2012 was yet another tumultuous year for webmasters and SEO’s. Google introduced some major updates to its algorithm which shaked up the way rankings were affected by links and the effectiveness of spam techniques. These changes have led to Google and Bing releasing new tools to allow webmasters to protect themselves against bad quality links and many are looking to find new ways of building links with little effort.
Ramblings on a Year in SEO & Why 2013 Should Be the Year for Good Content
December 31, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The Setting to Change Search Engine Visibility in WordPress Has Moved!
December 28, 2012 by 1 Comment
This is only something I discovered today as I am setting up a new website. When installing WordPress for a new site, you'll generally opt for blocking access to it in search engines during the installation process while you get it up on running. … [Continue reading]
The State of Online Video
December 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Sundaysky have released an infographic looking at the state of online video in 2012. The viewing figures for streamed online video hit a high in 2012 (an amazing 56% of consumer web traffic was video) and is only looking to increase further moving … [Continue reading]
6 Ways to Improve the Bounce Rate of your Landing Pages
December 3, 2012 by 6 Comments
Whether you're someone that believes bounce rate affects search engine rankings or not (and despite Google saying quite explicitly that it doesn't there are many that do), we can all agree that the lower the bounce rate on our page, the better. I … [Continue reading]
How Social Media is Becoming Increasingly Important in SEO
November 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment
It's no surprise that search engine rankings are influenced by social media (or at least, there is a correlation between social media and rankings) - Matt Cutts said in a Webmaster Help video way back in 2010 that yes, he can confirm that links from … [Continue reading]
