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Learning SEO

by Barry Adams June 24, 2010

Learning how to be a search engine optimiser is not a particularly straightforward process. There’s no college education you can follow to become a SEO. There are precious few courses you can follow, and most of these aren’t worth the money. So what is the best way to learn SEO and become a specialist in [...]

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W3C compliance – is it a requirement?

by Barry Adams March 11, 2010

A term often busied by web developers and also SEO agencies is W3C compliance. I’ve written about the benefits of W3C compliant code before, but my perspective has changed a bit over time and I feel it’s important to point out that full W3C compliance is not a definitive requirement for an effective website. W3C [...]

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Site Migration SEO Concerns – The Results

by Barry Adams February 8, 2010

About nine months ago I was facing a sizeable site migration project at my employer at the time, and I was tasked with mapping out the best way of handling this migration to minimise the impact on our search engine rankings. I wrote a post summarising my research into the SEO aspects of a site [...]

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Connect With Your Website Visitors Through Email Marketing

by Barry Adams November 21, 2009

The steady rise of spam (which is now said to make up over 90% of all emails) has resulted in less emphasis on email as an instrument of online marketing. But well-managed email marketing campaigns are still, and will continue to be, an important instrument in your online marketing toolbox with a great ROI. Email [...]

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SEO Starter’s Guide Now Available in 40 Languages

by Barry Adams June 16, 2009

Google has announced that their Search Engine Optimization Starter’s Guide has been translated into 40 languages. You can now read Google’s own SEO recommendations in your native language. Go to the official Google Webmaster Blog to download the SEO Starter’s Guide in your own language.

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Building a Website – Do It Yourself or Hire a 3rd Party?

by Barry Adams June 9, 2009

So you’re thinking of redoing your existing website, or perhaps you don’t have a site yet and want to set one up. One of the first questions that you’ll face is whether to build and maintain your website in-house, or to hire an external agency to do it for you. What approach works best depends [...]

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Free Social Media Marketing Industry Report

by Barry Adams March 25, 2009

I recently wrote about social media and if it’s right for you to start using it as a means of generating more business. This week Michael Stelzner has published his Social Media Marketing Industry Report. This free report is an excellent resource for all who are using or considering social media as a marketing instrument. [...]

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