SEO Perth https://seoperth.net.au/ Be Found In Google Sat, 17 Feb 2018 06:59:39 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 Add Blogroll To Genesis Dynamik https://seoperth.net.au/websitedesign/blogroll-genesis-dynamik-directors-cut/ https://seoperth.net.au/websitedesign/blogroll-genesis-dynamik-directors-cut/#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2016 10:02:44 +0000 https://www.seoperth.net.au/?p=2476 If you use the “Directors’ Cut” Genesis Dynamik skin I developed for OMG, some of the pages might not display correctly, specifically the Category and Blogroll pages. As Donna from www.pageonefirst.com pointed out to me recently, there is some need for this. For a Blogroll page that looks like https://seoperth.net.au/blog/, go to Dynamik Custom -> Templates. Add a […]

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]]> https://seoperth.net.au/websitedesign/blogroll-genesis-dynamik-directors-cut/feed/ 1 What Is Search Engine Optimization? https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/explain/ https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/explain/#respond Thu, 09 Jun 2016 17:57:49 +0000 https://www.seoperth.net.au/?p=2364 Search Engine Optimization (more commonly called “SEO”) is the process through which we get websites to rank higher in the search engines. As of 2016, the only two search engines to worry about are Google and Bing. Here in Perth, Australia, we go a step further and don’t even bother with Bing. The reason for […]

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]]> https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/explain/feed/ 0 Google Plus Business Cover Image Change https://seoperth.net.au/socialmedia/google-plus-business-cover-image-change/ https://seoperth.net.au/socialmedia/google-plus-business-cover-image-change/#respond Wed, 03 Dec 2014 13:47:46 +0000 http://www.seoperth.net.au/?p=1939 It’s a little difficult to find how to change the image on your Google+ Business page. It’s super simple the first time, but after that, you have to jump through a few hoops. So I figured I’d shoot a quick video on it to help you. And also to jog my memory next time I […]

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]]> https://seoperth.net.au/socialmedia/google-plus-business-cover-image-change/feed/ 0 Firefox Bookmarklets To Boost Productivity https://seoperth.net.au/onlinemarketing/firefox-bookmarklets-to-boost-productivity/ https://seoperth.net.au/onlinemarketing/firefox-bookmarklets-to-boost-productivity/#respond Sat, 08 Nov 2014 00:06:47 +0000 http://www.seoperth.net.au/?p=1831 These are some of the Firefox bookmarklets I use on an almost daily basis to speed up repetitive tasks like checking the dns records of a site, google rich snippets, etc. I’ll be updating this from time to time. This is primarily for my own use, but I figured if it helps me, maybe it’ll […]

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]]> https://seoperth.net.au/onlinemarketing/firefox-bookmarklets-to-boost-productivity/feed/ 0 PBNs Are Dead – Nope They’ve Just Changed https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/rethinking-traditional-pbn-link-building/ https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/rethinking-traditional-pbn-link-building/#respond Tue, 04 Nov 2014 05:07:20 +0000 http://www.seoperth.net.au/?p=1820 If you’ve had anything to do with the SEO world lately, you have probably seen the destruction being wreaked on one of the mainstays of optimizers around the world; that of the mighty Private Blog Network, aka PBN. Now before anyone things this is a post bashing PBNs, let me put your mind at ease: […]

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]]> https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/rethinking-traditional-pbn-link-building/feed/ 0 Panda Penalty Recovery Comes Back Stronger https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/panda-penalty-recovery-stronger/ https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/panda-penalty-recovery-stronger/#respond Mon, 11 Aug 2014 08:42:20 +0000 http://www.seoperth.net.au/?p=1793 This was too exciting not to share. Last week, a gentleman named Dafyd approached me in desperation after his middle of page 1 to page 2 rankings for super competitive keywords disappeared over night. This was one of his main money sites and losing it would have been a devastating blow. I worked with Dafyd […]

