keyword-rich Google reviews https://t.co/Ea6lY273kf

[Michael Cottam @Michael512]

I'm supporting this again this year, and you should too. Awesome cause, awesome people.

[Rand Fishkin (follow @randderuiter on Threads) @randfish]

DONATE here: https://t.co/BZSlm3ZYWO

Next week, I'm chipping in $6,500 and sleeping outside in the freezing Philly cold w @wilreynolds, not b/c I want to (dear god I am not built for sleeping outside in a cardboard box 😅🥶), but b/c it's important.

Would 💗 your support

[Michael Cottam @Michael512]

Black hat GEO is real – Here’s why you should pay attention https://t.co/n1nTaeKH3p

[Rand Fishkin (follow @randderuiter on Threads) @randfish]

AGENCY OWNERS! Help yourself & your fellow agencies out: https://t.co/qeh4YYYAVb

Paddy Moogan is once again running the Digital Agency Owner Survey for 2025. Last year's results were incredibly compelling; this year's will be, too.

[Bill Hartzer @bhartzer]

Everything that's wrong with Google Search in one image.

https://t.co/f7Eu4jmyZu

[Michael Cottam @Michael512]

Severely disappointed in @YamahaMotorUSA support. Throttle position sensor on my MT09 failed a year ago; I paid $400+ to have the dealer replace it, then recall notice arrived. All Yamaha will pay for is $58 for the part. Guess my next bike won't be a Yamaha.

[Michael Cottam @Michael512]

@rustybrick Not seeing any losses for any of my clients. A few with nice improvements though.

[Michael Cottam @Michael512]

Rob Tindula says ChatGPT gives no maps for a local search https://t.co/XjbS8miC80 I got one last week, is it an experiment?

[Michael Cottam @Michael512]

Thrilled to share some news! 🎉🎉 I'll be speaking at SSI 2025 on Sep 16 - 19, 2025. I would love to see you there! - via #Whova Event Platform
https://t.co/Yrj03mgdC4