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14 Sep, 2009

Google “Real-Time Search”? Not Quite

Posted by: Kieron Hughes In: SEO

A newly found ‘hack’ is doing it’s rounds on blogs, forums and social networking websites today. The trick involves altering the URL slightly on a Google search to retrieve so-called “real-time” results. You can tailor the results to be to a specific time frame, but is it really real-time?

11 Sep, 2009

Web Designers: Stop Doing SEO (Badly)

Posted by: Kieron Hughes In: General|SEO

OK it may be a bit of a blanket statement, but it seems a lot of web designers are trying their hand at SEO, and doing it badly. Many tips on the Internet encourage web designers to begin the optimisation process from the ground up, and this can be a great process… if done correctly. [...]

10 Sep, 2009

Supersized Google

Posted by: Kieron Hughes In: SEO

If you check Google today you may notice things are a little different. Keeping with the simplistic look, Google have increased the size of the seach box, along with the text when you type (including suggestions). The latest post on the Google blog explains that the small changes symbolise their focus on search, and should [...]

19 Aug, 2009

SEO Web Content Wizardry

Posted by: Kieron Hughes In: SEO

Contrary to the popular belief (well, one colleague) that SEO is in fact done by wizards, there isn’t a magic formula that makes your website appear on the first page of Google. A popular aphorism in the world of search engine optimisation is “content is king” – and although this phrase may be overused, it [...]

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19 Jun, 2009

How to Get Your First SEO Job

Posted by: Kieron Hughes In: SEO

Having recently graduated from university I decided I would get a job in search engine optimisation (SEO), which it turns is easier said than done. Based on my experience of finding a job, I have decided to compile a few tips related to getting a job in SEO for people who may be new to [...]

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Web Toasite is the social media and SEO blog of Kieron Hughes - a Manchester search marketing consultant with experience running SEO campaigns in a variety of sectors online.

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