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]]> https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/panda-penalty-recovery-stronger/feed/ 0 Designing For 22 Billion Views Per Day https://seoperth.net.au/websitedesign/designing-for-22-billion-views-per-day/ https://seoperth.net.au/websitedesign/designing-for-22-billion-views-per-day/#respond Wed, 06 Aug 2014 08:22:20 +0000 http://www.seoperth.net.au/?p=1788 While Margaret Gould Stewart in this TED Talk speaks about designing for Facebook, Google and Youtube, the lessons are just as valid for those of us designing for audiences in the thousands. She speaks particularly well on the humility of a great design. That designs come and go. You have to put yourself into the […]

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]]> https://seoperth.net.au/websitedesign/designing-for-22-billion-views-per-day/feed/ 0 Easy Internal Linking https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/easy-internal-linking/ https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/easy-internal-linking/#respond Sun, 13 Jul 2014 15:07:20 +0000 http://seoperth.net.au/?p=1361 Internal linking is a very easy way to strengthen your website while providing a better resource for your visitors. “Internal Linking” simply means linking from one article on your site to another on your site. I like to think of my websites like castles. The pages on the site are the towers and the links […]

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]]> https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/easy-internal-linking/feed/ 0 Australian Fin Review Gaff And Domain Authority https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/australian-financial-review-gaff-and-domain-authority/ https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/australian-financial-review-gaff-and-domain-authority/#respond Sat, 26 Apr 2014 07:18:40 +0000 http://seoperth.net.au/?p=1602 The Australian Financial Review messed up big time yesterday, printing a front cover that beggars belief for such an esteemed publication. They dropped the “f bomb” and had a number of instances of filler text. Obviously not ready to go to publication, yet it did… and distribution… across the whole country… to virtually every business… […]

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]]> https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/australian-financial-review-gaff-and-domain-authority/feed/ 0 Quality Work Is Worth The Price https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/stay-away-from-cheap-seo-companies/ https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/stay-away-from-cheap-seo-companies/#comments Sat, 19 Apr 2014 00:15:20 +0000 http://seoperth.net.au/?p=1588 I’m not sure what they hope to achieve, but webmasters’ inboxes are flooded every day with emails from cheap SEO companies promising top rankings for $100 a month. You know the standard “I’ve been going through your website and I notice you aren’t ranking for your main keywords”. Yes that’s even for websites that have […]

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]]> https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/stay-away-from-cheap-seo-companies/feed/ 2 Moving WordPress Without Plugins https://seoperth.net.au/wordpress1/how-to-move-wordpress-manually/ https://seoperth.net.au/wordpress1/how-to-move-wordpress-manually/#respond Thu, 17 Apr 2014 04:02:20 +0000 http://seoperth.net.au/?p=1586 When you have to move WordPress from one host to another, we recommend you use something like Backup Buddy or Duplicator. However, sometimes you get stuck without access to the WordPress admin area or something else happens and you have to backup manually. It’s very rare you’d need to do it, but a number of […]

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]]> https://seoperth.net.au/wordpress1/how-to-move-wordpress-manually/feed/ 0 Heavier Google Plus Bias https://seoperth.net.au/socialmedia/heavier-google-plus-bias/ https://seoperth.net.au/socialmedia/heavier-google-plus-bias/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:33:57 +0000 http://seoperth.net.au/?p=1391 I’ve previously noted how important Google Plus is becoming to both search engine marketing and social media marketing. But watching this video on how overly biased Google is in offering Google+ results makes me think perhaps I underestimated just how important. Don’t worry so much about whether or not the bookmarklet demonstrated in the video […]

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]]> https://seoperth.net.au/socialmedia/heavier-google-plus-bias/feed/ 12 More Than Affiliate Marketing https://seoperth.net.au/onlinemarketing/more-than-affiliate-marketing/ https://seoperth.net.au/onlinemarketing/more-than-affiliate-marketing/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:55:28 +0000 http://seoperth.net.au/?p=1382 I’ve been doing online affiliate marketing since 2002 and have noticed a worrying trend for affiliate marketers: Google doesn’t seem to like us as much as they used to. Whether your affiliate business gets its traffic from pay per click, search engine optimisation, email marketing or social media, I’m sure you’ve found it’s getting a […]

