SEO has become a dirty word as of late. With Google increasing its efforts to combat those using suspicious and manipulative practices, the rest of the industry has come under fire as well. Finding a great SEO agency that uses effective and ethical techniques is more important than ever. Before you hire an SEO agency, [...]
Let’s not kid ourselves; there has always been a possibility for negative SEO. Our problem is that Google has turned it into a valid way to beat the competition and a new SEO service on offer. If you don’t believe that negative SEO is possible – have a look at these: SEO Book post, a [...]
Yes. I do have to qualify that a bit. If your website is newish, less than two years old, you shouldn’t have to use this. However it is worth checking what your backlink profile looks like and if there is much spam there, an easy way to check is in Google Webmaster Tools. See the [...]
As an SEO consultant I am always looking to prove my worth and the return the client has gained from my services. It is too easy to hide behind rankings and say “well you wanted page 1 for that keyword” – but really was that the best for the client, for the searcher, for yourself? [...]
I run a few small web sites in the travel niche simply because I like writing and hill walking. It is fairly easy to get a link from one of my sites, the site asking for the link just has to show something in return and be part of the target group for that niche. [...]
It is always easy to complain about other SEO companies and the tactics they use with client sites, because of that I have never written a post about any other SEO company – this one is no different. However I want to highlight the issues with your brand and domain name in the new world [...]
This is a question asked by Brian from http://www.bjp.ie/ on our Facebook page. Getting into a daily, weekly, monthly system of SEO tasks. Also getting a template for organising link building management. And lastly, wondering how much time should a small insurance broker invest in SEO we are totally new to the game. If you [...]
If you are starting to build links for your website in Ireland, this list of Irish web directories is a good place to start.
A friend who has a few hobby travel sites asked me to have a look at his sites, all of them were hit by Google Penguin. It is no surprise that someone should all their sites hit – if you are using the same SEO methods on all sites then it is to be expected. [...]
buyersclub.ie is a new site that I first came across this morning when I read about it on the Independant.ie website. I like the idea and therefore I am quite willing to link to them. Being from Scotland, (lived in Ireland for 15 years now), I still travel quite a bit between Ireland, Scotland and [...]