One thing that has really struck me in the last couple of years, mostly since I started guest blogging and receiving some guest posts, is that so many people seem to have forgotten that this is the web. This series…
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Creating An Image Map With GIMP
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Today I decided it was time I learned (or re-learned, I did it once before) how to make an image map. I searched the web for options and GIMP seemed to be the best one to go for as I…
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The Past, Present And Future Of The Mobile Gambling Industry
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The mobile gambling market is a massive industry and one of vital importance to gambling and sports betting brands alike. Although the mobile market is relatively young, its popularity has already been hugely influential on gaming trends.
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Extending Your Internet At Home And Connecting Your TV iPlayer
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Last month I return to BT. In fact, it is the first time BT has been my ISP (Interner Service Provider). Anyway, as Entanet could not offer me unlimited broadband I bought BT’s new Unlimited Infinity service. It means my…
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Ranking Factors in Weight Loss Niche – Page Speed
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What follows is a series (if I complete them) of SEO reviews of some suspected ranking factors. Doing it for my own needs, maybe others will find interesting. It won’t be very scientific and I will not share all the…
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Evaluating SEO Service Providers – How To Tell Good From Bad
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Today Dan Vuksanovich from Website Traffic Increaser Guy shares some advice with us about howto evaluate an SEO provider. This article is designed to provide you with some clarity and guidance in sifting through potential SEO service providers to make an informed decision…
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Spy On Your Competitors With SEMRush
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I recently wanted to look at what a competitor site was up to regarding their online marketing, and decided to make use of SEMRush from SeoQuake. SEMRush provides both SEO and Adwords analysis of any website. As Interflora was in the news…
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Interflora Is Back In Google Search!
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It did not take long for Google to allow it back. SEOs predicted that it would return at some point, but it is surprising to see it come back so soon. This suggests that the ban could have been due to news…
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Majestic SEO Partnership With Serpico
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Bit of SEO News. I just logged in to Majestic SEO for the first time in ages. I used to use it a while back to look at back links to get some link build ideas for some sites. But…
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Content Marketing Show 2012 – Part 2 – Stories, Data, Journalism
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OK, on with the show. Last night I started writing up some notes from the Content Marketing Show 2012. Today I continue. As promised, I will keep this short and sweet. Stories That Scale by Anthony Mayfield Anthony works for…
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The Content Marketing Show – Holborn, November 2012
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Today I skived off proper work to sit on a series of uncomfortable chairs at the inaugural Content Marketing Show, which was organised by the chap behind Brighton SEO (which I also went to this year, but could not find…
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Unbelievable Changes to SEO – Read Now!
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Over the last couple of years Google has made some radical changes to the way it ranks webpages in its search index. Many of the these changes have resulted in previously popular and successful websites being dumped overnight.
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How To Move The Twenty Twelve Sidebar to the Left
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I have just installed Twenty Twelve as Magazine Basic is doing funny things with my image map. But there is GUI to modify the layout of the page. So I had to delve into the dreaded CSS stylesheet! Fortunately moving…
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WordPress – Display A List Of Latest Posts But Exclude Sticky Posts
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Today I finally found a solution to a problem that has been bugging me for years. In WordPress, by default, lists of your latest posts display, as you can probably imagine, your latest posts. However, if you chose to make…
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WordPress 3.4 “Green” Offers Theme Customization
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In keeping with the tradition of naming its releases after musicians, the most recent WordPress update, WordPress 3.4 ‘Green’ is named after jazz guitarist Grant Green.
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Windows Security and the W3C Validators Telephone Scam
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Just had a telephone call from India telling me they were representing the Windows Security Centre and that my Windows Inique ID had been shared with up to 4 other people, that my computer had been hacked and that my…
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Basic WordPress Security
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I run several WordPress sites which have not been updated for ages. None have been hacked. I feel the need for a new blog post…. WordPress Security Keep it updated If you only update from a few select locations and…
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Eandjconsulting.net Offer Banner On Your Website for $750 / mo
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I just received an email asking to purchase advertising space on my website for up to $750 a month. Here is the full email (warning – do not click the links / enter the email, it attempts to run a…
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Phishing Scam: Facebook Support Sent You a Notification
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If you get an email with subject “Facebook Support sent you a notification” it is a scam. It is not from Facebook, but a company trying to steal your Facebook login and password. So ignore it. If you use an…
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Adsense Now Allowed on Gambling, Casino, Tip and Betting Sites
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A big change has just come to Google Adsense, and this may have a huge impact on advertising platforms such as Aleavendo, a gambling pay-per-click (PPC) service, which until now has looked to be a dominant PPC advertising network for gambling…
Target Surfers by Age and Gender with Adwords
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I guess this is a new feature, at least, I had not noticed before. Just logged in to Google Adwords and saw a new announcement: “New! Reach people based on their age and gender Reach customers based on their age…
Google Plus Friend Recommendations Springs To Life
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There has been a lot of discussion in recent months about how Google plans to start using social to promote web pages. Well, one way seems to have recently popped up – recommendations through the G+ buttons on websites.
Mom, I have Google Translate – Why Do I Need to Learn Any Languages?
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Your kids can find answers to everything online. If they need to find something out, they just Google it, and you do the same thing. Google (and other search engines) have made it a cinch to connect with the information…