If you want to rank for keyword groups around garden furniture or Christmas gifts, you need to take account of seasonal influences. But when should you plan to do your seo? Lets look at Google trends data for the keyword "garden center". If you spotted the deliberate mistake, give yourself a donut. I will explain the mistake later. I have used data over a few years to … [Read more...] about Seasonal SEO
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Rob Kerry Speaks on Internet Liberalisation
I asked Rob for a quote regarding Internet Liberalisation as discussed over at Gandi, the ethical domain name provider. Most of the quotes went here, but I thought Robs' was worthy of a post of his own. If you don't know who Rob Kerry is and you are in SEO, hide your embarrassment and quickly go over to evilgreenmonkey.com to check him out. Rob Kerry It is my personal … [Read more...] about Rob Kerry Speaks on Internet Liberalisation
NO FT.com, That's Not how You Game Digg
I submitted a story to digg about global banking which went hot, which I didn't expect as there were no pictures of Megan Fox or explosions. But it got a front page no problem, which raises the question, do certain sites on digg get an artificial bump to the front page? But lets leave aside the fact that digg loves the multi million dollar publishing companies whilst it loves … [Read more...] about NO FT.com, That's Not how You Game Digg
What I would do to rank for "london safes"
Previously we identified an odd way to rank in google for london safes, and amused ourselves over a hot Fair Trade, Columbian, Arabica. It's easy to say how not to do it. And where would most SEO blogs be without snarky criticism? But, how would you rank a web page or site for the keyword london safes? Looking at the first page of the results - we are using google.co.uk and … [Read more...] about What I would do to rank for "london safes"
How not to use Title Tags
I haven't seen anything like this for a while. At the time of writing the title tag contained, "London Safes London Safes London Safes London Safes London Safes London Safes London Safes London Safes London Safes London Safes London Safes London Safes London Safes London Safes London Safes". I doubt any experienced seo did this and was probably someone being over … [Read more...] about How not to use Title Tags
The Secret of Online Networking
It's simple, as most things which work are. The answer to the secret of online networking is time. The reason it's a secret is not that it can't be seen, it's because people chose not to see it. Anyone can build an online network to help them with diggs and stumbles and reddits and even links, and getting someone to write about you. But you have to pay the price in time, … [Read more...] about The Secret of Online Networking