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UPDATE: Video transcript available for ‘SEO For A New Site – 7 Steps’ I’ve written and talked about this a lot but based on discussions I’ve had with business owners at conferences this year, it’s worth revisiting. If you have an established site and are pushing to a new one make sure you have a […]

Just got back from PESA on the Gold Coast. I can’t speak highly enough of this conference. It’s not just a business conference, after 9 years it’s like catching up with a bunch of mates. This was the 4th conference we’ve exhibited at this year and none of them even come close to PESA for […]

I had a bunch of sites to choose from last week for the SEO Audit. I thought I’d do another this week to show some other techniques that may help. If you want a full SEO Audit (not one of these 15 minute ones) you can order it here. Incremental SEO in today’s video I’m […]

Next week I’ll be at the PeSA Conference where amongst other things, I’ll be conducting SEO audits in 15 min blocks. Here is how I quickly assess a site for SEO. 1. Screaming Frog This is probably the best SEO tool out there. Like most good SEO tools, it brings everything together so you can quickly […]

I’m in Sydney at CeBIT this week which is a lot of fun. I could think of worse places to be than at conference immersed in full on tech geekery. We have a stand here and I am talking to a lot of marketers about the problems they are facing with their SEO. There are […]

What a fizzer. All that tumult and turmoil for nothing? It would seem that way wouldn’t it. So two months ago, Google told us to be mobile ready because they were making a big change and would be rewarding sites that were mobile friendly. April 21 they said, be ready they said, you could lose […]

UPDATE: Jim’s latest appearance on Switzer features an in-depth discussion regarding HTTPS and it’s impact on search, read all about it here. Jim Stewart, CEO of StewArt Media, made another appearance as a guest speaker on Sky News Switzer report on Tuesday evening. Jim explained in depth the dangers that websites that aren’t mobile friendly […]

Boy there’s a lot of nonsense being published about today’s mobile update from Google. One of the most inaccurate articles was published yesterday in Fairfax papers. I’m not linking to it because I do not want to give it any more oxygen. It needs to be buried. I thought I’d address the top 5 myths […]

Back on March 19, I was on SkyNews talking about the impending Google Mobile Update with the looming deadline of April 21. One of the questions I was asked was, will any ASX listed company have an earnings dip in Q2 because they were not ready for this update. I answered yes straight away just […]

As the Google mobile update of April 21 staggers towards us like a giant lumbering 8 bit minecraft  monster operated by a four year old, I’m amazed at the lack of panic. This update will slash the revenue of a lot of businesses. Big ones too. In this week’s show I take a look at […]