WordPress is rapidly becoming the CMS of choice for pretty much everyone. According to w3Techs, by the end of 2018 over 60% of CMS based sites were using it, which means it accounts for over a third of all websites! The only real problem we often see with WordPress installations is the speed, it’s not […….]
Author Archives: Steve
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Jul
Pretty much everyone uses Google, from our Gmail accounts and browsing behaviour through to Calendars, Contacts, Youtube and Photographs there is a lot of data they potentially hold on you, me and all the other Google users around the world. Whilst this is generally beneficial for everyone involved, such as delivering tailored SERP’s and providing […….]
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OK, so we all know this is a scam right? Well, apparently not. This is one of the most common questions I’m asked by clients. They must realise it’s a scam otherwise why wouldn’t they all be signing up for these cheap seo campaigns with guaranteed results? But it certainly catches their eye and sticks […….]
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Oct
New Major Google Ranking Algorithm Update – Hummingbird On Thursday 26th September 2013, Amit Singhal, Googles VP of search announced what could potentially be a game changer in the world of serach, Hummingbird. This is the third significant update in recent years along with Panda which proactively took pages out of the index which had […….]
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And what do I do with them ? This is a question I’ve been asked a few times recently, sometimes just from friends who have their own WordPress blog, but also from a couple of clients who have recently started blogging. I’m a big advocate of WordPress, (hence having written about it on several occasions, […….]
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May
From the Horses Mouth as it Were I just found this new video from Google’s Matt Cutts, it was released in May this year and he talks about what Google is likely to do this year, he does start off by saying that plans are constantly evolving, so it could change, but certain things like […….]
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May
Just a quick one today. I’ve had a couple of people recently ask me about the accuracy of the Google Adwords Keyword tool data, and while I couldn’t possibly comment on it’s technical accuracy myself, I would be quite surprised if Google made a tool like this available to us but then fed inaccurate information […….]
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Warning – Major Google Update On the Way (Again!) I’m going to start off with an apology today, as it seems that it’s impossible to write a post these days without the mention of a Google update, either the fallout or implications usually, but today it’s about preempting one which hasn’t even happened yet! Ever […….]
The Short Answer is There are No “Tricks” For years people have been looking for the quick fix to achieve top search engine results, some worked for a while, some worked, most very briefly but if the technique in question was leaning heavily towards the dark side, the benefits have almost certainly been wiped out […….]
How to Improve your Site Content Ever since Google started clamping down on bad linking practices, site owners, webmasters and SEO’s have all been rushing to add more and more content to their websites, albeit in many cases, completely forgetting the ultimate aim of doing so, to make a sale or get an enquiry. It […….]