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Understanding Where Your Website Truly Ranks

Understanding Where Your Website Truly Ranks The significance of your website’s rank on Google is unquestionable. It’s a testament to your online presence, impacting your brand visibility, audience reach, and overall business success. However, do you know where you truly stand in this vast digital landscape? In this article we dive into the intricacies of[…]

What to Consider When Commissioning a New Website

What to Consider When Commissioning a New Website For most businesses, an online presence is a must, even if it is simply for credibility purposes. Whether you have a site and want a refresh of the content and design, or whether you have a fledgling business and this is a new experience, there are certain[…]

Are Images Slowing Your Website Down?

Are Images Slowing Your Website Down? Website speed is a critical factor for improving your search engine rankings. While there are numerous ways to enhance your website’s loading speed, one of the most straightforward and impactful methods is optimising your images. Large, unoptimised image files are often the primary culprits behind sluggish site performance. If[…]

Google Core Web Vitals

Google Core Web Vitals Tucked away in Google’s Search Console is a powerful report called Core Web Vitals. This tool measures the quality of a user’s experience on your website and provides insights into how well your site performs in key areas. With Google’s new ranking algorithm, Page Experience, scheduled for release in 2021, it’s[…]

User Intent

User Intent When working on your SEO strategy and optimising your website, the focus often centres on keywords, search engine rankings and the number of onsite conversions generated. It’s frequently seen as a numbers game: the more visitors you attract to your site, the more business you’re likely to gain. However, what’s sometimes overlooked is[…]

Ranking Well on Google

Ranking Well on Google Google, the most recognised and widely used search engine, has built its reputation on delivering to searchers exactly what they’re looking for. Over the years, it has evolved significantly, surpassing competitors like Ask Jeeves, Yahoo and Lycos. If you’re sitting there thinking “Who?”, then you’re already proving the point: Google’s adaptability[…]

Website Redirects

Website Redirects In this month’s article, we’re diving into the importance of website redirects. A redirect is the process of re-routing a user or search engine from one URL to another at your request. Whether you’re managing a site redesign or retiring outdated pages, redirects are an essential tool for maintaining a healthy website. Why[…]

Understanding Fetch as Google

Understanding Fetch as Google Fetch as Google is a powerful tool within Google Search Console (previously known as Webmaster Tools) that helps website owners identify and resolve issues affecting their site’s visibility and ranking. This tool enables you to test how Google’s crawlers view and interact with either specific URLs or your entire site, for[…]

The Importance of Keyword Research

The Importance of Keyword Research In this post we highlight why regular keyword research is essential for your website’s success. At a minimum, keyword research should be conducted when your website is first built and ideally, reviewed regularly. Recently, while conducting a competitor analysis for a client, I noticed a local competitor’s URL structure: /services/corporate/.[…]

Google Search Console

Google Search Console Google Search Console, previously known as Webmaster Tools, is one of the most valuable but underused tools in the Google toolkit. Initially designed to help web developers and SEO experts monitor site performance, Google has gradually added an array of powerful features that offer deep insights into your website’s search data and[…]

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