One of the most important elements in ranking high is the quality of your backlinks. You may not know it but there may be heaps of sites out there linking to yours but they are worthless. Google has just improved their service so you can check any bad backlinks out there and fix them. Watch […]
I just got back from speaking at the Search Engine Room Conference in Sydney. Whilst I was there I spoke to some people from Google and they confirmed my suspicions re the top Adwords spots and their bad conversions. If you do any Adwords at all you really need to watch this video. JimJim’s been […]
I said a couple of weeks ago I would do a Twitter demo for you. Well this week I have made good on the promise. I have discovered new technologies, friends and had several business leads through Twitter. Here is how I use it. JimJim’s been here for a while, you know who he is. […]
People are always asking me what the latest Google SEO trick is. The trick is that there is no trick. Google SEO is all about good content and making sure other sites know about your content, as well as having a healthy, logical site structure. Any strategy other than that is a short term one. […]
I’ll do a show on this tomorrow but I wanted to give put the link up today. So what is Google Chrome? It has nothing to do with chroming, the Aussie slang for sniffing petrochemical based substances. Google Chrome is a new browser. You may think it a little odd that Google should release it’s […]
Two weeks ago I did a story on the Yellow Pages promotion claiming that your ad may now be found in Google because they were allowing Google to index their ads. I’m revisiting the story this week because it seems no one told Google. You need to have your OWN web site ranked high. Not […]
I was sent a Yellow Pages promo piece during the week by a viewer. I was amazed that Yellow Pages are promoting that their sites can now be crawled by Google and that this will somehow help your business. To me it read like a desperate attempt to try and win back some revenue from […]
Well it seems the National Australia Bank is unrepentant when it comes to them placing commercial comments on blogs. It can be very tempting when you see an online community that matches your demographic to wade in are start selling your wares. Don’t. It’s just rude. It’s like walking into someone’s party in a park […]
If you are looking for Trainee Jobs, Search Marketing is the fastest growing online industry. We are currently looking for Trainees who want a career in search marketing. Junior Systems Administrator This is an exciting and varied position for someone with a passion for everything “Networky”.You will probably be the family nerd that everyone calls […]
Google make recommendations about SEOs at http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=35291, below are the basics and where we stand with that. Basic Idea Google Say Stew Art Media P/L say SPAM Be wary of SEO firms and web consultants or agencies that send you email out of the blue. You’ll need to subscribe to get an email from us. […]
