Once again here is a recap of some of the posts/articles that have been doing the rounds in the office this week…
Reputation Management & Expunging Bad Results
Having a bad review displaying when someone types in your domain can be a blemish on your brand. This post gives quite a nice account on how to rid this problem…
Google shows off videos in text ads
Google are continuing to improve the relevancy and quality of the ads displayed. This article on CNET shows how Google are planning to have videos along with ad text…
17 Ways Search Engines Judge the Value of a Link
Getting quality links is still the most influential factor for SEO however for some knowing what a quality link is can make the whole process that bit tricky. This post from SEOmoz is a must read as it outlines 17 ways a link can be judged for quality…
Google Launches “Google Internet Stats”
Google have created a landing page on the .co.uk site which has pulled together stats from throughout the web. It’s named Google Internet Stats and Google state “brings together the latest industry facts and insights together in one place”. Data collected the data from third party sources and users are even able to submit their own data. This could prove to be a very useful tool…
I also posted about this yesterday however here is all the info on one of Google’s latest changes straight from the horses’ mouth…
Bing Not Honoring Robots.txt Directives?
It is interesting how Bing is performing given its ambition to be as big as Google and from this post it appears that they are struggling a bit with the robots.txt. Not sure whether its only a temporary blip however it is something to take note of…
A Developer’s Adventure Into the World of SEO
This is a great post on SEOmoz (originally on Youmoz) giving a nice account of how making tweaks to your site can pay dividends.
PPC Hero Landing Page Optimization Podcast – Business Plan Pro
If you are looking for information on how to optimize your landing pages for PPC then this is a great podcast that talks through some key parts to succeeding.
9 Ways of Optimizing your Site for Image Search
Optimizing images on your site is something that many people ignore however images on your site can help generate a decent amount of traffic. This post is a good read and outlines some effective ways of optimising your sites images for images search…
3 Broken Link Checkers Reviewed and Compared
Checking your sites links is something that should be a somewhat regular exercise especially if you have a large site. The best way to get this info is through Webmaster Tools however this post from Search Engine Journal reviews 3 broken link checkers that can be useful…
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