Tag Archives: Google
What is Google really looking for?
Over the last 15 years, webmasters have been attempting to work out how search engines categorise, index and rank sites so that they can create the right strategies to get their websites appearing as high as possible within the organic search results. And with their increasing dominance within the SEO landscape, no other search engine […]
Good SEO is about quality, not quantity
I’ve read three articles recently that have inspired me to write this post: The first was this excellent post from Christopher S Penn on the enduring rule of SEO. The second, a timely reminder from Google about selling links that pass PageRank. And finally, this deep-dive analysis of Interflora’s penalty for bad links by Christoph […]
How to use Google+ to engage influencers
This post was originally published on Smart Insights on 6th December 2012. I cross-post it here with all the links and tags for your reading pleasure! Influencer outreach is a popular tactic for mixing with opinion leaders and industry experts who have the ability to influence others to take positive action. Those actions may include sharing content, […]
Link building versus link earning
As digital marketing continues to evolve and mature, so are the audiences who are exposed to the efforts of marketers constantly looking to get their attention. Brands who once relied on simple pop-up ads and advertorials to buy people’s attention are now flocking to social platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Google+ to earn attention by creating unique […]
How to create a content strategy for Google+
This post was originally published on Smart Insights on 10th October 2012. I cross-post it here with all the links and tags for your reading pleasure! The overall aim of brands using social networking is to create engaged communities around compelling content that educates, entertains, inspires and/ or angers. The key, then, is to generate interest and […]
Using Google+ as an information network
I’ve been seeing and hearing a lot of criticism recently about Google+. Some have talked about it being a ‘ghost town’ or a non-entity, whilst others have been wondering what it even is! Clearly Google+ hasn’t penetrated the mainstream to the degree in which they’d have hoped to have done at this stage in their […]
