How to get on Google search; promote a website
Google won’t automatically list a website when it’s launched. Googlebot has to be made aware of the website, crawl it and may index it.
Search engines
Tutorials in technical SEO, on-page SEO and off-page SEO for website owners and creatives. Grow your business through SEO.
SEO basics
- What does SEO stand for?
- Understanding SEO (video).
- Website design and SEO.
- Responsive web design.
- What is a meta tag?
- Key phrases.
- Search terms.
- Bounce rate.
- SEO for beginners.
- A simple website checklist.
How to improve search engine ranking
- Harmful website errors (video).
- Increase page rank.
- Get your business on Google.
- Why blog for business?
- What is SEO writing?
- 5 benefits of blogging for business.
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Search engine optimisation explained
What does SEO mean?
SEO is the promotion of a website online. We work towards a better position on search engine pages for multiple terms with our industry.
What is a ‘search engine organic listing’?
A ‘search engine organic listing’ refers to the natural or unpaid indexing of a website on a search engine result page (SERP).
‘Google Business Profiles’ and ‘Google My Business’
Google Business Profiles have taken place of Google Brand Pages and Google Location Pages, once known collectively as Google Plus.
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5 basic SEO principles to wrap your noggin around
We can break down the basic principles of SEO into five key areas. I summarise those principles and cover them in more detail later.
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Learn how to do SEO yourself
It’s possible to do SEO yourself, on your own website. There are just lots of pieces to the puzzle.
What is SEO writing?
SEO writing is the creation of written content for web pages and blog posts, written in a way that helps a website to rank better on search engines.
How to rank higher on Google
To rank higher on Google (and other search engines) a website owner must be committed – organic SEO is a long game.
SEO for beginners
SEO often sounds complicated, but it isn’t rocket science. It’s about building a relationship between website and search engine simply by following guidelines.
10 benefits of blogging for business
There are powerful benefits of blogging for small businesses – a well written, informative and inspiring blog will grow a business online.
Glossary of web terms
Here’s a glossary help with website terms and technical SEO jargon you will read about as you evolve your own business online.
Why blog for business?
‘Why blog?’, you ask. Busy small business owners often over look the multiple benefits of blogging.
What is a bot?
A bot is a piece of software designed to complete a minor but repetitive task, either automatically or when commanded.
How to resize an image for the web
This post explains how to resize an image for the web. Firstly in pixels so the image fits correctly on
Website errors and issues
In this video we look at website errors and issues, and how they affect a website’s visibility on search engines.
How to promote a travel website
In this post, I reveal ways to effectively promote a travel website. It will benefit businesses in the travel, tourism
Understanding SEO – enhance a website to do better on search
Every website owner needs to understand these simple factors that can harm or enhance a website’s search engine position.
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Website maintenance – why is it so important?
Website maintenance is an underestimated responsibility. A well-maintained website will benefit from major boosts on search engines.
What is page rank?
Page rank is the position that a web page, blog post or article is listed on a search engine result page.
What is a search term?
A search term is entered into a search engine to conduct a search. It could be a string of words or in the form of a question.
What is a landing page?
The web term ‘landing page’ – has two uses. In SEO terms, the meaning of ‘landing page’ is: A page,
What is a key phrase?
On web pages, the words we write that help customers find a website are known as keywords. So what is a key phrase? Keywords make up key phrases.
Website design and SEO
When you understand the relationship between website design and SEO (search engine optimisation) you’ll recognise ways that design can be adjusted to aid search results.
How to get a website on Google
There can be a combined number of reasons that a website is not showing up on Google search results.
How Google AdWords works
What is Google AdWords? Google AdWords refers to the paid adverts on Google. AdWords have a different format to Google’s organic
Organic SEO versus paid search results
Businesses realise the importance of maintaining a strong presence in search engine results pages (SERPs).
Better Google rank for mobile-friendly websites
In November 2014, Google announced that mobile-friendly sites would be indexed higher when a search is carried out on a mobile device.
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Google’s mobile friendly test
Google has recently sent me quite a few emails letting me know some of the websites I manage are not
What is a meta tag?
Search engines do not visually look at a page through a browser like a human. Search engines trawl the raw code of
What is bounce rate?
Bounce Rate refers to the number of times visitors have arrived at a page on your website and then left via that same page.