Google’s New Panda 3.4 Update: Levelling the Playing Field

Posted on 10, Apr 2012 | Posted by Simon Fryer

What was the Panda Update? 14 months ago Google released an algorithm update that was to change the face of SEO forever. The plan was to improve the quality of the results for a given search by pushing low-quality sites [...]

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Search engines see visits rise by 174 million in the UK

Posted on 15, Mar 2012 | Posted by David Beharall

2.2 billion visits in February According to the latest research by Experian Hitwise 2.2 billion Internet users in the UK visited search engines such as Google and Yahoo!, resulting in a rise of 174 million compared to last year in [...]

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Google adds a bit of festive frost to their search engine

Posted on 20, Dec 2011 | Posted by David Beharall

Let it snow This week Google has gone all festive on us. Type in the words ‘let it snow’ and see snowflakes fall down your computer screen. Does it stop there? Of course not. Google wants to impress its users [...]

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Google changes its search algorithm to show fresher results

Posted on 10, Nov 2011 | Posted by David Beharall

Google has announced it has updated its search algorithm to make the search results “fresher”. What has caught the headlines is that the alterations will make a difference to around 35 percent of searches.

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Why use SEO?

Posted on 23, Nov 2010 | Posted by David Beharall

According to www.statistics.gov.uk, 30.1 million adults in the UK access the Internet nearly everyday. Of the top 20 websites visited by these 30.1 million adults in the UK, 25% were Search Engines (www.hitwise.com, data from the week ending 6th November [...]

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Free guide to SEO

Posted on 15, Nov 2010 | Posted by David Beharall

New to SEO and want to know why it’s important for your business? then look no further. We decided it was about time we created a simple guide to SEO for those of you eager to learn more but want [...]

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SEO – Monkey Puzzle Toys

Posted on 23, Sep 2010 | Posted by David Beharall

Today I caught up with Amanda & Nicola at Monkey Puzzle Toys, a traditional toy shop based in Chorlton, Manchester. We ran a health check on their current website and discussed search engine optimisation and how it can help them [...]

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6 Ways a blog can give you the edge

Posted on 21, Sep 2010 | Posted by Tom Lambert

What do you think? – Please comment below. Today, I’ll be addressing some questions that I’ve been asked about blogging and how it can be useful. In what way can having a blog give me the edge? Why do people [...]

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Search Engine Optimisation: Content is King

Posted on 9, Mar 2010 | Posted by Tom Lambert

People often ask me, ‘How can I get to the top of Google’. Well, If you want to gain a high ranking in most search engines then remember one thing: Content is everything! This week I will give you a [...]

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Increase traffic with page titles

Posted on 15, Feb 2010 | Posted by David Beharall

When you run a search in a search engine let’s say Google for example, you get a set of results for each website which is broken down into 3 elements. First a title, then a description and then a link [...]

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