Remove A Page From Google In Three Steps

Remove A Page From Google In Three Steps

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:...
Five Top SEO Fallacies. Be careful out there!

Five Top SEO Fallacies. Be careful out there!

Don’t do any of these. And, most important of all, don’t pay someone to do them for you! Use search engine submission Don’t bother, and run from any SEO ‘experts’ who are still offering it. You’re wasting your money Rely on Meta...
Quick Tips 2: Research & Strategy, plus Ageing Content

Quick Tips 2: Research & Strategy, plus Ageing Content

The second instalment of Quick Tips. A couple that are very close to my heart, as they come up time and time again. Don’t let your research & strategy go (c)old If you’re sensible, you’ll commission Key Phrase Research and Content Strategy right...
Is the Google Sandbox back? Did it ever go away?

Is the Google Sandbox back? Did it ever go away?

A few years ago, we used to talk a lot about the Google Sandbox. It was a place where many believed new sites were corralled by Google until they were old enough to be shown to the world at large. While Google denied its existence, SEOs and site owners saw how their...