Recent content by stephan42

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    Benefits of sitemaps?

    I was under the impression that the panda / farmer updates were more to do with duplicate content. The websites most effected would have been sites that didnt have unique content and sites that had a large number of links coming from sites that had duplicate content. With this in mind I would...
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    Should I be showing my Google Ads to mobile devices?

    We have recently been doing research into how much mobiles are being used for local searches and the increases in the last 12 months. Now this varies depending on the type of business but typically there has been a 10% increase in mobile searches to our customers websites in that period...
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    Finding a SEO Guru

    I think you need to set out clear and achievable goals and have the consultant "Guru" provide you with a list of actions on how this will be achieve. Generally i believe you get what you pay for when it comes to SEO. You will very rarely get any return on a cheap solution, I would suggest to go...
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    Google +1 what will it bring?

    So Google is going social, I can't help think that it is going to make my life hell, like I don't already have enough sleepless nights worrying about SERPs! Basically I would like to know what you guys think and what you expect might change in terms of SEO strategy...
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    Panda, - winners and big big losers

    Looking through that list of losers, its a little worrying that some of the major article submission websites have taken a big hits - ezinearticles.com -93,69%, buzzle.com -84,97%, and articlesbase.com -88,68%. Does this mean the end of article submission?
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    Keyword spamming

    You should write your content with your audience in mind, firstly the customer and second Google. You don't have to keyword stuff your content just be mindful of your keyphrases and make sure you have your internal page tags written correctly. In terms of keyword stuffing, I think it used to be...
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    When commissioning a website...

    I believe it is as simple as how much you are paying for the service. The less you are paying for the overall package the more likely you are to be locked into the design they come up for you. Its a matter of time that is spent on the design phase. The agency I work price at the higher end of...
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    Importants of various elements of SEO

    As we all know their are various elements that come together to create a well optimised, high ranking website but what I would like to know is how important are these elements to relation to each other. How important would you rate link building against onsite optimisation or a well built website?
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    Magento Training

    I am surprised that the web development firm that built you the website does not offer training, is this something you have considered?
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    Google SERP ranking tool?

    Does anyone know of a tool that will check multiple keywords at the same time?
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    Magento Training

    I'm not sure about companies that can train you but as Magento is an open source solution you can buy training manuals that detail everything you need to know.
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    Google Sitelinks

    I always thought that that they displayed when you ticked all the relevant criteria set down by Google. Also don't you have the option to pick which sitelinks are displayed in Google Webmaster Tools?
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    What's Content Farm Algorithm

    is this an update from Google, and how will it effect news aggrigator sites that rely on RSS feeds?
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    Has anyone tried facebook advertising?

    Just reiterating what has been said above really, Facebook advertising is very targeted as relies on the information gathered by Facebook profiles. As a PPC system it is about 5 years behind that of Googles and well be very evident when you start using it. Also because of its simplicity you can...