All the buzz surrounding Google today is concerning the fact that they’re attempting to play hard ball with the Chinese government, and the havoc caused by the imminence of the caffeine update.
What only a few souls have noticed is that Google are attempting to force American spellings onto an unsuspecting British populace.
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Listen here lad, I’ve been making websites since the year dot and I know that all your Digs and Tweeterings are good for only one thing – spam email. Trust me, all you need for them search engines is Meta Keywords.
I wish that quote was a work of fiction, but it’s not. It’s the befuddled claims of a web developer who I had the pleasure of arguing with over the phone last week. The methods he was promoting were sound and proven – but they’re now wildly out of date.
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Imagine my delight this morning when I received an enquiry from UT’s contact form. Had someone finally decided to offer me huge amounts of money to release their Nigerian Uncle’s estate via my bank account?
Alas, no. It was someone asking if they could possibly put a guest article on Unmemorable Title. Not an uncommon practise in the blogosphere, so I happily opened up their request and sat down to mull it over.
Not a chance. The email I received read like an idiot’s guide of how not to request a guest slot.
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For months, I’ve been looking for an example to show to my clients that demonstrates how the quick and the small have the advantage over lumbering powerhouses when it comes to online marketing. I think I’ve found him.
He’s got 2,159 followers on Twitter, is acknowledge as one of the world’s leaders in his field and has beaten the biggest, nastiest opponent that’s been thrown at him.
He’s not got a name you’ll hear in conversations about SEO, marketing or conversion rates, but if you adopt his methods, you might just be able to recreate his success.
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