UK SEO Consultant

Yesterday I read an interesting post by Jon Cooper on negative SEO and faking link removal notices. Jon made a very good point after reading this post on how a legitimate website was contacted, and mistakenly ordered to remove hundreds of so called spammy links. Jon asked the question - What is stopping black hats from sending fake link removal notices? read more

For those of you that don't know, The Apprentice is a BBC reality TV show which follows 16 candidates as they attempt to secure a £250,000 investment from business legend - Lord Sugar.

Each week, Lord Sugar sets a business task, and the most stupid candidate gets fired. read more

Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to display a phone number on one of my lead generation websites.

The phone number would be connected to a call centre, which would allow me to collect telephone-based leads, in addition to my online form. read more

Fact: We're all going to die, and if you're on Facebook and/or Twitter, you may be curious as to what will happen to your account when you're gone.

Each social network has their own process and options to handle the pages and accounts of the deceased. Read on to learn more about each site's policy. read more

Now, you would have thought that celebrities, of all people, would invest in beautiful, all singing, all dancing websites.

They're constantly in the public eye, right? They surely need to make a lasting impression on their adoring fans. read more

I'm a big motor sports fan, particularly Formula 1. Over the last couple of years it's really started getting interesting again. With the redesign of tires to increase degradation, strategy has become more important than ever. read more

At the time of writing this, rich snippets certainly aren't new. They've been around for months now and I've seen many examples pop up on a day to day basis.

Although there's no denying that rich snippets are great news for searchers, are they potentially bad news for webmasters? read more

Social Media is an extremely effective way of increasing your brand presence and producing quality results for your website.

You can use it in many ways and drive traffic to your website. However many strategies often fall victim to an array of failed marketing tactics. Embracing these common mistakes will not produce solid results. read more

I don't even know what a barrel of laughs is but I like the sound of it, I mean, have you ever seen a barrel filled with chuckling sounds?

I reckon it would be a pretty eerie sound to be honest. However, that doesn't mean that a barrel of laughs is a bad thing. read more

Over the festive period, besides stuffing my face and getting fat, I've been busy looking for potential investment opportunities.

As I mentioned before, I really am a novice at this. However, one thing I have picked up on is that research and background reading is important (duh). read more