Michael Cottam

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.

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: foundationinc.co/lab/reddit-b2b…

I created a free tool that generates LocalBusiness schema automatically, from the Google Business Profile: michaelcottam.com/localbusiness-…

Nerdy SEO friends: if you have a SEMRush API key, try out my backlinks stats checker Chrome extension & toolbar button: michaelcottam.com/backlink-stati…

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  localsearchforum.com/threads/how-to…

Free simple Chrome extension that extracts page title, meta description, H1, rel canonical meta robots, and http status: chromewebstore.google.com/detail/page-in…

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: chromewebstore.google.com/detail/linkfbi…

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

@Wisdom_HQ 2

With negative review extortion scams on the rise, use Google's report form searchengineland.com/with-negative-…

7 local SEO wins you get from keyword-rich Google reviews searchengineland.com/google-reviews…

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

Black hat GEO is real – Here’s why you should pay attention searchengineland.com/black-hat-geo-…

AGENCY OWNERS! Help yourself & your fellow agencies out: randfish.typeform.com/to/eFoJ3tXz 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.

Everything that's wrong with Google Search in one image. bitbytebit.substack.com/p/everything-t…

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.

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

Google August 2025 spam update done rolling out searchengineland.com/google-august-…

Rob Tindula says ChatGPT gives no maps for a local search searchengineland.com/local-seo-ai-s… I got one last week, is it an experiment?

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 tinyurl.com/2d7bfxyo

Hey TDS, why is my internet speed only 406 Mbps when I'm paying for 1 gig? @tdstelecom