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Free content for your site or blog. People have asked to use bits of this seo blog on their own site and that’s fine as this content on the Hobo blog is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Scotland License. You can use the content or edit it in any way. Why? Why not. The Commons (and open source) have done a lot for us. (more…)

We've recently updated our comments policy and increased the number of comments a visitor has to make to get seo friendly links in comment signatures to reward long term readers and make it a bit harder for dofollow spammers ;) - I told you dofollow spamming wasn't a long term strategy....

3 posts from the last year on the Hobo seo blog were included in social media consultant Tamar Weinberg’s  yearly roundup of the Best Internet Marketing Posts of 2008. (more…)

Does your site meet the legal requirements to comply with the UK Companies Act 2007?

We ask all our clients to supply the information to comply with the Act, but I wanted this to act as a legal reminder for 2009.

It’s quite simple to comply with this Act, and it can can make your website more conversion friendly. I see so many emails from people who obviously have no idea about this Act so I thought I would publish this to help. (more…)

This is a common question and surprising how many people don’t know it. Google will display up to 70 characters maximum in a Page Title for Google. (more…)

I just signed up for the Think Visibility SEO conference at Leeds in March 2009. Guest speakers include my friend Tim Nash, Tom Critchlow, Patrick Altoft, and Dave Naylor and it should be a great day out if you want to learn more about search marketing. (more…)

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Twitter is the new way to quickly connect and network with likeminded people, and I’m on it along with millions of other users as Hobo Web. (more…)

Our offices closed for Xmas (although we’re still available by email). We return to normal working hours on January 5th 2009 and wanted to wish readers and clients a very merry Christmas (more…)

Web Designing For Dyslexia – What Problems Would a Dyslexic User Face?

People with dyslexia frequently experience discomfort when reading because they find it more difficult to ‘decode’ the words on the page, and can also find it difficult to remain focussed on a particular piece of text. Some people may also have to concentrate more to remember what they have already read, which means they will tire more easily.

When it comes to website design, keep these in mind: (more…)

According to analysis theory, it takes 10,000 hours to be an expert or elite performer, in any industry, science and art form. I wonder if this theory applies to SEO? (more…)

Blur is reforming – yay! (more…)