Category Archives: SEO

Say Hello to the Google +1 WordPress Widget

I do like a good widget. Especially one that is ever so simple to install and use and reduces the need to start hard coding and ftp-ing. So imagine my (extremely nerdy, I know) excitement when I found a lovely Google +1 widget for wordpress created by Manchester based SEO agency Pleer SEO!

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What is the most important SEO Activity?

According to the votes on the poll we ran (like, forever) the answer to “Which is the most important SEO activity?” is….

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Where do Manchester SEOs Hang Out?

If you’ve arrived at this site expecting to join in with SEO discussions or find out when the next MancSEO meet up, this is actually ‘the other place’. Here, local providers are listed and businesses (who have cottoned on that Manchester has some serious online talent) can get in contact with them.

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SEO Basics for a Genuine Business Website

If you have a website that you only want to rank for one phrase and nothing else, and that phrase isn’t particularly competitive (and by competitive I mean a specific term that plenty of people search with the actual intent to buy) it absolutely is possible to achieve a good rank relatively quickly simply by applying fundamental ‘SEO’ techniques (Google tells you all you need to know about the basics).

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Vanity ranks and the future of Manchester SEO

The last time I updated or even checked this site was February 22nd. Needless to say I haven’t done anything else with it since then. Why? Simple, clients come first.

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Manchester SEO at 27…or is it?

This weekend I noticed Manchester SEO ranking at #27 on Google and today it remains at that position. But do others see it there?

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Submitting to Search Engines is NOT part of an SEO strategy

Just in case YOUR so called SEO company is still telling you their strategy involves submitting to search engines, consider this:

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Homepage indexed in Bing and Spamgates open

Perhaps it is just a coincidence but no sooner does Bing index the homepage (on the 10th Feb) than the spambox starts to see some action. I’m a little disappointed how obvious it is with blatant references to various pharmaceuticals (clearly automated) I much prefer seeing the fake flattery that I see in my main blog.

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What Next for Manchester SEO?

I got a trusted contact to confirm the position (#30) and that there are no backlinks. So what next for Manchester SEO?

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Top 30 for Manchester SEO with no backlinks

There are many SEO activities that contribute towards a ranking for a particular keyword but not ALL those activities are always necessary. It all boils down to the term you want to rank for and WHO ELSE is also gunning for that term (ie the competition).

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