Aug 4, 2014 | Blog, Tools
We all know that more and more people are using phones and tablets to access the Internet. We’re told time after time that mobile is growing fast. Here are some recent statistics: Smartphone and tablet growth is on a trajectory where, instead of having 1b global...
Jul 28, 2014 | Blog, Tools
Once your blog starts appearing on natural search engine results, something else starts appearing, too. Comment spam. I got asked the other day how I cope with the rubbish that gets posted automatically on Writing For SEO. How much time does removing it take up? The...
Jul 23, 2014 | Blog, E-commerce, SEO Copy
Finding the right keywords for your e-commerce website is absolutely fundamental to the success of your business online. There are lots of ways of going about Key Phrase Research (KPR). Here’s one I wrote about earlier. You can do some of the research using free...
Jul 17, 2014 | Blog, Q&A, SEO Copy
A question in a comment led me to an answer that I think deserves a wider audience, as it led me to explain how to remove a page from Google. If you’ve ever wanted to do that, here’s how. But before I get into that, here’s how this post started:...
Jul 2, 2014 | Blog, Top Posts
It’s about time for another Top Posts, I think. Here they are: Header tags and how you use them in SEO Copy How many h1 tags can you have on a page? How to write a killer About Us page What does SEO mean? How do you define it? Is the Google Sandbox back? Did it...
Jun 3, 2014 | Blog, E-commerce, SEO Copy
If you’re going to be successful in attracting Organic traffic – from the natural results in the search engines – you should ask yourself these questions before starting to write content. Don’t think you know it all – none of us do, unless we do some...
May 21, 2014 | Blog, E-commerce
I’m often asked how people should get customers to their online store. I’ve made this a short overview, but you’ll find lots of SEO and Content Marketing tips in this blog, starting with the suggestions at the end of this post. 1. Organic SEO Natural –...
May 8, 2014 | Blog, E-commerce
In my last e-commerce blog post I majored on how, by being the same as your competitors, you’re likely to have a failing e-commerce site. This time, it’s getting the fundamentals right. 1. Think about your business You need to think some more about your business...
May 2, 2014 | Blog, E-commerce
1. A generic site on a basic e-commerce platform Most small e-commerce sites look the same. They do the same things. They have a collection of products and offers, a cheap logo and a simple layout. That’s it. If the business owner knows what they’re doing,...
Apr 17, 2014 | Blog, Top Posts
Have you read these? How many h1 tags can you have on a page? Header tags and how you use them in SEO Copy My Favourite Social Media Tools How to write a killer About Us page! How to produce SEO Copy in eight easy stages Which WordPress Plug-ins Do I Use? (23 of them)...