Getting your site indexed in google is a simple process. I’ve set out below a few methods that you can use to do this, along with the benefits of each method. Note that the difference from one method to another can usually be measured in months (i.e. using one method may get your site indexed [...]

A common misconception is that a link is a link, and therefore all links are equal. Whilst this was true in the early days of search engine marketing, this is not the case today when it comes to ranking in the major search engines. Every so often I get an e-mail from a client asking [...]

SEO (search engine optmisation) is slowly slipping into the mainstream of marketing, and it’s easy to see why. An SEO in Wigan is no longer s strange ‘thing’ to come across, which is great news for local business who no longer have to look further afield for their SEO. The other side of the coin [...]

Search engine results fluctuate all the time – search engines continually alter their search algorithms, which means your page could be number 1 for your chosen term one day and suddenly drop to number 100 overnight. Search engine algorithms (the criteria they use to decide which page should rank where) are NOT public – nobody [...]

I once received an enquiry from a well-meaning businessman. He was putting together a website to sell his goods on-line. He told me his competitor (a friend of his) is in the same industry and has a website that ranks in the first page of google, selling the very same goods he wants to sell, [...]

There are 2 steps to creating a successful website: You need a website You need to market ( advertise ) your website Most people never take the second step and subsequently give up on their Internet venture. Having a website is the equivalent of having a shop in the middle of the desert; it can [...]