Google recently switched to all secure searches, which means we will no longer know what words people are typing into Google to find our websites or blogs. For a while now, My Local Business Online’s (not provided) keyword data has been creeping up and was well into the 60% of searches. Yes, it’s a pain. […]
10 Commandments of SEO [Infographic]
It’s been a while, and not a post I planned to start back blogging with. This 10 Commandments of SEO infographic with Matt Cutts of Google’s Webspam team as Moses just made me chuckle. While I am not sure Matt would appreciate the orange robes and sandals, and I am sure some others would be […]
Penguined? Google Launch Disavow Links Tool
Why a Disavow Tool? The Penguin Update first landed on April 24th 2012 and targeted webspam. It was a major change in how Google calculates their search results, because for the first time instead of ignoring spam links, they now counted as “negative votes”. SEO works on two levels: On-page SEO, what each page of […]
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 […]
Depersonalising Your Search (Show me something new!)
Are you sure your search rankings are right? In an earlier post, I talked about how Google personalises your search results. One of the ways Google does this is to “remember” your search and web history. It does this even if you are not logged into a Google account. What this means is when you […]
Ranking in Google? Are You Sure?
This is a quick video in response to a comment Alan Miles made over on Nanette Levin’s blog. Nanette posted about how SEO makes for crappy copy, which lead Alan’s train of thought to do Google serve the same search results to different people? Is Google favoring its own? I’ve been a little suspicious of […]
Basic OnPage SEO Tips – The Image ALT Tag
Considering how long the image ALT tag has been around, it always surprises me how often it is neglected by web designers. If you want a Jan rant, ask me about web designers who then go on to offer SEO services but can’t get the basic onpage SEO elements in place… Needless to say, the […]