If you run a company that relies on online traffic to drive key business outcomes I imagine you have heard of the dreaded Google penalty. However, to clear up any misunderstanding, a Google penalty refers to Googles response when a site undertakes activities that contravene its webmaster guidelines. This intentional penalisation of your website and...Read More

In Mid October Google launched the first version of an API for Google My Business Listings to a limited audience. The good news is that Google has announced a new API named Google My Business API that is open to anyone and comes with a raft of new features that will remove much of the...Read More

Each and every month you are paying large sums to Google on a pay per click (PPC) basis to drive improved visibility of your brand and to encourage new sales to your website. So it seems only fair that the power brokers at Google help you out with improved organic search performance right? Sorry, I...Read More

Have you been working tirelessly with a local website designer to produce your new website? In the age of the internet the importance of a quality website design cannot be underestimated as your company looks to drive ongoing growth. But what is a great website? There are a large number of contributing factors required in...Read More

Which is best for your business, investing in immediate gains that pay per click advertising can generate, or driving the long term benefits associated with optimising your website for organic search success? The question of where to invest your internet marketing budget or how to allocate the budget is much debated by novices and experts...Read More

Is your website looking a bit weary? Did you invest in a wonderful new website a few years back that was supposedly top of its class? Are you are starting to find that it is not quite up to scratch now? Do you constantly view funky or stylish websites and wonder what it would take...Read More

Why You Must Invest in Social Media and SEO Without reservation social media enthusiasts wax lyrical on the overwhelming importance of Social Media in driving website visibility and a steady stream of traffic. Conversely SEO specialists hasten to add that search engine optimisation remains more important than ever in driving top search engine ratings and...Read More

The seismic shift of businesses and consumers to the internet as the primary source of information over the past few years has fuelled the ongoing battle of website owners who are clamouring to gain prominence at the top of search engine results pages. Wherever you look there is a huge amount of discussion about the...Read More

I am sure you are all aware of the potential benefits of a top listing in Google, Yahoo or Bing. What do I mean by a top listing? Let me put it like this. If your website is not featuring on the first page of major search engines you can pretty much kiss goodbye to...Read More