Summary: A business with a .uk domain name that Nominet looks after cannot opt out of having their address published on whois. From time to time, as a website owner, you might come across another website where you want to contact the owner. For example, you might find a site that’s copied your content, misquoted you or is even impersonating your company. You want to take action – you run
Archives for August 2010
Copywriting tips for new copywriters
Copycats are cool! According to Google we are all copycats. Just write a sentence down, a new product name or an idea and the chances are someone has been there before you. Check it out and you will soon find that originality is a rare commodity. Whenever I get carried away in the belief that I write original copy Google brings me thundering back down to earth. The first lesson
Three tips to a better blog – an open letter to all bloggers
Too often, I come across blogs that are effective at only one thing: chasing me away. Actually that’s a bit of an overstatement. The word “chase” leaves the impression that I ran screaming, a reaction far more preferable to the reality because at least there would have been some shock value involved. It’s more accurate to say I’m driven away. And always with the heavy heart of a professional copywriter
How can I improve my site’s speed for Google?
It’s common knowledge that Google’s release of Caffeine impacted how your site speed affects your rankings. Faster sites rank better. Google is focusing on user experience as always – good quality content, good navigation, not too many images and now, page load time. If you’re an Adwords user, you may or may not know that your page load time affects not only your rankings in Google but also your quality
WordPress vs pure HTML/CSS websites – which is better for SEO?
10th August 2010 at 9:00 am by Dave Cain Summary: There are merits to using WordPress – it takes care of a lot of your SEO. But if you’re about to make the choice, read this article and make sure it’s really the right option for you. Without doubt, WordPress makes many SEO tasks easy. Using brilliant plug ins like All in One SEO pack, you can type up your