Search engine ranking problems: the modern whodunit
Did you know that Agatha Christie wrote for SEO? Well, obviously the renowned British Queen of Crime and creator of Hercule Poirot was not around for the birth of the Internet, but nevertheless she...
View ArticleRachel Elnaugh says ‘Sales, Sales, Sales’
Recently some of us from StuckOn attended the Manchester Business Show at the ‘Manchester Central Exhibition Centre’. At the show we listened to a variety of guest speakers talking about their business...
View ArticleSEO is the first hurdle of a new business
One of the biggest mistakes that new businesses make in this post-recession boom time for business start-ups is to have no real idea as to from where their sales are going to come. A great business...
View ArticleIs your SEO campaign Oscar worthy?
Many people think that the hallmark of a good actor is their ability to immerse themselves in their role to the point that your forget that you’re watching an actor. There are some exceptions to this...
View ArticleHow SEO is like the Nile
De Nile ain’t just a river in Egypt. It’s also on your web pages. No, I’m not just referring to that joke which was crafted around the time Da Vinci was first sketching helicopters. I’m talking about...
View ArticleWhen an SEO relationship goes wrong
The relationship between an SEO company and a website is personal and intense, much like a love affair. As with love affairs, sometimes they go wrong. When they do, it can be hard for the wronged party...
View ArticleSEO life is like a box of chocolates
Who would have thought that all it would take to make Tom Hanks a philosopher in the 90s would be to shave his head and start eating chocolates? For a short period of time, Forrest Gump inspired...
View ArticleSEOs should become Indiana Jones
Everyone knows the music. Picture it now… da da da-da, da de da – a man swinging on strange, foreign vines; da da da-da, da de da da daa – he draws closer; da da da-da, da de DAA – he lands in front of...
View ArticleGoogle algorithm change means Google Places affects local search
Regular users of Google will have no doubt noticed over the weekend that the search giant has made yet another major change to its search algorithm. This time the change has affected local, or...
View ArticleYour SEO keywords, by any other name
‘A rose, by any other name, would smell as sweet‘ – Shakespeare penned, lending his words to the tragic Juliet. It’s quite possible that an angst-ridden, pimply-faced teenage Romeo wasn’t really...
View ArticleTake Michael Jackson’s advice on SEO
I want to get a particular song stuck in your head. Envision a constant disco beat, pulsing lights, and Michael Jackson, booming over some imaginary speakers. Picture him singing sweetly, highly, and...
View ArticleIf you love your SEO, set it free
Sometimes, if you love something, the best thing to do is to set it free. The rest of this well-known phrase, distilled into song form by Sting, goes on to promise that if the love is returned the...
View ArticleGoogle Places will be essential for SEO in 2011
It’s always nice to speculate on what might or might not become important for SEO in the coming New Year, but one thing that will, beyond all shadow of doubt, be essential for SEO in 2011 is Google...
View ArticleThe Dr. Frankenstein method of site uploads
It’s dark. Rain lashes against a window. Lightning flares and, in the chilly room, you see a tall, gaunt figure in a white lab coat. The figure reaches out a trembling hand to a switch. It grasps –...
View ArticleYour New Year’s SEO Resolution
As another year draws to a close it’s time for many to take stock of the year that has just gone, and look towards 2011 with a sense of optimism, belief and determination. For people running their own...
View ArticleSEO: think in terms of spiders
Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice unthoughtful navigation. Okay, that’s not how the original saying goes, but when it comes to search engine optimisation, the above phrase is...
View ArticleAchieving higher rankings through Google
When you think of search marketing you typically think of Google; is it any wonder when you consider that roughly nine out of every ten searches in the UK are made on Google? Even Google-owned YouTube...
View ArticleThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to SEO?
To misquote The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, the Internet is a big place. I mean, it’s mind-bogglingly big. Imagine how long it takes you to walk down to the shops for some milk on a rainy day:...
View ArticleStuckOn offers free SEO advice in latest .Net Magazine
If you’ve picked up the latest issue of .Net Magazine you may have noticed the free SEO advice column from StuckOn. In this issue (February, issue 211) StuckOn’s Lianne Wilkinson explains how you can...
View ArticleSmall businesses SEO advice: declare War! (heeeurgh!) with SEO
If you’re a small business, you’ve got a lot working against you in the search engines. The big sites are not going to give you any ground, and you don’t have much power when it comes to taking what...
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