Since Google introduced the Penguin update to its algorithm in 2012, practices such as black hat SEO link building have, thankfully, been in decline. Widespread manipulation of a website’s ranking involving the practice of buying links, spam comments, link farming and...
What are Backlinks and Does Link Building Still Help Your SEO?
When it comes to how well you rank in a search engines results, there are many criteria which determine your position; two of the main ones are content and backlinks. Does Link Building Still Work? Google, Bing, Yahoo or DuckDuckGo, every search engine has its own...
Are Social Bookmarking Links Effective for SEO?
What is Social Bookmarking? In the same way that individuals use bookmarks in a web browser to curate content, social bookmarking is an online service that allows registered users to do the same. In addition, users can also annotate, edit and share web pages; in...
Using Moz to Check Backlinks & Metrics Such as Domain Authority
The SaaS marketing company, Moz, has been operating since 2005 on the core principle of ‘making the web a better place’. They offer software services based around SEO, all of which are designed to help webmasters improve their SEO and check backlinks using...
Using Majestic to Check Backlink Quality and Trust Flow
Majestic is a link intelligence supplier based in the UK. Capable of delivering powerful link analysis data for any URL, Majestic SEO is a tool designed to provide ‘flow metrics’ and enable website owners to check backlink quality for their own website and...
How to Use Blogger Outreach & Content Marketing for Great Links & Exposure
High quality links from top ranking and authoritative sites are a good way to build great links without breaching any Webmaster Guidelines. One of the best ways to do this is via content marking and an effectively designed blogger outreach programme. What is a Blogger...
Link Builder Tools That Can Help You Climb Up the Rankings
Let’s be clear about this, building links is not as simple as firing a silver bullet. There is no one, single link builder tool on the market that will be a cure-all to help you reach the holy grail of the number one in Google's search results. What exists are plenty...
The Differences Between Black Hat, White Hat & Grey Hat SEO Techniques
The terms White Hat, Black Hat and Grey Hat are often used to explain certain SEO tactics, but what do they actually mean? White Hat SEO Tactics White Hat SEO tacticians maintain a code of ethics that strictly adheres to the guidelines set by the leading search engine...
Link Building Strategies – Our Top 10 Tips for Building High Quality Links in 2017
Links have been, and remain, one of the most important way to rank highly in search results. However, all links are not created equal, so we take a look at the best link building strategies in 2017 and how these have changed in recent years. Along with great content,...
Google Penguin 4.0 Update, September 2016 – Rolling Out & Now Real-Time
On Friday 23rd September, 2016 Google confirmed that Penguin 4.0 was being rolled out across the world in multiple languages. This update is expected to be speedy but gradual in nature, with a rollout expected to be delivered over a 2 to 3 week period. What is Penguin...