Following on from my post “Google Hummingbird – Will Hummingbird Affect Your Local Website?” I spotted this useful infographic with 5 useful tips for Google Hummingbird optimisation. Google Hummingbird Optimisation Infographic by Meteorsite 5 Tips to Optimise for Google Hummingbird Increase user generated content on your siteYou can do this by using forums, Q&A’s, reviews […]
Google Hummingbird – Will Hummingbird Affect Your Local Website?
Google announced at their 15th Birthday bash a brand new algorithm – Hummingbird. Perhaps more surprisingly, the Hummingbird algorithm had been in use for a month prior to the announcement and no one seemed to notice… Unlike the now infamous Google algorithm updates Panda and Penguin, Hummingbird is not an update but a new and […]
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 […]
Why Your Business Needs More Than a Website Online
This is paraphrased from a recent phone call, perhaps you will recognise the sentiment behind it. “I don’t get it, why do I need these accounts online? I just want a website!” Familiar? My reply when faced with the inevitable question about using the web for business, is always… “Why do you want a website?” […]
Why Isn’t My Small Business Website in Google Search?
Can You Find Your Website in Google Search Results? It’s been a busy week for questions about small business websites and how promoting your business online actually works. Well more to the point, why just having a website doesn’t work! The worldwide web is too big and far to busy to simply put up a […]
What Is The Best Way To Get To The Top Of Google?
It’s easy to get to the top of Google search rankings… Honest, it is. Anyone can do it. And many people do easily reach the heady heights of rank 1 on Google search…. … for terms NO ONE is looking for – including your business name! But, once you get to the top of Google, […]