• Maximising Your Newsletter Marketing

    Newsletter marketing is a great way to promote your business and add value to your customers – fact. But what happens once you’ve hit send? Is  your carefully crafted copy forgotten about? Did you know you could use your newsletters to help give your Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) a boost? Newsletters and SEO Surely, my […]

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  • Why Keyword Research is The First Thing You Should Do

      What should come first? Your website or your keyword research. Unlike the chicken and the egg conundrum, this one is easy to answer – your keyword research should always come first. Researching your keywords (not guessing) is vital if you are going to get the most out of your web presence. The words you […]

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  • How to Write Great Headlines for Articles

      Your headline is the make or break of your article. If it doesn’t immediately grab attention, a reader is unlikely to read your article  – regardless of how many hours you slaved over it. Many online marketers write articles because they know they are a great way to build backlinks which are vital to […]

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  • Writing Press Releases With Clout

    Press releases are a valuable marketing tool for any business. So how come so few businesses use them? They are fairly easy to write, you can even publish them online so avoiding the impenetrable newspaper editor. Yet many companies turn their backs on them in favour of other forms of marketing. Whether you write them […]

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  • Don’t Be An SEO Black Hat

      Are you being tempted by the dark side? Are you looking for great results without the hard work? If you are, you are heading for a very big fall because the grass most certainly isn’t greener on the dark side. As an online marketer, search engine optimisation is vital for your survival. But the […]

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  • Becoming a Better Blogger

      You’ve heard it time and time again that blogging will help your business’s online exposure. You’ve probably got your blog set up ready to go but there’s a question lurking in the back of your mind… How do I start blogging? If you’ve got this far you’ve probably already answered the question “why do […]

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  • How to Blog Eternal

      Are you a serial blogger? You know, the type of person who churns out a post, forgets about it and then churns out the next. The content you produce for your blog is very valuable so you must make the most of it. Unlike other forms of communication, a blog post won’t disappear or […]

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  • Marketing With Google Local

        Does this look familiar? This is the Google 10 box that appears at the top of your search results. It shows 10 local businesses that relate directly to your search term (so in this case it is builders). Ever wondered how companies get listed here? Or haven’t you given it much thought because […]

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  • Become a Blogging Expert

      Are you looking for some blogging advice? Be yourself. The mistake many people make when starting their blog is they try and emulate their blogging heroes. There’s nothing wrong with turning to them for inspiration but your blog should be a reflection of you and not a poor imitation of one of the blogging […]

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  • Using YouTube for Keyword Research

      Sally Ormond, freelance copywriter, comments on Kieron Hughes’ post “Using YouTube as a keyword research tool for SEO” that appeared on SEOMOZ.org When talking keyword research, most people think about what they’re selling (products and services) and probably their geographical location. For many people, the primary tool used is the Google Adwords Keyword Tool. […]

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