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As a business in the online age, you’d be forgiven for feeling a little overwhelmed when trying to keep up with all of the changes and requirements Google rolls out. The most common grievances I hear from clients have to do with the ever-changing nature of Google and that they sometimes seem to be making
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I am often asked by clients if it would be more “cost effective” to drop PPC (pay-per-click advertising) and focus on just SEO (search engine optimisation), or vice-versa. The answer I always give my clients is “NO!” This is why…

Everyone knows the average person has a short attention span online. For many people a few seconds is enough time to evaluate a website and then leave. However statistics show that when viewing video content they are willing to spend an average of 2.7 minutes watching a video online. That’s very significant when you think
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Basically, not a whole lot. While Google’s “Penguin” & “Panda” updates were aimed squarely at SEO and educating websites on what they expected of them, “Hummingbird” has an entirely different purpose.

In late May Google released their latest major search algorithm update dubbed “Penguin 2.0”. This update is a continuation of Google’s efforts to deliver a better user experience to people searching online. For many businesses it means they need to approach SEO differently if they want to remain competitive online.

As you’d likely be aware; keywords (or “search terms”) are the terms and phrases we use when using search engines.

There seems to be a growing trend of people seeing AdWords and SEO as alternatives, each with its own advantages and disadvantages.

Over the past couple of years it’s seems that SEO companies are a dime a dozen. Businesses must feel spoiled for choice when they jump online to start researching prices and SEO providers with dozens offering things such as “no contracts”, “endless keywords” and what seem like impossibly low prices. But a note to the
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Google’s latest addition to array of tools one can use to assist their Adword’s campaign perform better is the Keyword Auction Insights Report. The new report will allow one to see comparative performance information on other advertisers who are participating in the same auctions as you. It shows the display URL of the advertiser who
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Having your most prominent keyword in your domain (www.keyword.com.au for example) can be quite valuable in terms of SEO, but it’s not absolutely essential.