Archive for the ‘Search Engine Optimization (SEO)’ Category

Aug
26/11
Search Engine Ranks – What % of Clicks to expect for Positions 1-10
Last Updated on Wednesday, 7 September 2011 08:37
Written by Taryn Siwale
Friday, August 26th, 2011
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search engine ranks what percentage of visitorsOK so you have your website up and running, Great!  You’ve begun work on your search engine optimisation campaign, Great! You’ve conducted keyword research, you’ve applied chosen keywords using white-hat on-page SEO techniques and you are now showing up in the Search Engine Ranks.  This is all Great but Have you ever wondered what % of clicks you get for the different page 1 positions in SERPs?  Have you ever pondered how many clicks you will get if you put more time and effort into that 1 keyphrase and move up a position in SERPs? And how many more clicks to your website for your work?

Well I’ve thought about all this and more, I’ve put together some information about the percentage of clicks to expect from positions 1 to 10 in search engine ranks.  You’ll also find some nice downloadable excel sheets ready to start working off.

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Nov
09/10
How to get more twitter followers
Last Updated on Friday, 26 August 2011 02:22
Written by Taryn Siwale
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010
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’20 things to do to get more twitter followers’. Great post by Mark Shaw

I have been using Twitter for about 2 months now, I only have a few twitter followers but as Mark states that number will grow if you (and I) follow the tips he has outlined.  Twitter, I feel, is still relatively new to Ireland and hasn’t really taken off yet.  However it is growing in popularity at an alarming rate and much like a Facebook Business Page has now become the norm for anyone in business to have, a twitter account is soon to follow. (more…)

Sep
29/10
Google SEO Guide Updated
Last Updated on Monday, 28 March 2011 05:39
Written by Taryn Siwale
Wednesday, September 29th, 2010
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Google Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide has been updated and is available to download

The second version of Google’s SEO Guide has been released.  It is available in 40 languages and the new version of the guide has more content and example’s straight from Google themselves.

Download the updated Google SEO Guide google-seo-guide (more…)

Sep
25/10
Updated Google Keyword Tool for Keyword Research
Last Updated on Monday, 28 March 2011 05:39
Written by Taryn Siwale
Saturday, September 25th, 2010
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Updated Google Keyword Tool is fully launched and available for use.

So, how will you be affected if you previously used the google keywords tool.  The most important thing to note is the change in search results. Previously search results showed stats from google.com and their search partners. Results are now based on Google.com search traffic only and shown in the usual Global Monthly and Local Monthly columns.

Try the updated Google Keyword Tool Access Google Keyword Tool

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Sep
15/10
Google Instant – How will it affect keyword research
Last Updated on Monday, 28 March 2011 05:41
Written by Taryn Siwale
Wednesday, September 15th, 2010
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Google Instant is now available but what exactly is it and how will it affect your keyword research?

Google Instant is Google’s new way to display search results while the user is typing.  Google attempts to finish the query during the input.

What does this mean for your search engine optimised website?

Google Instant Keyword Research

We must now understand that the search behaviour of searchers will change.  Until the release of Google Instant, users had to refine their search queries but now searchers will get suggestions as they type and most will select one of the suggestions. (more…)

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