The Web Guy, Online Insights for Business
After my last few posts on SEO I thought there was a piece missing and that was the how to from all of this. The part most have trouble with is gaining backlinks so I thought I would try to do a quick guide to gaining quality back-links for your web site. Search engine positions [...]
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I have read so many books, blogs and articles on search engine optimisation tips, tricks, advise and dos & don’ts over the years you start to wonder what to believe. Actually it is quite simple when broken down, there are only a few components to good SEO. Although this is a basic list you can [...]
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A while ago I wrote about positioning in the search engines and demonstrated what effect different positions had on traffic to a web site. Just this week I came across an anomaly in my results for one of the sites I run. For two very competitive phrases we had been working hard to gain position [...]
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It’s very easy to get caught up in the latest Social Media hype and the new applications hitting the news headlines but before you dive head first into Foursquare or Gowalla, have you done the basics? Googles Local Business Center should be the first stop for any business that has an office, outlet or other [...]
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A lot of importance is put on being number 1, coming first, being better than the rest. But does it really matter? Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats for example came 3rd in the UK General Election, and look at the power they’re are now wielding, or Susan Boyle from Britain’s Got Talent 2009 who [...]
Continue Reading …In my next video guide to the non-technical way of setting up a WordPress blog I introduce you to installing WordPress plugins. The three I have chosen for this demonstration enable you to install Google Analytics, create Google XML site maps and further improve the Search Engine Optimisation of your blog. Any questions please feel [...]
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As you are probably aware product reviews are a vital part of any e-commerce store, providing useful feedback both for your company and other consumers along with validation of your brand. Reviews are now so popular with consumers that a whole industry has grown to provide review services. There are also countless blogs, online videos [...]
Continue Reading …I am a big fan of using video online for a couple of reasons, one I am a natural extrovert, I never need a second invite to get up on stage. And two, I find it much more difficult to write things down rather than demonstrate them. With services like Tube Mogul you can now [...]
Continue Reading …Last time I showed you how to easily install WordPress in under 3 minutes, in the following video I will guide you through 5 basic steps for configuring your blog. These steps ensure your WordPress install is upto date, that important information is visible and that your blog is ready to be found in the [...]
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Google’s release of it’s real-time search functionality is being greeted with mixed emotion. Along with opportunity words of caution are being expressed. Rae Hoffman of Outspoken Media highlights the opportunity not only for spam but also for the more unsavoury aspect of the web to rise to a promonent position, in his article “Google enables [...]
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