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SEO isn't Dead. It's Simply Evolving

Monday, 02 June 2008

Since the dawn of time there has been a culture of one-upmanship that has guided the human race steadily along its ongoing path towards self-destruction. As long as there has been one man with, say, one goat; or one sheep; or one bright, shiny stone even... read more >>

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Gaining Google's Trust - Why Google Says No to Strangers

Monday, 12 May 2008

Why doesn't Google trust us? Why is it near impossible to get my brand new website ranking for the keyword phrases I want? I’m sure the question has been asked by many an SEO or webmaster ever since Google first started to show signs of... read more >>

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Google Adwords and My 15 Minutes of Fame

Thursday, 08 May 2008

Man alive! It would seem I've become a Google Adwords link. Regarde: I was searching for my own name through ezine articles, all in the name of research - ahem - when I happened upon it. Of course, being the inquisitive little chappy that I am I was... read more >>

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SEO? From Now on I'm a Discovery Portal Tuner

Thursday, 10 April 2008

Anybody miss me? I dunno. I go on holiday for a couple of weeks and it appears that silly season breaks out - SEO style - in my absence. I won’t be doing that again in a hurry. Of course, I’m referring to the wee fella in... read more >>

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SEO Content Writing: Practice What You Preach

Friday, 29 February 2008

After some good old-fashioned paranoia on Wednesday with my post Google Plummets New Depths. . . (and yes, I realised too late the grammatical minefield that dwells within that title), today I plan to return to basics with a good old-fashioned SEO post... read more >>

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Keeping Up With the Joneses: Wrong (and the Right) Reasons for Online Marketing

Monday, 28 January 2008

Time is of the essence when optimising web pages for search engine rankings and unfortunately we inhabit a society that wants everything last week, if not sooner, and woe betide you if it isn’t. I used to be an engineer (toolmaker to be precise) and... read more >>

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The UK is SEO Blind!

Monday, 19 November 2007

For something claiming to be an SEO blog, I have mentioned very little on the subject thus far, instead pitching my tent firmly in the social media camp. Well to be fair, social media is now just as much a part of SEO as keyword analysis, traditonal... read more >>

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Essence SEO is Launched!

Tuesday, 06 November 2007

Well here it is. . . At last! The birth of Essence SEO. It's been a long and weary journey that's brought us to this point, but finally – after braving the fires and traversing the deepest chasms where many before us have been brought to a... read more >>

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SEO articles

SMO (Social Media Optimisation) Basics - Part 2

As I discussed in the first part of this article, social media or SMO (Social Media Optimisation) has become a successful bedfellow of SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) in the promotion and marketing of a website. SEO companies have set up departments to...

SMO (Social Media Optimisation) Basics - Part 1

There is an interesting offshoot of search engine optimisation and internet marketing that has become extremely popular in its relatively short lifetime. A term has been coined for this new development and that is SMO, or Social Media Optimisation...

SEO Copywriting - With the Word comes Power

... Wars are started with a badly chosen word or two. Adversely, wars can also be halted through words. Words can convince us of one argument's merit against another's. Words can spark revolution and dramatic social change. Thankfully words are also their to entertain us. They can bring laughter or tears. Exhilarate and enthral. But ultimately words sell ...