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Hamlet Batista has a great write up here about how automatic ranking software (WPG, WebCEO, SEO Studio) is being blocked by Google. He goes on to say why you shouldn't fixate on ranking reports and offers a solution(s). read more »
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Many people still don't seem to "get" the importance of usability. However, with the UK usability market worth more than £200 million by the end of 2008, businesses should embrace usability as a necessity rather than a luxury.

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A look at the three most basic aspects of project management:

Presentation
Processing and
Planning

Without them it's all too easy to fail but they are also only the start of successful projects! read more »
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This is my attempt at a post about what the future of the SEO and Google will be. I'll be the first to admit that some of the stuff I say is (IMO) pretty out there as far as predictions go, but I'd love to get some feedback from the sphinn community read more »
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The once-paramount-yet-still-important meta tag still matters. Although not the most critical piece of SEO today, it is still an important but often overlooked part of an overall SEO strategy. Check it! read more »
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Are you one of the ugly site clogging up the index? or are you selling sexy tea and winning my custom? read more »
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Bill Slawski examines a patent application from Yahoo that explores how the search engine might find semantically related terms by looking at queries searched for by people in search sessions, and describes some of the processes behind how the searc read more »
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Don't you just love the 'we can rank you number one on google' emails... read more »
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With brand bidding opening up on Google AdWords next Monday, Tesco have become the 1st major UK brand to announce they won't be bidding on their competitors. read more »
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The difference between www. or no www. Simple little thing causes duplicates in your search engine rankings. The code to fix it. read more »
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How do you write your email subject lines? and do your subjects offer the same value as the email itself? read more »
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Managing an international website isn’t as straightforward as running a site focussed on a single local market. There are several issues that need to be handled very precisely in order to maximise your traffic while maintaining a user friendly desig read more »
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This how to covers the most important factors for image optimization for all relevant media. read more »
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A comparison between link buying and prostitution! read more »
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Aaron Wall writes, "A wide array of paid and free tools make it both cheap and easy to track your online reputation. The first point of contact is typically via customer emails, comments on your own site or web analytics data. But not everyone who c read more »
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Google are now factoring in page download speed when determining the Quality Score of your PPC ads. Well done Google, this could help push developers of those really annoying, SLOW websites into improving their speed. read more »
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Interesting Hitwise post looking at the importance of plural/singular search traffic and how these target users at different stages of the conversion process. read more »
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My pal James (Duthie)is gest posting on the Scoop - striking a blow for the little fella.

SNIP - There’s no doubt about it… trying to optimize a web site in an ultra competitive industry these days is a daunting task! With the commercial reality read more »
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What does your reputation say about you? read more »
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A Valentine themed post about social networking and how the likes of myspace and facebook can have a big impact on our lives. read more »
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Healthy debate = good

Personal attacks on one another in the public domain = bad read more »
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Stoney writes: "Shopping cart abandonment can result in a significant loss in potential sales. But much of that can be reduced when the shopping process is streamlined and geared for shopper satisfaction." read more »
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The SEO playbook changes fast. Really fast. Techniques come and go on a monthly basis, and methods considered to be "the way and the light" can become obsolete – literally overnight. What helped a site rank yesterday can suddenly cause it to get pen read more »
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The Leapfrogg team have been getting in the festive spirit by putting together and SINGING our very own 12 days of SEO Christmas.

We've provide the lyrics so sing along and be merry! read more »
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Google sitelinks have been a hotly debated topic over the last year and there are many theories as to how they are generated. However as a result of numerous queries from clients I have delved into this deeper and posted my findings below broken dow read more »
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