For those of you whole have been following my #12BlogsOfChristmas everyday since Christmas Day, thank you for your support – it has been noted.   Why did I do the #12BlogsOfChristmas? Well, the deeper question is “Why did you set up this website?”… 2017 was a pivotal year for me – after leaving full time…

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When I think back to where I was this time last year, I’d just left a full time job and tried to start a business 4 weeks before Christmas! Needless to say the first couple of months turnover didn’t break any records, but there you go… 12 months later and I run an agency that…

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If you’re asked which is the top search engine, almost everyone would answer, “Google”. If you were asked about the top two search engines, however, would you put a video platform second place? Not as many people be aware that YouTube, which is owned by Google, ranks as a close second (even above other search…

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With so many different ways to drive traffic, and the search engines now trying to simulate user intent as well as content itself, is keyword mapping really all that important? The short answer is yes. There is no escaping it. Keywords are still the driving force behind organic rankings and PPC algorithms alike. Not mapping…

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In this series for the #12BlogsOfChristmas, we’ve already touched upon some massive topics, and alluded to the fact that as a business owner or marketing manager, there are so many different pulls on your time. So is outsourcing your digital marketing (or at least parts of it) a good idea? There are really two standpoints…

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There are only two ways to generate traffic to your website, and neither of them are actually free. Think about it – obviously paid traffic incurs a cost, but the competitiveness and dedication required for organic traffic is so time consuming, that it is costly. The danger here is that business owners / marketing professionals…

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With all different forms of driving traffic in our arsenal, is being on the first page of google still as important as it has always been? The simple answer is, “No”. With so many options ava8lable for driving traffic (social media, ppc, email marketing, etc), Google’s organic listings have become less important – especially if…

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Ever heard of the 80/20 rule? The premis is simple, around 20% of your business activities will produce around 80% of the result (orders, turnover, enquiries, etc). If you think about it, that’s huge… that means that we spend 80% of our time chasing after the final 20% of our turnover. Surely it makes more…

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It is no secret that SEO is an ever changing picture. It’s even reported that Google updates its algorithm more than once a day, so there’s no way anyone can keep up to speed with every change. But the reality is this – whilst SEO does require a level of skill and understanding, there are…

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