Recent content by CarlReed

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    repeating blocks of content

    50 words won't be an issue if the page has 500+ words of unique content on top of it. You could always turn that text block into an image.
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    Websites

    Don't use WIX!
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    should I pay for online directories?

    Who mentioned anything about page 10?
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    SEO for multilingual sites

    Google "WPML" - it's a good plugin for creating multi language pages in Wordpress
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    should I pay for online directories?

    Depends whether the directory has good traffic for the search terms you're listed on. For example - if you Google "Plumber London" and see they Yelp is ranking at position 2 then yeah it's a good investment as you're basically buying the number 2 spot on Google. Search for your keywords and...
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    A different domain for part of your website

    Just keep it on the main site and let the link juice spread to it
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    Can PDF Links Improve SEO?

    Yep, but most of the PDF submission services you'll find on Fiverr, etc are garbage as most PDF directories rip the links out of the files or no-follow them because they've all been spammed to death
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    Affiliate scheme

    Before you start recruiting affiliates make sure you've done your own testing and you know your LP's/sales pages convert otherwise you'll be dead in the water
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    Email Marketing Lists

    Depends what you're planning to do with the list, most list retailers sell the lists multiple times and the busineses you're contacting have already been spammed to death, I hire a VA to scrape my data for me sirectly from Google. If you're scraping from the first 2 pages of Google for lot's of...
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    HTTPS vs HTTP

    IMO it's only worth it if you're in a big niche where all your comp use https, otherwise it's not really going to show you an ROI because for a decent cert it's pretty expensive
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    Free SERP rank checker

    Keep creating new accounts at Accuranker til you can afford to pay for one. It's the most accurate for UK rankings, I use it for all my clients. Just remember though - you get what you pay for, rank tracking is well worth investing in.
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    which tool is best for keyword Research

    Keyword Planner Your Brain Your incoming search terms from Search Console (the only real data you'll get from Google) Keyword Multiplier by Search Commander (Google it)
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    Links in comments

    Google will still count the link but it'll only have a fraction of the impact on your rankings. Plus Nofollow links make your link profile appear more natural. And if you're one of the first to comments on a popular post you will get traffic. RE no-follow links- links from Wikipedia are...
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    Does my website theme make a difference to SEO

    As long as the on page SEO and content is the same it shouldn't matter, just avoid themes which push the content way below the fold as I've seen a negative affect on rankings due to this reason