Category Archives: SEO

What does an SEO do all day?

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Carps

My son, when asked for one of those completely gay Facebook memes what he thought I did at work, answered: “Put your shoes on and say goodbye goodbye goodbye.” My wife, my friends, my family and the cat next door … Continue reading →

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New Google Interface: Observations

Posted on April 20, 2010 by Carps

That once-familiar sea of plain text with blue underlined links has long been history as Google have shovelled ever more things into their SERPs. It’s not uncommon now to find a page where normal organic results are outnumbered 3 to … Continue reading →

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Think Visibility Leeds 2010: come and see Carps in the flesh!

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Carps

So I’ve just heard from Dom Hodgson that my application to speak at Think Visibility 201o has been accepted. I don’t know when the dates and times will be, but I’ll be sure to let you know in due course. … Continue reading →

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Getting Links Out of News Sites

Posted on November 20, 2009 by Carps

News sites are content-rich, fast moving and loaded with equity. Getting your site into them is the stuff of dreams in most markets, and without either getting the MD arrested, going bust or hiring some amazing PR company at massive … Continue reading →

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“What Were Robocop’s Prime Directives?” Search Engine Smackdown

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Carps

So Slater was doing his best Robocop impression when it hit us: we didn’t know what his prime directives were. Hmm. “Hey! That’s what the internets are for,” quoth I. If you’re actually looking for the answer, it’s at the … Continue reading →

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The Dangers of Paying Bloggers

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Carps

You might have happened across this story over the last couple of weeks. It highlights a lot of the dangers associated with so-called “blogger outreach” – especially when it’s outsourced to people who clearly don’t understand how it can work … Continue reading →

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