Law firms & SEO – How to beat the referral fee ban
There’s a massive issue on the horizon, one that will see many small law firms go out of business is action is not taken. The name of this menace is the referral fee ban which comes into place in 2013. If you search on Google for a legal keyword i.e. ‘accident claims’ then chances are [...]
Buy Windows 8 Cheap – Tip wait until 26 Oct
OK so i nicked this deal off of hotukdeals.com but as seen on the official Microsoft.com website, if you pre-order Windows 8, you’ll have to pay the full price of £39.99 however the little disclaimer accompanying this price states that if you wait until after October the 26th, you will be able to buy windows 8 [...]
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 [...]
Eggusaurus Rushworthus
Ok, so ive been called out again and we’re now SEOing on a new competition for the keywords eggusaurus rushworthus. I’m confident that with a bit of skill and effort I will be able to trounce the other team members and reign supreme. Again i need your help getting the word out. Please link back [...]
Christmas week is the time to get shit done!
I love The week between Christmas and New Year. When most people are putting their feet up or worse battling through the high-street sales and its accompanying traffic jam, I prefer to use the time to get a good head start on the new year. This week is great! No one calls, emails are quiet, [...]
Are TLD’s Like .info, .name, .tel, .mobi and .co as good as .com, .net, .org?
I’ve been asked the same question in almost every job I’ve been in. “Mark, I can only buy .info (or some other TLD) because .com, .co.uk, .net and .org have already been taken. Are these any good?” My answer is always “Yes, why wouldn’t it be?” The next questions is, “but I’ve never seen a [...]
Ultimate Guide to SEO Effective Title Tags Part 1
This is part one of a two part post… Stay tuned for tips 6 – 10. When starting a new project or auditing an existing campaign, my number one tip that will guarantee you a higher search position is getting your page titles right. I start with this part of the process every time and [...]
Change The Way You Think About Web Design and Content
When most businesses start to think about having a website designed they often turn to their peers for a source of inspiration. The problem with this approach is that this means that businesses looking to revamp or start a new web project are in fact looking at old sites for inspiration. The net effect of [...]
A Work Around for Adwords Brand Terms
I have a client who had authorisation to use brand keywords in Adwords ads. Unfortunately that was in an account held by an old agency which is a major pain because it would really kick ass if I could have ads with brand keywords in it and I know the conversions would be higher. At [...]
SEO Manchester
With my recent Leeds based SEO experiment working pretty well (see the side bar) I thought it about time i tried one for SEO Manchester just to see if this keywords which nets around 5 times the traffic would be as easy a prospect. Obviously I’m going up against lots of domains like SEOManchester.com and [...]