You may notice a new template for the Web Design UK Blog. We have now migrated to BlogEngine.NET and when we get chance will customise the template. At the moment there are some very pressing projects though, so a blog design will have to wait I'm afraid! It will also allow us to customise blogs for clients, as well as work out the SEO impact of using BlogEngine.NET as opposed to Wordpress, which when configured correctly is rather good for SEO. The technical issues with Wordpress however far outweighed good SEO on a fairly infant blog. I'm signing out now, but see you for the next post, which will hopefully be an eye opener about my favourite ASP.NET control!
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Recently we have been working a lot with CMS, to extend it's capability. I also have a friend who has built a website for his brother and mates who are travelling around the world. The site is laid out roughly in a blog format, and has a very strong domain name. Putting these two ideas together I thought I would search for good quality domain names around blogs just in case we decide to write a blogging engine.
Using the Google Adwords Keyword Tool I found a good search term and that a relevant domain name was available, but prior to searching for the keywords I had to fill in the obligatory CAPTCHA word, which showed me that it seems Christmas may have come slightly early in the Googleplex. Yes, this is 100% genuine. The only way it has seen Photoshop is for me to crop the image and save it for web!
Enjoy this Christmas treat from Google!
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We have just received an email from a company offering Page 1 Google listings without on-going SEO as part of a new website build. Why am I blogging about this you may ask. Well quite simply you may be disappointed with results of a page 1 Google listing without on-going SEO.
The ReasonsThere are ways to get Page 1 without on-going SEO but they usually come with one or more of the following pitfalls:
- You won't stay on Page 1 for very long. Google regularly updates its algorithms for finding relevant sites. As such, on-going work is required to keep up with these changes.
- You will get placed based on highly uncompetitive search terms that no-one searches for. There's a fairly obvious downfall to this as far as your website performance goes!
- Google Local Business Centre / Maps. Google Local Business Centre is a fantastic and free product for geographical optimisation. Why is it a pitfall? Because for a truly successful local listing, your advert will still need optimising and the competition checking. Your listing will also get a massive boost if your site is optimised correctly too. Don't listen if anyone says the 2 aren't linked!
If you require a new website, refresh of your existing website design or any internet marketing, please don't hesitate to contact us.
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