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]]> https://seoperth.net.au/onlinemarketing/more-than-affiliate-marketing/feed/ 1 Improve Your Facebook Status Update Visibility https://seoperth.net.au/socialmedia/improve-your-facebook-status-update-visibility/ https://seoperth.net.au/socialmedia/improve-your-facebook-status-update-visibility/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:12:55 +0000 http://seoperth.net.au/?p=1370 Did you realise that just because you post something to Facebook, whether with your Profile or your Page, not everyone will see it? This is because of Facebook’s filtering algorithm called “EdgeRank”. I’ll spare you the technical jargon found in many guides and just give it to you straight. For a more technical explanation, check […]

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]]> https://seoperth.net.au/socialmedia/improve-your-facebook-status-update-visibility/feed/ 2 How To Do Keyword Research https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/how-to-do-keyword-research/ https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/how-to-do-keyword-research/#respond Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:04:19 +0000 http://seoperth.net.au/?p=1351 All search engine optimisation begins with keyword research. If you get it right you’re halfway home, but get it wrong and you’re in for a ton of frustration. There are many tools, both paid and free, that can help you with keyword research. I’ve tried many of them, but keep coming back to the tried […]

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]]> https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/how-to-do-keyword-research/feed/ 0 Matching Keywords To Pages On Your Website https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/matching-keywords-to-pages-on-your-website/ https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/matching-keywords-to-pages-on-your-website/#respond Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:47:53 +0000 http://seoperth.net.au/?p=1344 So you’ve done your keyword research and figured out which keywords you want to go after with your site. If you’ve got a website already established your work is half done. Tweak a few pages, get some links to those pages and watch your site shoot up the rankings. Slight problem – which pages should […]

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]]> https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/matching-keywords-to-pages-on-your-website/feed/ 0 Understanding How Google Personalizes Your Search Results https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/personalization/ https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/personalization/#respond Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:57:26 +0000 http://seoperth.net.au/?p=1339 This causes a lot of confusion. Why is it that when you search for your main keyword your website comes up, but when your best friend searches on their computer your site isn’t even in the top 10? Personalised Search Google & Bing’s success as search engines rises and falls upon whether or not they […]

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]]> https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/personalization/feed/ 0 What To Post To Twitter https://seoperth.net.au/socialmedia/what-to-post-to-twitter/ https://seoperth.net.au/socialmedia/what-to-post-to-twitter/#respond Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:18:48 +0000 http://seoperth.net.au/?p=1329 With over 100,000 followers on Twitter and a pretty engaged audience, I often get asked by new people what they should tweet about. Let me begin by saying I don’t have all the answers and there are many different approaches to tweeting. Now that we have that out of the way, here’s my opinion. Regardless […]

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]]> https://seoperth.net.au/socialmedia/what-to-post-to-twitter/feed/ 0 Proper Meta Description Use https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/proper-meta-description-use/ https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/proper-meta-description-use/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:58:37 +0000 http://seoperth.net.au/?p=1322 Meta Descriptions are a very important part of search engine optimisation, but not necessarily as you may have been led to believe. There’s no evidence that they directly affect your search engine ranking position, but they serve an important purpose, nonetheless. What Is A Meta Description? In the <head> section of a html document, there […]

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]]> https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/proper-meta-description-use/feed/ 1 Redirection Problem When Installing WordPress https://seoperth.net.au/wordpress1/redirection-problem-when-installing-wordpress/ https://seoperth.net.au/wordpress1/redirection-problem-when-installing-wordpress/#respond Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:26:42 +0000 http://seoperth.net.au/?p=1309 I had an issue today with a wordpress installation that I’ve seen a few times and finally figured out how to fix (it’s *facepalm* easy!) The Problem When I installed wordpress on an addon domain through Fantastico Deluxe in the Cpanel area of a Hostgator Hatchling account (try saying that 10 times fast!), the domain […]

