A recent study commissioned by Google and carried out by researchers at Nielsen found that consumers spend more than 15 hours per week searching using a mobile device. It was further found that smartphone users tend to begin researching products via a search engine, rather than by going directly to any site and of those… Read more »
For businesses that have physical premises which are frequented by its customers, using local SEO is vital to increase that footfall, as well as make sales via the internet. There are numerous reasons for this and the benefits can be substantial, but many businesses that exist on the high street as independent retailers, for example,… Read more »
When it comes to search engine marketing, people almost always talk about Google. If you do simple searches for guide to Google and guide to Bing, you will find a staggering difference of 3.7 million results vs. 38 thousand results. While most businesses get the majority of their search traffic from Google, you can’t put… Read more »
Google’s algorithm updates over the past few years have become increasingly strict, with a far wider impact than before. The purpose of these updates is not only to maintain their position as the dominant search engine, but also to improve the user experience. The success of any search engine is dependent on the quality and… Read more »
There’s been a lot of talk around guest posting recently and whether it remains a valid tactic when it comes to SEO and link-building. It does of course, but does require more care than before with regard to where links are placed (bio or in body), as well as if any cold, hard cash has… Read more »
Social media and the search engines are intrinsically connected which presents a unique opportunity to leverage both marketing channels to help grow your business. The major search engines like Google, Yahoo and Bing take hundreds of factors into consideration when ranking a website to relevant searches. Social media has become another one of the factors… Read more »
2013 was a game-changer of a year in SEO world. On-the-ball online marketers may have been spouting the benefits of quality content for years, but 2013 was the year everyone finally sat up and took notice. Google’s birthday update, Hummingbird, provided all the confirmation needed to drive the web definitively towards bigger, better and cleverer… Read more »
Countless articles have been written over the past few years about the influence of social signals on SEO, with many site operators completely changing their strategy as a result. But what role do social signals play? Are they a significant ranking factor or just another industry buzzword? It is quite easy to want to dismiss… Read more »
