Search Engine Optimization Web technology
Yahoo Site Explorer Alternatives
Yahoo Site Explorer is going offline. Here is a list of the main Yahoo site explorer alternatives. There are a few to choose from with different strengths and weaknesses.
Search Engine Optimization
Soho vs Enterprise SEO
It used to be absolute chalk and cheese! But now many of the factors affecting small businesses need the skillset of an Enterprise SEO company. That’s because even the smallest of companies are now using a CMS to build and Read more…
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Prediction Technology
My agency, Receptional, has been involved in some interesting projects over the years. It seems that when other agencies or consultancies are asked a question that just cannot be answered without a bit of clever programming, they bow out of Read more…
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Could Twitter Build a Better Full Text Search Engine?
Twitter has different quality signals to Google within its data. Could Twitter use this to build a better search engine? This article puts the case for Twitter and argues that Twitter might have the edge in creating a very different Index which Google could not easily replicate.
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Search Technology Tools
On Friday I was in Hannover, where SEMSEO asked me to talk about Search Technology Tools – and in particular of course, my favourite tool, Majestic Site Explorer. I didn’t talk much about my own SEO tools page, but did Read more…
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Panda Analysis
This page looks at the winners and losers of the Farmer/Panda update. It has created several subsets of Google’s index, so you can search for a phrase and compare the results side by side. Below are custom search engines for Read more…
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How many links will I need to rank for…
One of the most frequently asked questions from prosepctive clients is pretty much impossible to answer. “How many links do I need”? It’s true… I can’t tell you. But I do at least have a methodology for staring to give an answer to this question – with the help of our newest recruit, James Hare.