Google has went all social with a new service called Google Profiles. This means when you “Google Me“, for instance, as I already have a profile set up, a picture of me features in the actual SERPS. At first it’s a vanity thing, but Google’s really getting in on the act of actual finding and giving you more user friendly information on people now possibly with an eye on the success Facebook is. (more…)

Did you know when you link to a Hobo SEO post we have search engine friendly links back to your site if approved? Our comments are also search engine friendly you know (once you've commented on a few posts)! Do you need any more encouragement to get involved in the conversation ;)

Last week I mentioned optimising your site to take advantage of Google double or indented listings. Earlier I wrote about the next Google Pagerank update and I thought this was an ideal opportunity to illustrate what I meant about double listing optimisation – a very simple seo tactic. (more…)

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Duplicate content can be a nightmare for some websites. Sometimes it can harm rankings and conversions. While Google is pretty good at determining dupe content and serving up the correct page on a well put together site, even today many see duplicate content filters as actual penalties. (more…)

I don’t keyword research every post using a tool like Google Keyword Research Tool. I usually keep that for a bit more indepth analysis and exploratory work. (more…)

Finding the coordinates of Atlantis with Google Earth gave me an excuse to publish data that went with my recent article where I discussed how many words or phrases you can actually optimise a page for: (more…)

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Someone asked me what Google Double or Indented Listings where today, and how to get them. Simply put, it’s when you have two listings from the same website in the top ten results in Google instead of one (in normal view with 10 results). (more…)

Just last week, I read an article on the BBC, totally generated by the PR efforts of a small company, that was the most emailed piece on the site that day. How did the BBC choose to reward the company? – with a mention of the company’s web address that wasn’t a regular clickable link. (more…)

You might have missed Think Visibility in Leeds this year, but I recommend you keep a lookout for tickets on sale for September 2009 (I think). Congrats to Dom (spot the link!) – @thehodge – for organising the very enjoyable and successful Think Visibility conference 2009 in Leeds. What a great event packed with great speakers discussing seo, affiliate marketing, blogging, analytics and a lot more;

Andrew Burnett, Chris Garrett and Me (Chris Clarkson & DaveN can be seen in background)

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