The Big Heid

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

No Experience, No Budget, No Chance!

I recently had a request for an SEO review from someone stating they had no experience of SEO, but they had no budget so they needed to take the DIY route. I’ll start by saying that despite selling SEO services I’ve got no problem with people taking the DIY route, in fact we offer many [...]

Can Google Make Search Marketing Social?

Search marketing as a specialism is continually being overlook during marketing campaigns. Despite the numerous reports that provide case studies, advice and insights about the wealth of advantages which search marketing can offer it is still being pushed to the outskirts of marketing campaigns by brands. I think this a party due to the fact [...]

Cover The Basics of SEO Before Declaring War on Google

I read a great article this week on how to simplify your SEO efforts. It was good to read that I wasn’t the only one suggesting that SEO needn’t be quite as complicated as some people want to have you believe. Shortly after reading the article I carried out an SEO review for a very [...]

Two Very Useful Search Query Tips

There are many things you can do to a Google URL to modify the results of a search. However, two that are almost indispensable are pws and gl. First off some URL basics. URL’s such as http://www.seedkeywords.com/ can be modiefied to pass information around. A simple example would be: http://www.seedkeywords.com/?id=1 In this example when the [...]

Justin Time?

If anyone can save the beleaguered social media outlet, Myspace, surely its pop star turned actor Justin Timberlake! JT has joined forces with Californian digital media outfit, Specific Media, in purchasing Myspace from News Corporation for a reported figure of $35 million. Not bad. The move is not without a niggle of controversy, as one [...]

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