27 June 2012
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My 3000th Post – How to build over 12000 followers for free and why you shouldn’t do this

So here we are. My 3000th Tweet and just Tipping 12,000 followers so I guess I’d better make this a good post about something worthwhile. I know. What about a post that outlines how I got to 12k+ Twitter followers…and why this was a bad idea! Why I went on a mad Twitter rampage Back [...]


26 June 2012
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By All Accounts I’m the 12 Most popular Twitter User in Leeds

This made me laugh. I updated my location status on Twitter and got an email from Twitaholic.com who informed me that I’m the 12′th most popular tweep in Leeds based on Followers. Looking at the douch in position 1… yes I’m looking at you random soap opera guy, I’ve got my work cut out for [...]


26 June 2012
Category:
SEO Techniques
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List of 123 Great Places To Submit Your Infographic

It seems like Infographic marketing isn’t going away any time soon despite many of the regular haunts being hit by Panda and Penguin updates. If you’re into Infographic marketing as a quick and dirty way of getting links for your clients then the following list of sites where you can submit and publicise your infographics [...]


20 June 2012
Category:
Web Design
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McDonalds Reveal Food Merchandising Secrets

Here’s a great video that one of the most awesome guy’s I’ve ever met passed onto me (Hi Chris). It provides insights direct from McDonalds as to how they make their product photography look so good. I’m skeptical as to the fact that they use the same ingredients as in the retail outlet but i [...]


19 June 2012
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Quick n Dirty Audience Profile Data for SEO

Since this info costs an arm and a leg, I’ve been looking for viable alternatives to Hitwise data. To date nothing comes close (for free) however I have noticed a great little section of alexa.com which gives you some breakdown of interesting domain info. Not only can you download audience data which even comes accompanied [...]


18 June 2012
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Get Monthly Search Volume for Google Shopping

I’m working through a mixed marketing proposal that covers e-commerce web design, organic SEO, PPC, display, networks (Amazon/eBay), PR, Social Media and affiliate for a new client who sells electric bikes and I’ve stumbled upon a great and easy way of getting some search volume data for the Google Shopping service. Simply use the Google [...]


15 June 2012
Category:
Social Media
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Quick, Easy & Free Way To Increase Your Klout Score

For those of you who don’t already know about Klout.com, it’s one of the many social media ranking metrics out there. It’s also one of the easiest to game which has caused many social media experts to raise an eyebrow to anyone who uses Klout as a KPI. If Klout is your thing and you’re [...]


9 June 2012
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ManageFlitter – Great Visual Twitter Unfollow Tool

For a while now I’ve been using ‘good ol Tweepi Free’ to manage my unfollowers on twitter. Its great because the tool helps you keep track of where you’re up to and makes bulk unfollowing users as simple as clicking check boxes. One thing thats always frustrated me about the free version of Tweepi is [...]


8 June 2012
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A Fond Farewell to Bite Digital

Hi Everyone! I’d just like to say goodbye and thank you all for being great colleagues and friends. I’ve learnt a lot at Bite and hope that in some small way you might have learnt something from me too. I wish you all individually the best for the future and welcome anyone who wants to [...]


30 May 2012
Category:
SEO Advice
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Google Penguin & Pointless Link Removals for SEO

Many businesses have seen their rankings drop due to Google’s latest update called Penguin. This is due to Google deciding to devalue lots of types of back-links that were typically used in low quality link building. The net result is that not only does your back-link loss affect your search rankings but all of the [...]