The tail end of last week, anyone who reads about search would have spotted the Interflora ranking massacre unfold. It tweaked my interest, not only because Interflora are a huge national brand, but because they also dominate in many local searches too. Chatting with various people over the weekend, it was clear that many small [...]
Recent Google Algorithm Changes: Have You Been Bitten?
It’s no secret that Google tweak their algorithms on a daily basis. Some algorithm changes are minor tweaks most people would never notice, others are huge humdingers that set the search world on fire. There have been 2 recent algorithm changes that have done just that. Exact Match Domain These are domains rank for the [...]
Understanding Google Local Search Results (or Where Have My Local Rankings Gone?!)
One of the good things about Google local search was until earlier this year you could have a page 1 listing without a local business website using Google Places. As with everything Google, their algorithms change and search moves on. Google Places – your local business page, traditionally pulled the map into the search results [...]
Should you use Google Ads as part of your online marketing?
It’s no secret that Google Ads are taking over the search results, slowly but surely. It really hit home for me this morning. I dropped my coffee pot the other day and it smashed. Since my model of coffee machine is no longer in existence, I thought I would look at new coffee makers. Google [...]
Resizing Images And Uploading To WordPress Using Simple Image Editors
Why is resizing images important? When you upload images to WordPress you do have the option to display the image in your post or page in different sizes. Resizing images before uploading is important because smaller images load faster. It helps with the load times of your website or blog, which in turn has an [...]
Learn How Google Search Works in 8 Minutes (start the clock!)
Ok, so you’re not going to learn everything about how Google search works in 8 minutes… But this is a great start. Matt Cutts answers this question from the Google Webmaster Help Forum: Hi Matt, could you please explain how Google’s ranking and website evaluation process works starting with the crawling and analysis of a [...]






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