Some market sectors are clearly more competitive during the summer months. In fact, it's fair to see that some businesses fall away dramatically at other times of year. This is clear to me when I hear an ice-cream van pass at this time of year. Where are they in December and January? I can only assume that they have alternative jobs for part of the year - maybe they spend the winter months selling electric heaters? Or...
The Google Panda update hit the UK on 11 April 2011 and has been receiving some attention in the media generally. There have been plenty of headlines generated within the online community. But what's it all about and what impact has been seen so far? Let's take a closer look. What is Google Panda? Well, back in February, Google launched a major new algorithm update in the US. According to Google themselves, this change had an impact on almost...
Do you need search engine submissions in order to raise the profile of your website? There's no doubt that improved search engine positioning could help your business. But times have changed. In the early days of the Internet, many website owners would make use of submission links in order to get their sites listed. So you might carry out Google search engine submission, then Yahoo, then Bing and so on. The search engines have become much more sophisticated...