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Online Strategy Co. Help Hub

Straightforward, screenshot-by-screenshot guides for the Google tools we use together. Bookmark this page: you’ll likely come back to it.

Stuck on something?

Send Zara an email and we’ll point you to the right guide, or write one for you. No silly questions on this side.

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01 · For First-Timers

Getting set up with

Google

Start here if you’re setting up one of these tools for the first time. Each guide takes between 10 and 30 minutes.

~15 minutes

Set up Google Analytics

Understand who’s visiting your website and what they do once they get there.

~5 minutes

Trouble logging into Google Analytics?

Locked out, or not sure whose account it’s under? Here’s how to get back in.

~10 minutes

Set up Google Search Console

See how your website shows up in Google’s search results, and fix the things that hold it back.

~20–30 minutes

Set up Google Business Profile

The listing that shows up when someone Googles your business by name. Essential for local search.

~3 minutes

Find and share your Google review link

Get your review link and QR code, so happy customers can leave a review in a couple of taps.

~5 minutes

How to reply to Google reviews

What to say to good and bad reviews, and how to post your reply.

~5 minutes

How to post on Google Business Profile

Share news, offers and events on your profile, and avoid the reasons Google rejects a post.

~5 minutes

Link Google Ads to Google Analytics

See what people from your Google Ads actually do once they land on your website.

~10 minutes

Set up Google Merchant Center

Get your products showing on Google, including the easy route for Shopify stores.

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SEO jargon making your eyes glaze over? Become an SEO expert by lunchtime.

The exact glossary we hand every new client, every term you’ll hear us use, in real human speak. No fluff, no opt-in maze, just the cheat sheet.

25 Terms · 5 Min Read
SEO Cheat Sheet · V.04

The terms every founder should know.

SERP
the page Google shows after a search
Backlink
another site vouching for yours
Crawl budget
how often Google bothers visiting
E-E-A-T
experience, expertise, authority, trust
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04 · Field Notes

More help, in long form.

Stuck on a bigger question? The blog goes deeper than the cheat sheet, real explanations of how SEO actually works, written the same plain-English way.

Conversion
May 11, 2026 · 6 min read

What is Website Conversion?

The difference between traffic and customers, and why one means nothing without the other.

On-Page SEO
May 5, 2026 · 8 min read

Most Important On-Page SEO Elements (and why they matter)

Titles, headings, internal links, the small stuff that quietly decides whether you rank.

Behind The Scenes
April 28, 2026 · 5 min read

What does an SEO Specialist actually do?

A peek inside the day-to-day. Spoiler: it’s mostly thinking, writing, and reading reports.

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Can’t find what you’re looking for?

These guides cover the most common questions, but they don’t cover everything. If you’re stuck, send me an email, I’d much rather hear from you than have you spend an hour Googling (and you know how much we love Googling!). There’s no such thing as a silly question on this side of the equation.