Do you find it weird that BING is an acronym for, Because it's not Google. I am sure it is an odd coincidence, but the conspiracy theorist in me likes to think there is a Microsoft engineer who is laughing his ass off right now, whilst eating his Doritos and leveling his Dwarf Mage. I've been a heavy user of Google since 1998, a very happy user in fact. The big G always came … [Read more...] about Because It's Not Google
The Top Search Terms for the last 30 Days are
I think it was Rand Fishkin at SEOMoz who started the tradition of pulling back the velvet curtain and showing the goodies. I find it very interesting trawling through the past 30 days keywords of a relatively busy site. Traffic for Cornwallseo.com has taken a nose dive during the past year due to my not blogging. But, interestingly people still come to it using the most odd … [Read more...] about The Top Search Terms for the last 30 Days are
Link Building is like Planting Potatoes, Simple, Boring and Hardwork
Link building is Like planting potatoes Although in the past I have been known more for my link baiting skills, for the past 6 months I have been hunkered down and concentrating more on less prosaic building of links. The down and dirty stuff that does not glisten in the sunlight like a finely crafted piece of linkbait. Here are a few thoughts on the subject: Link … [Read more...] about Link Building is like Planting Potatoes, Simple, Boring and Hardwork
Why Using own Voice to SEO blog may Offend but Increase Credibility
I have taken the decision to re-brand this blog, or rather take it back to its roots of being an independent SEO blog that does not try to be anything other than a collection of views, thoughts and opinions of the world of seo, social media and the wider world of online marketing and web development. I have decided that authenticity and credibility are more important to me … [Read more...] about Why Using own Voice to SEO blog may Offend but Increase Credibility
What Mike Grehan of SES Incisive Media Should have said
Yesterday I thought I would start 2011 hitting the ground running and start blogging again. Little did I know that I would incur the wrath of the Vice President of one of the biggest publishers and conference providers of the SEO industry. When I wrote a few lines of my experience of SES London a couple of years ago within my post about Which SEO Conference should I go to. I … [Read more...] about What Mike Grehan of SES Incisive Media Should have said
Which SEO Conference should I go to
This post began as a comment on The 5 must go to UK SEO conferences in 2011, but the comment soon grew too large, so I decided to put it here. Having spoke at a few of the conferences on the list and been to others, I quickly found out that each one is good for different things. Although, I don't schlep to many conferences these days they can be great fun and a great way for a … [Read more...] about Which SEO Conference should I go to