Why are SEO Agencies so Effective?

Posted 30th June, 2010 by Digivate

Businesses all over the globe are becoming increasingly interested in Search Engine Optimisation, captivated by its many methods for engaging with target markets and resultant huge potential for rewards. Timely implementation of well thought out SEO strategies can bring large quantities of targeted traffic, drastically improved branding and sales.…

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Negative Reviews on Local Search – How to Reverse their Impact

Posted 29th June, 2010 by Digivate

As interactivity on the web increases dramatically so does the occasionally worrying subject of people placing negative comments about your business. Online reputation management is increasingly important, especially with regards to local SEO listings. Search engines such as Google look at comments made on websites as part of their…

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Online Reputation

Posted 28th June, 2010 by Digivate

There can be little doubt that improving a site visibility on search engine ranking pages consumes the main bulk of SEO’s time and effort. Some say there is no such thing as bad publicity; I am not too confident the same can be said about search visibility.

It’s increasingly likely…

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Tailored PR

Posted 27th June, 2010 by Digivate

PR is a critical part of any SEO campaign. Although onsite factors and a well-informed keyword model are critical to success, it is the ongoing impact of an integrated PR process that really facilitates the ability to obtain and sustain top-level valuable rankings.

So what compromises an…

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Adwords Search Funnels

Posted 25th June, 2010 by Digivate

Google has provided agencies and advertisers with tools and functionality that have now become synonymous with online marketing. This has come in the form of basic conversion tracking to more advanced ecommerce value tracking (*cough* Microsoft Adcenter) to the only search engine to provide agencies the ability to manage…

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The Importance of Natural Momentum

Posted 23rd June, 2010 by Digivate

Momentum is a crucial factor when undergoing a PR or content strategy to grow the authority and strength of a domain.

After analysing the competition for non-paid search and understanding the enormity of the task to compete for rankings it is easy to fall in to the trap of pushing…

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Personalised Search: SEO strategy implications

Posted 23rd June, 2010 by Digivate

Since the 4th December 2009 Google has automatically customised results based on users previous search history. Prior to this date Google results were only personalised if you were signed in to your Google account. What this now means is that if you don’t want results to be personalised you…

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The Changing Face of Google

Posted 21st June, 2010 by Digivate

Keeping tabs on a site’s Google search rank is a fundamental part of the SEO industry. Jostling for positions on a search engine result page (SERPs) with the usual competitors, whilst simultaneously keeping a close eye on emerging adversaries, is an age old past-time for SEO enthusiasts. But whilst…

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Google & Social Media

Posted 21st June, 2010 by Digivate

Whilst the general consensus is the future of SEO lies at the door of Google and Bing (although the jury is still ‘out’ on the latter), there is strengthening doubt regarding using SEO as the only strategy to adopt for a campaign. No longer is it just the search…

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