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]]> https://seoperth.net.au/wordpress1/redirection-problem-when-installing-wordpress/feed/ 0 How To Build A Google+ Page https://seoperth.net.au/socialmedia/how-to-build-a-google-page/ https://seoperth.net.au/socialmedia/how-to-build-a-google-page/#respond Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:25:51 +0000 http://seoperth.net.au/?p=1282 With all the focus on Search Plus Your World changes and the integration of search and social, I figured it was time to do a bit of a tutorial on how to build a Google+ Page. It’s getting to the stage where not having a Google+ page will seriously hurt your chances to rank well […]

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]]> https://seoperth.net.au/socialmedia/how-to-build-a-google-page/feed/ 0 Purpose Of Search Plus Your World https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/purpose-of-search-plus-your-world/ https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/purpose-of-search-plus-your-world/#respond Sat, 14 Jan 2012 11:16:22 +0000 http://seoperth.net.au/?p=1273 On 10 January 2012, Google announced the rollout of Search Plus Your World. This is the next stage of integrating search and social. Read Google’s announcement at the link above for the full story, but essentially logged in Google users will start to see private results and posts by people in your Google+ circles. A […]

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]]> https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/purpose-of-search-plus-your-world/feed/ 0 How Strong Is Your Website? https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/how-strong-is-your-website/ https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/how-strong-is-your-website/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:37:05 +0000 http://seoperth.net.au/?p=1263 One of the easiest ways to get new pages on your site to quickly rank well for the targeted search phrase is to have a strong website. If wikipedia adds a new wiki entry, it will almost automatically hit the front page of Google within a few minutes. The same with a lot of powerful […]

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]]> https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/how-strong-is-your-website/feed/ 1 Add Rel=Author To Your WordPress Site https://seoperth.net.au/websitedesign/add-relauthor-to-your-wordpress-site/ https://seoperth.net.au/websitedesign/add-relauthor-to-your-wordpress-site/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:17:57 +0000 http://seoperth.net.au/?p=1250 Rel=”Author” is a new standard Google brought in last year. You may have noticed the cool author pictures showing in some search results lately. This is how to get your own wordpress site to work like that. Quite a few people have written general guides for this, but I couldn’t find any easy ones for […]

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]]> https://seoperth.net.au/websitedesign/add-relauthor-to-your-wordpress-site/feed/ 2 Blog Or Bust https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/blog-or-bust/ https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/blog-or-bust/#respond Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:55:29 +0000 http://seoperth.net.au/?p=1197 For some inexplicable reason, “blogging” seems to be a taboo word to a lot of business owners. I’ll often suggest it as part of an ongoing business building strategy and the business owner will jump like I just zapped him or her with 1,000 volts of electricity! People say things like: “But I’m a businessman, […]

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]]> https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/blog-or-bust/feed/ 0 Life After Social Media https://seoperth.net.au/socialmedia/life-after-social-media/ https://seoperth.net.au/socialmedia/life-after-social-media/#respond Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:28:54 +0000 http://seoperth.net.au/?p=1185 This is not another “Social Media Is Dead” post. Far from it. Social media is alive and well. So strong in fact that I believe it will soon cease to exist as a separate medium, if it hasn’t already. Since writing SEO In 2012, I’ve been thinking about the interplay of social and search marketing. […]

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]]> https://seoperth.net.au/socialmedia/life-after-social-media/feed/ 0 Easily Fix A Common Duplicate Content Problem https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/easily-fix-a-common-duplicate-content-problem/ https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/easily-fix-a-common-duplicate-content-problem/#respond Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:27:06 +0000 http://seoperth.net.au/?p=1171 One of the most common SEO misconceptions (still!) is the issue of duplicate content. Now this is usually overhyped and there are a lot of myths surrounding it. Duplicate Content Penalty This is one of the most commonly misunderstood parts of SEO. Commonly bandied around versions are: If you have the same article on your […]

