Search Engine Optimisation in 2012
Chris Soames, January 6, 2012
A roundup of what the experts say
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It’s the end of the first week January and most of the influential bloggers / “experts” have published their predictions for what will change in the world of SEO in 2012. Rather than add to the noise and because most of the authors are far more knowledgable than I
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What you need to know about the implications of Google+ for Search Engine Marketing
Chris Soames, January 26, 2012
Our round-up of the best advice on how marketers should respond to the Google Search plus Your World integration
Most are dubbing the latest changes to Google’s search engine as some of the largest since its launch. The integration of Google+ with the the new Search plus Your World certainly has the industry buzzing again. As
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Simple SEO techniques
Dave Chaffey, November 2, 2011
21 practical ideas to improve your search rankings
Although everyone is looking, there are no silver bullets for SEO. For me, successful SEO is about consistently applying some well-known approaches. It’s not rocket science, but it is hard graft using a range of techniques which different people in a company and their agencies need to work
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Google marketing updates 2011
Dave Chaffey, January 12, 2011
A reference of major updates we think marketers involved in SEO, Pay Per Click or Social media need to know about
Each day Google makes many changes and updates to its different tools and it does a great job of announcing them through all its feeds, but it can be difficult to keep on top of
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SEO Agency Research 2012
Chris Soames, January 31, 2012
If you’re thinking of hiring an SEO or are an SEO – this is a must browse
Earlier in January, you may have seen a useful piece of research completed by SEOmoz that looked into the costs and service structure of SEO agencies.
I’ve included that below, but the main reason for this post is to alert
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Q&A: What are the SEO basics?
Dave Chaffey, July 7, 2010
Question: A lot of your posts on SEO seem to be aimed at the expert, do you have something on the basics of SEO?
Answer: That’s a fair comment – since I wrote the Econsultancy Best Practice Guide to SEO I have tried to keep marketers up-to-date with summaries of the implications to SEO of Google
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New Google Algorithm Update
Chris Soames, November 4, 2011
Implications of the new Google update focussing on Fresh Content
Value/Importance: ★★★★★
Source: Official Google Blog
Our Commentary
This latest update from Google is aimed at promoting fresh content (where relevant). The example they use on their blog I think summarises the update perfectly:
If I search for [olympics], I probably want information about next summer’s upcoming Olympics, not the 1900 Summer
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Bing Searches up 21%
Chris Soames, February 11, 2011
Over the past few months it has been hard to escape stories about Bing. A recent post on Search Engine Watch which goes into some nice growth figures for Bing really made me sit up and listen.
Some of the numbers quote in this blog from Search Engine Watch should start make you wonder how &
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Google updates – SEO implications of significant first half 2009 changes
Dave Chaffey, July 30, 2009
The most significant changes in H1 2009 that Google has made which affect the natural search listings and so, SEO practice.
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Update to SEOMoz SEO Ranking Factors
Dave Chaffey, August 25, 2009
The new v3 Search Engine Ranking report was released in August 2009. I think this is essential reading for anyone involved “hands-on” on digital marketing whether you’re involved in design, content editing or traffic building. I think the new structure and inclusion of many more ranking factors make it a “must read”.
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