A new law is due to come into play in the UK during May, this law will make it necessary for any website owner to get explicit consent for a cookie to be placed on a users machine. This obviously would have a huge impact on any website which needs to identify a retuning visitor […….]
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What will happen to directories now Google local is encroaching There was a time, only about 5 years ago when optimising a website was pretty easy, you would add your keyword to the title, a few alt’s and several times on the page, then use that keyword as the anchor on a load of directory […….]
When you build links to your site or a clients site, there are numerous ways to approach it, however it’s worth bearing in mind that all links are not created equal. I’m going to assume here that you know how blog comments and articles are almost worthless these days anyway. So the following points are […….]
Google has been around for some time now, and has constantly delivered new innovative features to it’s search results, such as local results, maps and now the biggest visible change to search results, is Google Instant. How Will Google Instant Search Effect SEO? Firstly just to be clear about this, Instant will not effect the […….]
A few things that you shouldn’t do for SEO There are a number of strategies for achieving high positions in the search engines, and there are a few which ensure you won’t! This article addresses some of the more common ones. So, this weeks nominees in no particular order are: Duplicate Content This is quite […….]
Website Design and SEO This is the second part of our DIY SEO series, so if you missed the first part have a look at DIY SEO Part 1 first, as this explains some of the basic principles to consider before you get started on the design. This article assumes that everything is being done […….]
Easy Free Links to Your Website If your website has been around for a while, it’s likely that you have changed some pages around over the years, if this is the case, it’s highly likely that there are a few free backlinks to be had for very little effort and no cost whatsoever! By following […….]
Does Google care if keywords are in the URL / URI? The simple answer to this is yes, so if that’s all you wanted to know, why not go read another post, although if you are interested in finding out how we worked this out, read on …………………. Just for clarity the URL or URI […….]
How important is site speed as a search metric? The short and simple answer to this question is nobody knows, however it does not seem to be very important, at least not at the moment. Google themselves, or Matt Cutts to be specific has said that other factors will carry much more weight (i.e. relevance […….]
Yes Google did Update SERP’s on Mayday The SEO forums have recently been full of discussions about a recent update and numerous questions about “why have my search positions dropped?”. It seemed to centre around long tail keywords falling in the search results, for (usually) newer, smaller or less optimised websites, the general consensus was […….]