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]]> https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/easily-fix-a-common-duplicate-content-problem/feed/ 0 Top 3 Twitter Tips https://seoperth.net.au/socialmedia/top-3-twitter-tips/ https://seoperth.net.au/socialmedia/top-3-twitter-tips/#respond Sun, 08 Jan 2012 15:59:22 +0000 http://seoperth.net.au/?p=1159 I’ve been on Twitter for a while. Almost 4 years now. For some reason over 100,000 people choose to follow me. I’ve still got heaps to learn about how to use it, but hopefully I’ve picked up a few things you might find useful. I’d love to hear your top 3 twitter tips in the […]

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]]> https://seoperth.net.au/socialmedia/top-3-twitter-tips/feed/ 0 Facebook Pages vs Profiles https://seoperth.net.au/socialmedia/facebook-pages-vs-profiles/ https://seoperth.net.au/socialmedia/facebook-pages-vs-profiles/#respond Sat, 07 Jan 2012 15:16:58 +0000 http://seoperth.net.au/?p=1127 A lot of people seem to be confused over when to use a Facebook Page and when to use their Profile. It’s really simple to remember: Page = Business Profile = Friends If you run a business you need to have a Facebook Page. Regardless whether your business is a large corporation, a medium sized […]

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]]> https://seoperth.net.au/socialmedia/facebook-pages-vs-profiles/feed/ 0 How To Create A Facebook Page https://seoperth.net.au/socialmedia/how-to-create-a-facebook-page/ https://seoperth.net.au/socialmedia/how-to-create-a-facebook-page/#respond Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:59:53 +0000 http://seoperth.net.au/?p=1125 It’s super easy and free to create a Facebook Page. If you run a business, whether it’s tutoring, local plumber or corporate behemoth, you need to have a Facebook Page. Here’s how to get started. You don’t need to have a Facebook Profile to create a Page. Go to http://www.facebook.com/pages/create.php, select the appropriate category and […]

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]]> https://seoperth.net.au/socialmedia/how-to-create-a-facebook-page/feed/ 0 Rich Snippets For Local Business Websites https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/rich-snippets-for-local-business-websites/ https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/rich-snippets-for-local-business-websites/#respond Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:25:45 +0000 http://seoperth.net.au/?p=1105 A local business needs to have its contact information present on every page of the site. That means name, address, phone number. This makes it easy for your customers to contact you without digging through unfamiliar navigation. It also helps the search engines understand that you are a local business and give you a boost […]

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]]> https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/rich-snippets-for-local-business-websites/feed/ 0 How To Start Building Your Online Presence https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/start-online-presence/ https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/start-online-presence/#respond Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:50:18 +0000 http://seoperth.net.au/?p=1096 So you’ve just worked out that this internet thing isn’t just a fad or craze. You realize that you could actually make some money online, maybe running a part time business or to increase the customers to your offline business. Perhaps you’re just wanting to jump in and see where the stream takes you. Regardless […]

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]]> https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/start-online-presence/feed/ 0 How To Stay Secure On Social Media https://seoperth.net.au/socialmedia/how-to-stay-secure-on-social-media/ https://seoperth.net.au/socialmedia/how-to-stay-secure-on-social-media/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:24:03 +0000 http://seoperth.net.au/?p=1085 With most people belonging to some form of social media, security is a huge issue. There are some skilled hackers that can get through any defense, no matter how strong. But they’re not usually the type to worry about “little old you”. The ones you need to worry about often use data that you have […]

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]]> https://seoperth.net.au/socialmedia/how-to-stay-secure-on-social-media/feed/ 1 Building Links For SEO https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/link-building/ https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/link-building/#respond Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:14:38 +0000 http://seoperth.net.au/?p=1071 Building links to your site is one of those things that is far from glamorous. … It can be downright mind numbing at times… But it is one of the primary reasons the sites ranked above you are there. So the question is, do you want to complain about how boring it is, like a […]

