Mar 16 2011
My maternity leave meant I was out of the SEO game for over 12 months. I’m trying to get back in to it (for work and personal purposes) so asked Rhys what he thought the best rank tracker was … turns out he was writing a post on that very thing: the best search engine … read more »
Feb 16 2011
So, if you’d not noticed already, I converted my blog to WordPress yesterday. I know, I know, I told WordPress to suck my balls. Apparently things change, not least because of a half-dead install of Habari thanks to me installing an unstable night-release (don’t ask why, I don’t know). It was actually quicker to migrate … read more »
Nov 24 2010
As a developer it’s always apparent to me that different people have different ideas about what search engine optimisation (or “SEO”) actually is. The most popular opinion, by far, is that search engine optimisation is a series of ‘magic’ tweaks and secret handshakes to make pages rank higher, resulting in perceived usefulness and more sales. … read more »
Nov 12 2007
SEO, or ‘Search Engine Optimisation’, is the process of altering your pages to maximise the chance of being listed in a search engine. Based on the knowledge that you must mention a word to begin ranking for it, logic dictates that further mentions of the same word can only increase your SE ranking. (Those of … read more »
Jul 17 2007
I didn’t think I’d ever need to explain this because it seemed pretty obvious but a recent conversation at Snark proved otherwise… If you want to be listed in Google with your name (or any other word for that matter) you must include that name/word on your website. Search engines/spiders aren’t psychic and won’t be … read more »
