Google Farmer Update Now that the dust has settled on the latest major Google algorithm update – referred to as the “Farmer” update – how are you faring post the Google Farmer Update? It seems that sites with quality and original content have seen improved rankings whereas those with duplicate content have bombed.  “Adsense” sites [...]

Whatever your market, it is a good tactic to get involved in conversations about your product or expertise. Twitter and Facebook are good social meeting places, and they can drive traffic to your site. However, forums are very good for finding relevant conversations – but how to find relevant discussions that are active today? BoardTracker.com [...]

OK  – you know you need links. Yes, I know I need quality links from authority sites in my theme. Not so easy is it? So perhaps I will try some black hat techniques. Whoa don’t go down that route if you want to avoid the wrath of big G. Where then do I get [...]

Only just come across this video produced by the Google team including Matt Cutts and Vanessa Fox in June 2010. SEO Video: Content Over an hour long with tips for SEO beginners through to SEO veterans. Matt and the team review real sites and highlight issues, and suggest SEO improvements, content tips and even design. [...]

Image via Wikipedia WordPress is decidedly one of the biggest blogging platforms in the world today and you also need SeoPressor today! Even though it is not a free platform, the professional manner of this platform is what makes it more popular. And that is the reason why a lot of online business entrepreneurs are [...]

Market Samurai has been, since 2009, our defacto SEO tool – it gives us a competitive edge in our consultancy work.  Each element in Market Samurai is well designed, supported and kept up to date. In the last month, Domain Samurai has been integrated into Market Samurai. We have often remarked on this blog, the [...]

Is it here yet? Seem to be conflicting opinions ….. Something Is Up (Or Down) With Google’s Search Algorithm Search Engine Roundtable (blog), on Tue, 25 May 2010 06:29:25 -0700 In any event, some are still wondering if this is Google Caffeine related, even though Caffeine is not an algorithm update, but rather an index [...]

Simple answer no! Applies to both outgoing links and incoming links. Outgoing Links Linking out to bad neighborhoods is BAD – you are effectively recommending a BAD site in Google’s eyes – so watch out, and protect yourself by checking all sites you link to! Google, however, approves of you recommending good resources, and you [...]

I have been asked about this a number of times so here are some thoughts ….. There are 2 distinct lines that webmasters seem to take – one by design and the other by chance (or perhaps the rollout 100s of blogs for Adense revenue suggests otherwise!). Lets quickly look at the second: these sites [...]

Another top class video from SeoMoz ….this is about using Twitter as a tool for SEO. Yes, you can see trends and predict good article titles and when to publish them. Also learn about the ‘Query Deserves Freshness’ factor in the Google algorithm. The free trend tool mentioned in the video is Trendistic.