To me, blogging has been a means to an ends. Get clients, establish the brand, wind a few people up. The problem is of course when you get the clients you no longer have the time to blog. But, I think you still should. It keeps the mind focused, it keeps the creative gene fed with blood and oxygen, it enables you to start conversations on topics you are interested in. Problem … [Read more...] about Keeping up with seo blogging
Only Bad SEOs Work In-house?
Since I announced I was going to help other SEO professionals get work at seo agencies and as in-house seo's it's been a crazy 24 hours. After making the SEO Job post and twitter I have been amazed at the response. We've been swamped by quite a few CV's from some very talented people who are woefully underpaid. It may be a while before we can reply to everyone. A number of … [Read more...] about Only Bad SEOs Work In-house?
SEO Job
So how do you get a job in the SEO space? Do you speak to one of the "digital services" recruitment agencies? Digital services? I hate the term digital services, it's SEO or SEM or even online marketing. The limited experience of recruitment agencies has been all bad. Most of the time I feel like I am speaking to a crack addict or someone who swallows coffee beans raw to get … [Read more...] about SEO Job
Coffee Shop Marketing Thinking
Creating conversation can be more linkable than pure content. For example, if you were to talk about cryntel roma stone it would be tricky to have that conversation outside of the floor tiling niche as not everyone is aware of it. But sticking with subjects that most people are aware of and you can develop quite a good conversation. Starting an exchange of ideas within your … [Read more...] about Coffee Shop Marketing Thinking
Your Blog Should Be Kept in a Sterile Enviroment
I rarely beg for social media votes on this blog. The reason is not because begging for social media votes is beneath me, far from it. But I want what I publish here to live and die on its merits. That way I can then see what the market loves and what it hates. By knowing what people like I can deliver more of the same. I can find out what works and what does not, but if I … [Read more...] about Your Blog Should Be Kept in a Sterile Enviroment
Lloyds Bank is Pants
Great piece of linkbait from the BBC. Why? It's great because it got me to link, it got me to link because it both amused and made me angry. At first I thought such silly thinking by a bank should be publicised and I should post about it. But then I realised I had been motivated to link to the story. It's distracting to call it baiting as in linkbaiting, but the story made my … [Read more...] about Lloyds Bank is Pants