SEO & GEO5 Jul 2011
Google+ has been launched
A few days with Google+ on the pre-invite list. The missing link between Facebook and Twitter — Circles done properly, privacy controls Facebook never managed, and no ads yet.
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Technical SEO, search intelligence, and the code behind it — notes from 20+ years of making websites work harder.
SEO & GEO3 Jul 2011
Bing Webmaster Tools Bug
A Bing Webmaster Tools bug lets any account download data for domains they don't own. Tempting to keep quiet and use it for pitching — but I'd rather sleep, so I reported it.
SEO & GEO29 Jun 2011
What a compromised site means for your revenues?
A 'this site may be compromised' label on the SERP sends 98% of searchers elsewhere — a Microsoft figure. How Google and Bing flag malware, and how to avoid the label.
SEO & GEO27 Jun 2011
ICANN reveals new domain names. Is it worth buying one?
ICANN opens up generic top-level domains to virtually any word, for a not-so-small $185k fee. A few thoughts on the SEO side — authority doesn't migrate with the extension.
SEO & GEO24 Jun 2011
Schema.org, a new agreement between the parties
Google, Bing and Yahoo! finally agreed on a common vocabulary for semantic mark-up. Why schema.org is worth implementing even if richer SERP snippets are never guaranteed.
SEO & GEO15 Jun 2011
Google made some changes in his algorithms
Three small Google moves worth noticing: descriptive terms in local search, a test swapping URLs for site names in snippets, and Matt Cutts on why Amazon outranks brand sites.
SEO & GEO13 Jun 2011
SEO revenues don't fly if your company strands with bureaucratic strings
After two years in London agencies: SEO is not a discipline in isolation. Bureaucracy kills projects as surely as a bad backlink profile, and the ROI follows the flexibility.
SEO & GEO8 Jun 2011
Your mobile presence easily implemented with top-notch suggestions
Once you've decided a mobile version is worth it, the real work starts. A practical checklist — page size, sitemap, navigation, images, XHTML Mobile and a separate subdomain.
SEO & GEO25 May 2011
Should I consider providing my web site with a mobile version?
Notes from a Google London training on mobile: smartphone sales already past the PC, 15% of queries from mobile, and figures that should convince anyone still on the fence.