Using the Minimum Effective Dose of SEO.

Legendary inventor and exercise entrepreneur Arthur Jones is widely recognized for singlehandedly revolutionizing the fitness industry. His willingness to question the norm during his ground breaking studies in the 1970’s led to a dramatic shift in the way that athletes across the world viewed body-building. It was Jones correctly hypothesized that performing regular backbreaking exercises in the gym was not necessary, and perhaps detrimental to muscle gain. It’s quite interesting that more than 30 years later, we find ourselves adopting some of the theories used by Jones and adapting them to form the basis of successful SEO campaigns. Continue reading

What is Google’s Algorithm?

When I first started out in the world of SEO, algorithm was one of those words that was batted about in the office that terrified me. I could barely even pronounce it, let alone grasp its meaning.

Every time I hear it mentioned by my team it takes me back to my first days of working in a completely new job, and it makes me wonder if our clients feel the despair when they hear it? Now I see it as a daily challenge that keeps my job evolving and interesting. Continue reading

Spy on your competitor – SEO tips

Hello lovely readers!

I was recently trying to figure out why even though my keywords were preforming well, they weren’t attracting enough visitors.

After looking at the analytics and researching the competitors, it hit me. What if I’m not optimising for the right keywords? And if they are not the right keywords then, what are the right keywords? Continue reading

SEO Is The Key To The Secret Garden

SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) for many companies is taking a step into the unknown. Unlike traditional marketing methods, there is a period of time where you are paying a company for something you cannot see. Print advertising gives you an instant visual reminder of exactly you have paid for, you might not quite understand why that tiny little advert with slightly smudged font and barely legible phone number is worth quite so much, but everyone else pays that, all your competitors are there so you need to be there to… right? Continue reading

Why companies are turning to Social Media

On the surface, social media can be quite deceiving.  It can appear to be a simple tool for those with too much time on their hands to chat with friends, post pictures of their weekend and create exciting events.  However, the more informed know otherwise – these social media platforms are a truly amazing and powerful marketing, public relations and SEO tool for businesses to utilise. Continue reading