Archive : SEO advice

SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) still has the power to bamboozle most people and sadly there are a lot of consultants and companies in Sydney just champing at the bit to encourage that bamboozlement. It’s incredibly hard to tell if your SEO consultant is legit and whether their services represent...

Do Directories have any SEO value? Well there are arguments on both sides of the fence .  I reckon that before you submit to a directory you should think about the following: Trust factors Check the site has a strong result for domain age (that is, it wasn’t created five minutes ago), domain authority,...

In my experience, choosing the right SEO keywords is all about not being too greedy. Many small business owners I’ve worked with want their site to rank for millions of keywords and keyword phrases. Because of this, the site content becomes a bit unfocused and the SEO results are disappointing. With...

Save 2 -5 seconds with Google Instant See what I did there? I wrote a deliberately provocative title for my blog post.  The fact that it’s not true is beside the point; this cheeky little link bait title it might just generate a little buzz and get me a few fresh eyeballs and that’s what counts,...

RTA Live Traffic NSW site goes live Last year I spent several months as Digital Advisor to the RTA working on a new website RTA Live Traffic, which launched yesterday. The enhanced Live traffic NSW website provides real-time traffic updates to help you find out what’s happening on the roads right...

It’s ridiculous that you only start thinking about security once yours has been compromised. It’s like locking the barn door after the horse has bolted (or something). Yesterday my website was hacked. I noticed this when my domain rank suddenly dropped from a healthy 52 to a rather depressing 34....

Location based keyword phrases have always been a good idea, but since the arrival of Google Places and Maps, they’ve taken on a new level of importance in SEO strategy. What is Google Places? Google Places aims to help search users find the most relevant businesses in their area. For example, if you...