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]]> https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/link-building/feed/ 0 SEO In 2012 https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/seo-in-2012/ https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/seo-in-2012/#comments Sun, 01 Jan 2012 12:21:31 +0000 http://seoperth.net.au/?p=1066 On 1 January 2012 it’s a good time to take stock of what happened in SEO last year and what will likely happen this year. One of the biggest things from last year was the Panda update that killed off a lot of low quality websites. Then in October we had an update that seemed […]

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]]> https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/seo-in-2012/feed/ 10 Ethical Search Engine Optimisation https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/ethical-search-engine-optimisation/ https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/ethical-search-engine-optimisation/#respond Mon, 24 Oct 2011 01:30:30 +0000 http://seoperth.net.au/?p=1030 Something I get asked a lot, particularly by non-tech savvy people is: “But isn’t doing search engine optimisation dodgy?” People can get caught up in the “ethics” of “manipulating” the search engines. How’s that for inflammatory language? Sure there’s some manipulating involved, but search engines are machines, not people. Ethics doesn’t enter into the equation. […]

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]]> https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/ethical-search-engine-optimisation/feed/ 0 Edit The Default WordPress RSS Widget https://seoperth.net.au/wordpress1/edit-the-default-wordpress-rss-widget/ https://seoperth.net.au/wordpress1/edit-the-default-wordpress-rss-widget/#comments Sun, 23 Oct 2011 04:30:20 +0000 http://seoperth.net.au/?p=1024 Problem: I wanted to remove the link that the title of the default wordpress RSS widget automatically inserts. After many frustrating hours of searching and researching, I finally figured out the solution. Every other solution I could find through google was from an earlier, deprecated version of wordpress. Unfortunately, everywhere they tell you to look […]

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]]> https://seoperth.net.au/wordpress1/edit-the-default-wordpress-rss-widget/feed/ 1 Google Analytics Changes Are Good https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/google-analytics-changes-are-good/ https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/google-analytics-changes-are-good/#respond Wed, 19 Oct 2011 04:58:14 +0000 http://seoperth.net.au/?p=1019 Last night, Google announced a major change to the way they refer search queries in Google Analytics. You can read the major points of view here, but the basic gist is that you won’t be able to see what keyword that people typed in to find your site if they are signed into Google. While […]

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]]> https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/how-to-implement-first-link-priority/feed/ 4 Best WordPress Spam Filtering Plugin https://seoperth.net.au/wordpress1/best-wordpress-spam-filtering-plugin/ https://seoperth.net.au/wordpress1/best-wordpress-spam-filtering-plugin/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 05:19:16 +0000 http://seoperth.net.au/?p=990 I stumbled across Janet Callaway’s 31 Outrageous Spam Comments post the other day and remembered all the struggles with blog spam that I’ve had over the years. Personally, I think the fabric to strengthen a blog against spam should be built into the structure of WordPress. But that’s not going to happen while the official […]

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]]> https://seoperth.net.au/wordpress1/best-wordpress-spam-filtering-plugin/feed/ 4 Don’t Mix Facebook And 3rd Party Applications https://seoperth.net.au/socialmedia/dont-mix-facebook-and-3rd-party-applications/ https://seoperth.net.au/socialmedia/dont-mix-facebook-and-3rd-party-applications/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 10:38:03 +0000 http://seoperth.net.au/?p=978 One of the best things about social media apps like Hootsuite, Seesmic or Echofon is the ability to run social media campaigns for multiple platforms from one location. However, if you’re using 3rd party apps with Facebook, you need to stop right now. When Facebook brought in their algorithm to weight posts in your feed, […]

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]]> https://seoperth.net.au/socialmedia/dont-mix-facebook-and-3rd-party-applications/feed/ 4 Correlation v Causation in SEO https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/correlation-v-causation/ https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/correlation-v-causation/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 06:07:55 +0000 http://seoperth.net.au/?p=969 What causes one page to rank higher than another in the search engines? I guess that’s the question every person doing SEO tries to figure out and replicate. We’ve proven that quality backlinks to a page cause it to rank better, but is the anchor text used a cause for increased ranking or a correlation? […]

