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What is the Golden Rule of SEO?
If you’re just diving into the world of Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), you’ve likely come across all sorts of tips and tricks, rules and recommendations. It can feel overwhelming – but in my experience, if you can keep one guiding principle front and centre, you can’t go too far wrong! So what is this guiding […]

Pro Tips on Writing for the Web
When writing for the web, you want to please the reader but ALSO the Google gods … it’s a delicate balance, so here are our top tips.

The Benefits of Awards
Entering awards can be a powerful tool for small businesses, and not just to help improve your SEO, visibility and leads from Google!

Hey Google, Get with the Times!
It used to be a postcard sent by snail mail. Nowadays however the Google business verification process has become an exercise in frustration!

Oh No! I Got a Negative Review!
Wondering how to respond to negative reviews on Google? You’re not alone. It’s a disheartening situation for any business owner: Receiving a scathing one-star review with the power to single-handedly unravel your reputation and all your hard work (well, so it feels like at the time!) But negative Google reviews are really not as big […]

SEO Not Working? Here’s what to do!
You might have employed an agency or tried a bit of DIY – but still, your SEO’s no t working! Here are some tips to help you get it sorted.

Why SEO Experts give Conflicting Advice
If you talk to a dozen different SEO experts about how to improve the ranking of your website, you are likely to hear some very different – even conflicting – advice. Is it any wonder that business owners are confused about the whole subject of Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), and are often reluctant to add […]

Google Business Profile: 2022 Stats
NEW! 2022 statistics on how many businesses have claimed their Google Business Profile (formerly Google My Business) Listing.

Why are Backlinks Important for SEO?
If you want to increase traffic to your website, then backlinks are important. What is a Backlink? Backlinks are created when other websites link to yours. There are three crucial elements to making your website rank highly in search engine results – what we call the 3 Pillars of SEO. These are: Keyword Research – […]

One Page Websites and SEO
We received an email recently from somebody wondering about one page websites and SEO. As in – are they good for SEO, or not? Apparently a website designer had told them that it was the way “most modern websites are built”. There is a certain appeal to having a one page, scrollable website: they are […]