Search Engine Optimisation is about increasing the natural or ‘organic’ ranking of your website in search engine results for specific keywords. When someone searches online for the products and services you offer, you want to appear above your competitors, or at least ensure your business is highly visible. A good SEO strategy will involve keyword optimisation, link building and measures to keep your content fresh, new and relevant.
If you use Google regularly, chances are you’ve seen the map results – known as the 3-pack, local pack, map pack, or snack pack. But have you ever wondered how to get your business to show up there? It’s surprisingly easy! Let’s take a look at the local 3-pack; what is it? And how can […]
Naturally, every business that cares about their online presence wants to achieve excellent search visibility and build an awesome reputation on social media and review websites. But did you know that online reviews can influence your SEO? It’s true! Carefully managing your public reviews and feedback can have a positive impact on your search rankings. […]
I struggle with marketing strategy. I’m quite a strategic thinker – Machiavellian, almost. But I find it hard to organise all my crazy ideas into one sensible, achievable marketing strategy. So, I’ve done the work to make sense of it, and now I give it to you. Marketing strategy starts with goals Start by picking […]
As the internet has become more and more of a permanent fixture in our lives, it is now paramount for modern business owners to maintain a good reputation online, even if those businesses aren’t particularly online-orientated. Many of us turn to the internet first to source places to buy products and services: seeking everything from […]
I used to believe quite passionately that the best keyword research was no keyword research. I’d just seen too much of the wrong KIND of keyword research, so I tarred it all with the same brush: black hat, spammy nonsense. I’ve seen the light now but only because I developed my own method that I […]
When I was a little copywriter, I drafted web copy in Word. I saved the documents in a special folder and my boss would go and review them. Then I would painstakingly code it up with basic HTML tags in our website Content Management System (CMS). These days, I just don’t have time for that. […]
Voice-operated AI assistants like Google Home or Amazon Echo seem to be the latest niche tech trend to creep into mainstream usage. But what does this development mean for small business owners looking to make a name for themselves online? How does it affect the realm of search optimisation? Let’s look at how voice commands […]
Digital marketing is a crucial field for pretty much every business in the modern world. But what do you do if you’ve been fighting the techy tide for a while now? What do you do if you don’t exactly get on with technology? If the barrage of arcane-sounding digital marketing jargon makes your head spin, […]
You may have run a successful business website for years without ever needing to know about HTTPS and SSL certificates. As a way to protect and encrypt data, it was only really necessary for eCommerce and banking websites. And while there has been encouragement to switch for the last two years, there are big reasons […]
Late last year, Moz discovered that Google was showing significantly longer snippets of content (hopefully, your carefully crafted meta decriptions) in its search results pages. The SEO expert is now recommending character limits of 300 for your meta descriptions. It’s been 160-ish for YEARS, so clearly they think something pretty big is going on there. […]