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]]> https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/correlation-v-causation/feed/ 3 Twitter Tips For Beginners https://seoperth.net.au/socialmedia/twitter-tips-for-beginners/ https://seoperth.net.au/socialmedia/twitter-tips-for-beginners/#comments Sun, 17 Jul 2011 09:45:47 +0000 http://seoperth.net.au/?p=928 Dear Twitter Beginner, You ask me why you have 20 followers and I have over 100,000. Why do hundreds of people retweet me every day and no-one pays attention to you? I’ll let you in on a secret, you’re probably smarter than me, better looking than me and are a better “people person” than me. […]

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]]> https://seoperth.net.au/socialmedia/twitter-tips-for-beginners/feed/ 9 No Barriers To Entry In Setting Up A Website https://seoperth.net.au/onlinemarketing/no-barriers-to-entry-in-setting-up-a-website/ https://seoperth.net.au/onlinemarketing/no-barriers-to-entry-in-setting-up-a-website/#respond Tue, 05 Apr 2011 02:58:00 +0000 http://seoperth.net.au/?p=910 A wise man once said that everyone has a story to tell. Another promised everyone their 15 minutes of fame. Now, in the internet age, it’s never been easier to get your 15 minutes. Or more. I believe everyone has unique experiences and insights that they need to share with the world. You are unique […]

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]]> https://seoperth.net.au/onlinemarketing/no-barriers-to-entry-in-setting-up-a-website/feed/ 0 Optimize Your WordPress Site For Mobile https://seoperth.net.au/wordpress1/optimize-wordpress-site-mobile/ https://seoperth.net.au/wordpress1/optimize-wordpress-site-mobile/#respond Wed, 12 Jan 2011 05:32:26 +0000 http://seoperth.net.au/?p=827 I, like many people, browse the internet from my iphone. I spend most of my browsing time on my iphone, not on my desktop. So many websites display the same, regardless of whether they are viewed on a desktop or mobile. I believe this is a mistake. If you’ve never tried browsing the web on […]

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]]> https://seoperth.net.au/wordpress1/wordpress-delete-post-revisions/feed/ 0 SEO 101: Get Double or Triple Google Listings https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/double-triple-google-listing/ https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/double-triple-google-listing/#comments Wed, 29 Dec 2010 10:26:45 +0000 http://seoperth.net.au/?p=102 You often see instances where a website will occupy consecutive places on Google for a particular search query. The second (and sometimes third) one of these used to be indented slightly, but Google doesn’t seem to be doing this any more. Google will also display a link underneath these listings which says “Display more links […]

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]]> https://seoperth.net.au/optimisation/double-triple-google-listing/feed/ 1 Add Twitter Follower Count To A WordPress Page https://seoperth.net.au/wordpress1/add-twitter-follower-count-wordpress-page/ https://seoperth.net.au/wordpress1/add-twitter-follower-count-wordpress-page/#respond Wed, 22 Dec 2010 03:18:45 +0000 http://seoperth.net.au/?p=94 I wanted to have a page on my site say something like “Mike Haydon currently has xyz number of followers on Twitter” as a social proof that I have some idea when it comes to social media. The xyz needed to be regularly updated to reflect the current number. I figured php would be my […]

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]]> https://seoperth.net.au/wordpress1/add-twitter-follower-count-wordpress-page/feed/ 0 Download Any User’s Latest Tweets https://seoperth.net.au/socialmedia/download-users-latest-tweets/ https://seoperth.net.au/socialmedia/download-users-latest-tweets/#comments Mon, 20 Dec 2010 14:38:22 +0000 http://www.mikehaydon.com/?p=599 I did this more as an academic exercise than anything else. What if you wanted to easily download any user’s latest tweets? There are plenty of tools available for backing up your own tweets, but what if you found someone with lots of inspirational tweets you wanted to save? I couldn’t find any software or […]

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