04Nov/18

Keyword Research in 60 seconds

November 4, 2018Keywords, SEOkeyword research, SEOadmin

I tried hard to get this quick overview on keyword research down to 60 seconds – just couldn’t do it.   But it is only 83 seconds so still won’t take longRead More…

01Jun/18

Google Decreases Meta Desc Length 6 Months After Increasing It

June 1, 2018SEOmeta desc, meta desc length changed, page descriptionMichelle Symonds

I feel like I’ve only just got to grips with the longer 300 character meta descriptions, I’ve just about finished updating all my descriptions to be longer when (presumably just to keepRead More…

20Nov/17

How To Increase Domain Authority of Your Website

November 20, 2017SEOCF, Citation Flow, DA, Domian Authority, InLink Rank, Majestic, Moz, SEO Power Suite, TF, Trust Flowadmin

If like me you are immersed in the world of SEO then the term “website authority” or “domain authority” is a term frequently bandied about. Some years ago we would judge theRead More…

07Jul/17

Exclude IP Addresses from Google Analytics Data

July 7, 2017SEOexclude IP addresses, google analyticsadmin

We all know it is important to interact with our web visitors and potential clients – if they take the trouble to leave a comment on a blog post it’s a goodRead More…

15Aug/16

Improve Click-Through Rate for Better Rankings

August 15, 2016SEOmeta desc, page description, title tagadmin

In the world of digital marketing we need to focus on a whole range of areas to get the better rankings, visitors and leads we need so sometimes elements that are quickRead More…

24May/16

Can SEO Results Be Guaranteed?

May 24, 2016SEOSEO guaranteeadmin

Google and all the other search engines are always looking for ways to stay ahead of those un-ethical individuals and companies who try to cheat the natural search engine rankings with black-hatRead More…

21Feb/16

Timing Your Blog Posts to Perfection

February 21, 2016SEOblog posts, new content, publish blog, SEOadmin

There is so much conflicting information out there about when to publish your blog posts for maximum visitor engagement that it is sometimes hard to know when to publish. You probably alreadyRead More…

26Oct/15

“Not Set” on Google Analytics “Queries” Report – What’s Happening?

October 26, 2015SEOgoogle analytics, not set, Queries Report, search analytics, search analytics report, search console, search queries reportadmin

  I first noticed at the end of September that the keyword/query data that I can normally see when I am checking client data in Google Analytics didn’t look quite the same.Read More…

21Oct/15

60 Second SEO Checklist Video

October 21, 2015SEODIY SEO, quick seo checklist, SEO checklistadmin

  If you have a limited SEO budget then help yourself to boost your website’s rankings by watching this short video. Small businesses can do plenty of basic on-site SEO checks andRead More…

23Sep/15

Have You Checked Your Click-Through Rate Lately?

September 23, 2015SEOclick-through rate, CTR, meta desc, page description, Page Titleadmin

No matter how successful your SEO campaign is there is always room for improvement. Take a client I have been working with for several years now – they have grown from aRead More…

25Jun/15

New Google Search Console

June 25, 2015SEOgoogle search console, google webmaster toolsadmin

In case you missed it, back in May, Google announced it was rebranding it’s Google Webmaster Tools as Google Search Console. It seems mainly because it is not just webmasters who useRead More…

16Jun/15

What Happens if Linking to a Penalised Website?

June 16, 2015SEObacklinks, banned website, disavow, links, penalised websiteadmin

And They Threaten to “Disavow” Your Website? We all know how important it is to obtain good quality inbound links (backlinks) for our websites that show the search engines that we areRead More…

20May/15

Link Profile – What Does Yours Look Like?

May 20, 2015SEOquality links, ranking with few links, SEOadmin

If you read my last post you will know that a competitor of one of my clients has recently been penalised by Google because of their link profile – and very dodgyRead More…

20Apr/15

SEO and Mobile Usability

April 20, 2015SEOmobile rankings, mobile responsive website, mobile responsivness, mobile search, mobile usability, ranking factor, SEOadmin

21 April 2015 Google will be updating their algorithm again to place more weight on the mobile usability of a website as a ranking factor but try not to panic, unlike someRead More…

25Aug/14

How Organic is Your Organic SEO

August 25, 2014SEOorganic SEO, SEO, white-hat SEOadmin

I had an interesting discussion with someone today from a Web Design Agency about organic SEO – he was of the view that writing content with the express purpose of gaining linksRead More…

25Jun/14

5 Things To Improve Your Organic Rankings But…

June 25, 2014SEODIY SEO, improve SEO, organic rankings, SEOadmin

Many small businesses know what they could be doing to improve their organic search engine rankings in Google but they just aren’t doing them. This could be down to lack of timeRead More…