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    does text on index.html hold more weight?

    The index file themes your site so start by optimising it for your top level terms. Perhaps 2 or 3 max. So if you've got a handbag shop you may optimise your homepage for: handbags, buy handbag, cheap handbag If you need more help - email me at [email protected]. I offer a free SEO clinic...
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    Favourite, Best SEO Book

    Not an ebook perse, but the guys at Just Searching have a great blog with loads of useful, practical and implementable SEO tips. If you're beginner to intermediate - I recommend you grab their RSS feed: http://www.justsearching.co.uk/JustBlog/ Si...
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    Advice on setting up my website, in layman's terms.

    Hi there. You've probably already considered these, but here goes: OScommerce - free shopping cart software PayPal - simple payments eBay - try an ebay store to test the water Main things I'd start thinking about are: Who's already doing it? What can you learn from the competition? How...
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    Page One Google

    They've been honest enough to say they can't do first page on your main term - that's something. I suppose it's up to you to work back the figures and work out if it will be profitable. I guess you don't have to pay anything until you hit the first page? And don't forget, there's a BIG...
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    Opinion of new ebay listing template

    Hi there. I have to say . . . the old one looks more professional and is a lot more pleasing to the eye. May I suggest adding a mailing list sign up form to it at the top? I built a list of about 5000 emails doing that (check with ebay's terms though, not sure if it's allowed) HTH...
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    Part time SEO Support required

    Hi there. Ive sent and email to your support address with some details of how I can help. Email me if you'd like more information.
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    Email Marketing Software

    I can second the recommendation for Interspire (excellent in-house piece of kit). Try constantcontact or verticalresponse for something a little easier (and perhaps safer from the tech angle) Si
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    Monitoring Competitor pricing

    You could try Mozenda (www-mozenda-com). Might not be as autometed as you want but it's simple to set up and does a good job of scraping. HTH ------------------------------------------------------------------------- www-searchdata-co-uk (Competitive Intelligence for SEO)
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    subdomains or folders

    Hi WilfredW. It sounds like you'd be best going down the subdirectory route with this one, setting a clear folder structure for each type of exam revision you offer: yoursite.co.uk/gcse/ yoursite.co.uk/a-level/ yoursite.co.uk/blah-blah/ I'd alsso recommend putting all the content for each...
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    'Content' Apart from articles, what else is there?

    Hi Petera. If it's a wordpress.com blog you can pay a monthly fee to give you access to the sourcecode. You can however host your own version of wordpress for free - which you can do with what you please :)
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    'Content' Apart from articles, what else is there?

    You could start a blog on wordpress.com and link to it from your homepage. Tha would be a nice easy place to start. Update it regularly with fashion & product news etc. It would be better if the blog was hosted on your own domain but if you do it on WP you'll get the benefits of the backlinks...
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    Calling all SEO Experts...........

    Hi Rick. I can't get access to that post for some reason. Would you mind emailing me the details - I may be able to help. info (AT) searchdata.co.uk
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    I love Youtube

    Either way - sounds like a result :) Well done (not to sound too patronizing). Why not try putting it on Digg too? Shout it to me 'iloveit' and I'll whip it round our friends base if you like. Have a nice weekend.
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    I love Youtube

    Sounds like a great success. Was it the YouTube video that popped into the organic results and referred the traffic or was it your website riding up the SERPS on the back of it? Would be interesting to find out :) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------...
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    whats alexa

    Alexa is (or was) owned by Amazon. It's a toolbar that you download to your browser which Alexa then uses to capture various data from your surfing habits. It's a reasonable measure of a websites popularity but it can easily be spoofed and results are skewed so treat it with kid gloves and...