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Adding rel=”nofollow” to a link effectively stops a link being a link, as far as Google is concerned. This means the link does not count as a vote, does not pass page rank, nor topical relevance(!). For instance, most blog comments are nofollow links, unlike this blog;
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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....

TIP 21What is a xml sitemap and do I need one to ‘seo’ my site for Google? (more…)

I don’t pretend to understand the math of Page Rank (I spent too much time at the back of the class drawing) but I think I can visualise it adequately enough to heat up a website. Is PR the ‘trick’ to make sure your pages are in the main Google results index and have forums got what it takes these days? (more…)

I’ve been wanting to ask those that read our blog to introduce themselves and tell me what you think of the site.

Do you have a view?

Please, introduce yourself and tell me what you do and what I can do better.

Shaun

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If I didn’t have a clue how to launch my site and didn’t know my arse from my elbow in social media, here is how I would launch a site today; (more…)

Weeks 1 & 2 Results

Fridays in between seo and web design responsibilities we have X-Box Friday. We have a league going and some of the boys in the office have a team. Here’s the results after the first couple of weeks. (more…)

NOTE – Our DIY SEO guide has been updated: Go to Beginner – Learn Google SEO Tips & Tactics

OK so that’s most of the on-page seo I consider dealt with. There’s not that much to it. You can control on-page seo, but I would think Google is looking for flags to demote a website or page, not promote it. So know the issues – know that people spam the hell on site. Try and stand apart while keeping it as simple as you possibly can.

ADD – The more I write this the more I don’t want to spread misinformation. This isn’t a crusade – I am just blogging here – if you have a comment to make about anything I have written, or even better a different point of view, please let me know in the comments on any of the posts. I’m always looking to hear about other people’s observations. I’ve been slapped before and Sebastian is a pal now

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TIP 20The best piece of advice I ever read about creating a website / optimising a website was years ago: (more…)

A stupid test to see if online casino spam can rank me or get me traffic – from any place. (more…)

As of today I am going to be a lot more careful how I link to people. It’s a pet hate when you see somebody talking about you on a blog and not linking to you properly, or at all, just ask linkbait coach and pal Lyndon Antcliff.

I’m going to make an effort to make every link count.

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