07Jul/17

Exclude IP Addresses from Google Analytics Data

July 7, 2017SEOexclude IP addresses, google analyticsD D

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…

24May/16

Can SEO results be guaranteed ?

May 24, 2016SEOSEO guaranteeD D

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, SEOD D

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 reportD D

  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 checklistD D

  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 TitleD D

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 toolsD D

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, disavow, linksD D

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, SEOD D

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, SEOD D

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 SEOD D

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, SEOD D

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…

25Apr/14

New Content for your Website is a Powerful Tool

April 25, 2014SEOimprove rankings, new content, SEOD D

Sometimes when you are slogging away at this thing they call SEO you can get disheartened when all your hard, ethical work takes a long time to produce results and you stillRead More…