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SEO, Search Marketing and The Social Web – Help & Advice

ITV Tonight: Could The Internet Make You Rich?

Just been watching the ITV program ‘Tonight‘ called ‘Could The Internet Make You Rich?‘ It was an interesting watch and they even interviewed an SEO. Google Analytics on mainstream tele!! One online store owner said she’d seen a 30% increase in web traffic as a result of simply fixing  the basic SEO aspects of her [...]

Pagerank is Dead! Or Is It?

If there’s one aspect of SEO that causes countless arguments and pointless slanging matches it’s the subject of Pagerank. I guess if you are reading this you are looking for a definitive answer on whether or not Pagerank really is dead, well read on. The latest Pagerank talking shop started with Google’s announcement about removing [...]

What is a Good Quality Link?

A client asked me “What is a good quality link and how do I get a good quality link. You said reciprocal links were no good is that correct?“. This was my response. Reciprocal links are not always bad. If a site selling diving holidays links to a site selling wetsuits and the wetsuit site [...]

Top Ten Ways to SPAM a Blog

In order to help the many people who SPAM our blog to post a better quality of SPAM here’s a top ten for you. Always start your post by saying something like “Great post, I agree…”  or something equally flattering. We bloggers are a vain bunch and love this stuff. Make sure your user name [...]

SEO Is Shrouded in Mystery…..

I read an article or PR piece in a local (piss poor) business magazine supplement by an alleged SEO Specialist. He stated there weren’t many people in the IT field who specialised in SEO and due to the nature of their work what they do is shrouded in mystery. But guess what, don’t worry because [...]

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