Wow... the man himself Dr Pete!! Thanks for the info. Much appreciated. I've decided to go with both Moz Pro AND Screaming Frog.

Mo Info. Mo Power. Mo Money

Thanks for the feedback guys! Much appreciated

Hi, I have a MOZ PRO account which is brilliant for me. I am about to move my site from HTTP to HTTPS and was looking for a smooth way to list every page and its details so I can make sure I do the correct redirects etc.. before the switch to SSL.

Do I need to get Screaming Frog, or can the tools with MOZ Pro ease my path just as well?

Thanks

Thanks for that, I'll give that a try and see what comes up!

Never heard of it but I'm intrigued. I will go and check it out and hopefully be able to give some valid input!

Cheers

Hi folks, I know the majority of you are based in the US, so won't be experiencing the same problem as me.

I have set up a Google My Business account for a company here in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The only problem is that I can't verify it using the normal methods like a postcard being sent out as the UAE doesn't have a postal service, so there are no postcodes to target an address.

Basically I go through the process of creating a GMB account, setting the address details and map marker, then try to verify the account by postcard (this is the only way).

I wait 14+ days but still no postcard arrives for obvious reasons - no postal address!

So - my question is, how do we get round this problem? I know it can be done as there are plenty of businesses out there in Dubai that are verified on Google maps and GMB.

Any advice or input would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Ok cool thanks for the tips Oleg

Hi MOZ, I have a site that is aimed at the English speaking market of the United Arab Emirates. The language tag is currently set to lang="en-GB" and the og:locale also set to en_GB.

The domain is a .com and aimed at the whole world.

Should I be trying to target en-AE and en_AE for these tags instead of GB?

Using the words of a great SEOer... Annielytics:

"Search engines use the H1 tag to interpret what a page is about, much the same way readers of a magazine use article titles to get an idea of what an article is about. When pages are missing H1 tags, it’s harder for both visitors and search engines to decipher what the page is about. The H1 tag should contain a judicious use of the keyword(s) you’re targeting the page for. Be careful to make the language natural and not keyword stuffed. If you have to decide between user experience and SEO, go with user experience."

I would just concentrate on using the H1 tag to add value to the users experience. I guess they will already know that they are on your website, so no need to remind them of this in the H1. As Annie mentions above, use it like you would if it was an article in a magazine. You wouldn't repeat the magazine name within an article title already in the magazine.

also, the 'beginners guide' link that Matt Roney has shared is a great resource!!

Hope that helps!

Thanks for this guys. Some great help and points made.

Alex

Wow... the man himself Dr Pete!! Thanks for the info. Much appreciated. I've decided to go with both Moz Pro AND Screaming Frog.

Mo Info. Mo Power. Mo Money

Using the words of a great SEOer... Annielytics:

"Search engines use the H1 tag to interpret what a page is about, much the same way readers of a magazine use article titles to get an idea of what an article is about. When pages are missing H1 tags, it’s harder for both visitors and search engines to decipher what the page is about. The H1 tag should contain a judicious use of the keyword(s) you’re targeting the page for. Be careful to make the language natural and not keyword stuffed. If you have to decide between user experience and SEO, go with user experience."

I would just concentrate on using the H1 tag to add value to the users experience. I guess they will already know that they are on your website, so no need to remind them of this in the H1. As Annie mentions above, use it like you would if it was an article in a magazine. You wouldn't repeat the magazine name within an article title already in the magazine.

also, the 'beginners guide' link that Matt Roney has shared is a great resource!!

Hope that helps!