LinkedIn Group For United Kingdom Search Engine Marketing and SEO Professionals

I’ve started a LinkedIn group for United Kingdom based search engine marketing and optimisation professionals and I’d love for you to join. I’m hoping it can be a place for everyone to make connections, find work, find talented employees, and more! Click here to join the UK search engine marketing and optimisation group. Wondering what LinkedIn is? Read more

Thoughts On July 2008 Ranking Changes On Google.co.uk

After the abrupt changes in June on Google.co.uk and other sites it looks like Google giving a lot more weight to sites with a LOT of backlinks. In some of the more spammy niches we see sites that were gone three months ag are back and stronger than ever due to their huge number of backlinks from footer spam or similar tactics.I would look for an update to fix this mistake in the next 30 to 60 days as I think the quality on this update was not the best and they will tweak this problem out relatively soon. ... Click Here To Read Full Post

June 2008 Rankings Shuffle On Google.co.uk

The last few days have been very interesting on the Google.co.uk search results as a lot of rankings seems to be moving around depending on which Google server is queried. There is an interesting discussion over at WebMasterWorld on the causes of this June 08 shakeup which seems to be affecting the UK index only. Just give it a few days to settle down and see how things land.... Click Here To Read Full Post

PageRank Sculpting - Ok Or Penalty Material? 10 SEO Experts Respond.

Arguments over the use of “nofollow” tags on internal links keep popping up and it is time to answer these question with authority! We asked 10 SEO experts to share their view of the practice, researched exactly what Matt Cutts of Google has said about it, and created a detailed reference section. Please join us for a delightful evening of debunking the fuss over PageRank sculpting… Read more

Search Engine Ranking Factors For Google UK

In order to rank for country specific searches on Google.co.uk you need to show Google that you are focusing on the UK region. So how do you do this? We have compiled a list of SEO factors that help Google know along with explanations. Read more

What is Search Engine Marketing? A Real Explanation For A Business Owner.

Search Engine Marketing covers a huge range of online marketing practices and for a small business owner it can be very confusing. Today we are going to explore what search engine marketing covers with a real world example of Fred and his online pet store. This should help anyone new to online marketing understand the value and the options that are available. Read more