Tag: ranking
If you’re a business owner reading this, you probably don’t realise the full extent of the relationship between Google updates and SEO. Why should you?
Do Humans Check Your SEO? If you just read the title of this blog and think it’s strange, you’re not alone. Most people believe Google relies entirely on an algorithm to determine where your website pages appear in search results. Have you ever wondered do humans check your SEO? You bet they do – or…
The internet has been awash with SEO tips for 2025 for months. The first I noticed was in October 2024. To be fair to the author, I didn’t disagree with most of what they wrote, but I was surprised at the lack of emphasis on one area.
You shouldn’t be paying for backlinks. If you are, stop now. Google couldn’t be clearer in the guidance it gives on paid-for links. You risk severe harm to your website rankings.
Do you use a third-party content provider for your website? I’d strongly advise you check for AI generated content.
I’ve been following a conversation online that, to put it mildly, would make the heart of any website owner skip a beat.
I should point out before I begin that neither of these unrealistic SEO expectations were encountered during client calls. I observed them on a business forum on which business owners post for advice.
The coincidence of this is both surprising and frustrating to me. Google has publicly said you can ignore spam backlinks to your website. It is frustrating because I’d intended to blog about it last week, but the surprising element is just how direct Google have been in their comments.
I have been reading an SEO site this morning and was disappointed at one of the pieces of content. It was, frankly, nothing more than clickbait. The title was deliberately alarmist. The blog was really asking you to consider what type of content does Google like and did little to answer the question, so I…
It never ceases to amaze me how many SEO related opportunities you can spot in everyday life. Perhaps I’m too focused on work, perhaps I’m far too boring. However, yesterday was a great example of where a business should have investigated how to get a cafe ranked on Google.
