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The Journal
Notes from the desk on search, removals, crises and AI answers. Written by the people who do the work, for people who might need it one day.
How to get a knowledge panel on Google
How to get a knowledge panel: what Google says it controls, what you can influence, how to claim and edit one, and the limits no one can promise past.
How to Google yourself privately and accurately
How to google yourself without skewing the results: set up a neutral search, use the right queries, read page one as a stranger and keep a private record.
Manage Reputation on Social Media: Every Platform
How to manage reputation on social media when others post about you: which platform route fits, who must file, and what each one refuses.
Online reputation metrics: what to measure and how
Online reputation metrics that hold up: page-one exposure, rating math, branded search, response time and AI accuracy, with formulas and a scorecard.
Outrank a negative news article without hiding the story
How to outrank a negative news article: why it ranks, which name queries you can win, which pages can beat it, and what an honest push-down cannot do.
Rank for your own name: a plan for page one
How to rank for your own name: diagnose your name type, plan the page-one seats, build a home base and profiles, and avoid tactics that backfire.
Improve Google star rating after bad reviews
Improve your Google star rating after bad reviews: sort what to report from what to answer, see the arithmetic of recovery and ask every customer lawfully.
Remove Google reviews: what qualifies and how
Remove Google reviews that break policy: match a review to a rule, report it, appeal once, escalate, and know what fails. Information, not legal advice.
Remove negative search results from Google
Remove negative search results from Google: which results can go, which route fits each one, and what to do when the answer is no.
Remove personal information from Google
Remove personal information from Google: what the policy covers, which request route fits, how to fix the source and what to do if Google refuses.
Report ChatGPT false information about a person
How to report ChatGPT false information about a person, and the same for Gemini, Copilot, Claude, Perplexity and Grok: which form, claim and route.
Respond to a Negative Article About You
How to respond to a negative article about you: judge it, ask for a correction or reply, avoid the moves that spread it, and handle the search results.