Google Instant Shows The Sinister Side of Search
In the 40 minute daydream that passes for my journey into work this morning I spent most of the time thinking around the Google Instant service and what I have uncovered is pretty sinister stuff. If what I predict is true and Google Instant begins to narrow keyword usage to that of those in the [...]
Google Instant and what it means for SEO
As I predicted yesterday, Google have released Google Instant, their live search as you type interface. But what does this mean for SEO? For a starters Google Instant isn’t active on the main Google home pages google.co.uk/.com etc which means that for First Search customers, thing are pretty much as normal. Where things start to [...]
Google Live Search As You Type
Looks like Google is planning to roll out a live AJAX/JSON style search with the results tailoring them to your search terms as you key in the words. This is pretty revolutionary and (although i personally hate it in this contect) could help hone your SEO. In short, to make best use of this technology [...]
Using Dropped Domains for SEO
I know a guy who repeatedly calls me with ‘the latest and greatest’ in dropped domains and its something that i think coupld really benefit any SEO in their day to day link development work. Basically the process would follow: Source dropped domains from sites like unwanted-domain-names.co.uk (anyone know any more) Check back link numbers [...]
SEO Joke of the Day
How many SEO copywriters does it take to change a lightbulb, light bulb, bulb, lamp, light, eco-bulb, bulbs, fluorescent tubes? lolz
Move WordPress to Blogspot Tool
Some of my {foo}.wordpress.com sites have been deleted for apparently being ‘advertising’ – an issue im not happy about as i purposefully made them not commercial and topical with links out to independent non-affiliated sites and resources and despite my appeals to this effect I’ve been told they wont be reactivated. So from today onwards [...]
Use Canonical URL to Target Different Countries in GWT
Is it just me or does Google Webmaster Tools give you the ability to target www. domains at one country and non www at a different country whilst keeping the target URL the same? Try it for yourself, log into Google Webmaster Tools and set up (and validate) two entries www.domain.com and domain.com go to [...]