Struggling to get better rankings on google? Links have had a nervous and shaky life. Many websites abused it and paid the price by dropping off the Google cliff. A safer way is generating good content that people will share and link too. But what type of content will people want to link too? Continue reading
Month: August 2015
9 ways to avoid being demoted on Google Panda
On July 18th Google did a slow roll out of Google Panda. First released in 2011 this algorithm roots out poor quality sites with little content and moves them down the rankings. The reverse happens to good quality websites with good content… Continue reading
Facebook analytics: 10 metrics you should be tracking
Facebook provide everyone with free analytic so you can see how well you’re posts are doing. If you are having to report to others the growth of your Facebook page then there are 10 metrics that could be showing…
7 important metrics for analysing Twitter stats
While impressions and re-tweets are important they are still only a part of the overall understanding of what your audience likes and ignores. The best times to tweet will help but understanding more of the metrics will help even more… Continue reading
The best times to tweet on Twitter
Do your tweets not seem to reach out as far as you thought it would? It could be that your content isn’t as engaging as you had hoped. Is it also possible that you’re tweeting at the wrong time of day?
Getting the time right is important. Targeting the age-group at the right time of the day (or night) will help you reach the people you’re hoping to attract. Continue reading
9 Steps to Help You Conquer Your Fear of Public Speaking
My first web design job meant travelling across Europe and giving presentations about the websites I had created. I had to stand up in front of many leading scientists and if they could see my hands they would have seen them shaking like crazy. I was young then and very nervous.
There are ways to tackle these fears. The following infographic by Entrepreneur gives really clear tips and steps you can take to help fight back the nerves. Continue reading
50+ Ways to improve your search engine rankings
Does your website some more web traffic? Do you need some help getting your site higher on the search engines?
Search engines like Google require the HTML/structure to be set out in a way that will make sense to the user. Even when that’s all done you then need to build upon that initial work with new content, social media promotion and so on… Continue reading
The Science of Instagram: How to Get More Likes
Do you want to see some science behind Instagram? If so read on… All trends are pointing towards more use of visual stimulus on posts, tweets and so on if you want to attract more social interaction. On my twitter accounts those tweets with engaging images have far more activity than those that don’t… Continue reading
How mobile use varies across generations
There is no getting away from the fact that interacting with people and websites on mobiles is increasing rapidly.
But what are people doing across the age generations on their phones? Continue reading
How to get a thumbnail on your WordPress homepage
Do you want a thumbnail on your WordPress homepage without having to place that image in your main post? It is very easy to do but just as easy to miss. This guide shows you what to do… Continue reading