The written word has always been the fuel that drives marketing on the internet. The online God Google and its little minions we know as “bots” may seem to be all powerful, but actually, its powers are really quite restricted as far as working out what your business website is actually all about. One of…
It is essential to audit your business website on a regular basis to ensure that it is optimised to maximum effect both for the search engines and for conversions. SEO, by default, is an on-going process but there may be fundamental issues which need attention to boost website performance. So, what areas do you need…
As optimisation of web content and articles becomes more and more centred around the user experience and providing quality content is paramount, the need to present your content in an engaging and exciting way has becomes an absolute necessity. A great way to compliment your wise words is with images. To many these images just…
It is a sad fact that often when a business is first creating a website, little thought goes into creating the all-important domain name. This address will be as important to your business as your physical address and telephone numbers – it will appear on brochures, flyers, business cards, and online channels. It needs to…
Google Panda has been with us now for over three years. The original goal of the algorithm was to filter out websites that offer thin and unsubstantial content. Many hoped that the websites to be hit would be those whose very existence depended on the constant drivel supplied by supposed writers simply putting up articles…
Creating, monitoring and analysing your pay per click campaign can be a pretty complex undertaking. Often web owners get stuck in the “ppc bubble”, fail to look at the wider picture, miss new technologies, and end up finding they they cannot see the wood for the trees. So just to put things into a little…
In order to encourage website visitors to become customers, organisations spend a great deal of time and energy optimising their home page, about us page, and services and products pages. But the fact is if your website has an ecommerce element, maximising for conversions for these pages is only getting your potential client chomping at…
The boundaries and factors affecting SEO and CRO are constantly changing with the advent of new technologies, changes in Google algorithms and new trends in marketing. One dynamic which has always been central to optimisation is Web content. Even more so now as Google penalises site owners who fill their own websites with thin text…
In the deep dense marketing jungle of the internet there is little that creates more tension amongst business owners and webmasters alike than the reappearance of Google Panda. It is quite unbelievable that it is now well into its third year and now in its 27th update. Some of the past updates have seemed quite…
Enhance conversions through your mobile website For some time now business owners have been only too aware of the necessity to ensure their online presence can be effectively seen on all the new devices such as iPads, laptops, tablets and mobiles. However, with the desktop website often considered the main resource for conversions, the mobile…
Digital Marketing Strategies For 2014 2013 was a year of significant change for digital marketing. Google rolled out new versions of its major Penguin and Panda algorithm updates, and in particular the Penguin 2.0 variant launched in May penalised thousands of websites that were using spam techniques. This was followed in August by the launch…
Email signatures are a crucial branding tool for your organisation. Just think how many customers, prospects, suppliers and other stakeholders get sent an email from you and your colleagues every day. And yet, so many email signatures are now failing due to the rapid changes in the mobile device market and the fact that many…
Ghost is a newcomer to the blogging platform popularity contest, but has grabbed the attention of many bloggers and is set to have a long and prosperous future – in many eyes it is regarded as the future of blogging. Ghost was first featured on Kickstarter by John O’Nolan who was looking to raise £25,000…
Clients and agencies often ask us whether they should have a standalone website designed specifically for mobile users, or a responsive website which adapts to show site content according to screen size, and therefore is mobile friendly. Quite simply, we always recommend a mobile responsive site over a separate mobile site. When a mobile visitor…
Making your website mobile-friendly should form a key part of your digital marketing strategy, as the points below prove. 1. Avoid A Drop In Search Rankings In June this year, Google openly stated that it plans to roll out several ranking changes in the near future that address sites that are misconfigured for smartphone users….