In the past I removed the "nofollow" tag on my comments. This was to encourage comments and to reward regular commenters with a link. The problem is that I don't have time to go check out the website in the comment link and as Google will penalise if I link to a bad neighbourhood I have decided to remove the "dofollow" from comments. … [Read more...] about Commenting Policy Change

Some people have mentioned how come I'm not blogging. A number of reasons, the main one being a family tradegy unfolding which makes everything tinged with sadness. Without going into details as I don't feel this is the right place, my ability to work has been severly hampered by personal issues. Also, I have become insanely busy with writing Linkbait for clients. But hey, … [Read more...] about How Cornwall seo blog became a desert, just for a bit though.

Here's a tip for first timers at an SMX conference like myself, don't rush out of the bathroom without drying your hands and then say hi to Danny Sullivan for the first time trying to explain that the moisture on your hands is water and not some other liquid. My coverage is not the live blogging variety which the most excellent Tamar Weinberg and Lisa Barone serve up. I hadn't … [Read more...] about SMX London 2007

I travel to London today to go cover the first London Search Marketing Expo. It will also be my first time at a search conference. I finally get to breathe the same air as people I have been sucking information out of for years. You probably don't want to hear how excited I am to travel the Great Western Railway, or read about Isambard Kingdom Brunel, one of the most amazing … [Read more...] about London SMX

Stumbleupon is regarded by many as the best social bookmarking site around. However, from an active users perspective there are a number of things which can be improved. One of those things is an effective way to rank it's users. Social media expert Muhammad Saleem has developed a tool addressing these issues. Welcome Mu, could you tell my readers what Stumblerank is and what … [Read more...] about Top Stumblers Gathered by Muhammed Saleem

I used to write poetry, good stuff. Mostly to impress the ladies, I was interested in women who like guys who could write poetry. Poetry is easy when you realise it's just words and you don't need to do anything else except write them. But it's difficult to make a living out of poetry, it's a shame really because I found it so easy. I now find getting on the front page of … [Read more...] about Why You Need A Social Media Consultant