Google announces date for mobile friendly algorithm update – 21st April 2015. Mark the date in your calendar. The countdown has begun! Google recently announced that from the 21st April 2015 they will “be expanding our use of mobile-friendliness as a ranking signal. This change will affect mobile searches in all languages worldwide and will… Read more »
Category: SEO
Feb32015
Why your website will rank poorly in Google’s mobile search!
Before we commence with any dire warnings and start scaring you about imminent Google ranking disasters let us first discuss some facts. A recent ComCore report shows that around 60% of all web traffic is from mobile devices. We have passed the tipping point now. Mobile traffic is now greater in volume than desktop… Read more »
Nov132014
Google Penguin 3.0 – Google’s latest algorithm update to tackle link spam
Prachi looks at the latest Penguin update from Google and what it could mean for your website.
Oct172014
The Disavow Tool from Google – does it really work?
Google penalises websites that violate their Google Webmaster Policies. In other words, it does not like sites that have no content, duplicate content or thin content (Panda Updates) and the sites that previously used spam techniques for link building purposes (Penguin Updates). If you have used these methods, it is likely you will see your ranking being… Read more »
Sep232014
Sustain your organic traffic by using a regularly updated blog
Content is still king! The SEO landscape has changed a lot since 2012 and Google has been working hard to ensure that the search results they provide their users are as clean as possible. As part of this drive, they have made a lot of changes to their algorithms, which unfortunately have adversely affected many… Read more »
Apr162014
Search Engine Results and E-Commerce: is the dream coming to a end?
Having worked at the sharp end of developing e-commerce practices for over 15 years, I have witnessed the changing relationship Google, Bing, Yahoo et al have had with businesses trying to make a living selling goods online. Here’s a short tale giving some insight into what has happened, and more importantly, where things are going… Read more »
Jan112013
Google Shopping – Google Base stops being entirely free!
Froogle, then Google Base and now Google Ad Listing in Google Shopping? First it was free, and now we have to pay? What’s going on? As you may or may not be aware lurking within Google’s every expanding empire, under the “Shopping” link in the main Google search pages, lies a valuable resource for all… Read more »
May42012
Google Penguin Update
After Panda update and subsequent panda releases, Google have released a new update called a Penguin Update. Below is the post from Google: Source- Google Inside Search blog (http://insidesearch.blogspot.co.uk/) “….Google has said before that search engine optimization, or SEO, can be positive and constructive—and we’re not the only ones. Effective search engine optimization can make… Read more »
Apr112011
Get your products on Google Base Feed – upcoming changes
Selling online potentially opens your business to a global market as well as your local, regional or country specific market. With such a massive increase in potential customers the voracious competition also expands and increases with equal ferocity. How can you ensure your products reach the largest audience possible?Submitting your products to Google Base is… Read more »
Feb282011
Search Engine Optimisation-Why your website needs it?
The key to opening the door to your store Douglas Adams once said: “I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I intended to be.” And the author of the “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” was way before his time in predicting how an electronic… Read more »