In this world of (not provided) keywords from Google, the last thing site owners really need is another untrackable search engine, but that’s what happens if a user comes to your site from Duckduckgo. That’s not to say I don’t understand the appeal – people don’t like to feel like they’re being watched when they use the internet (especially you – yes, you), but as a site owner … [Read more...] about How To Track Keyword-Level Traffic From Duckduckgo And Blekko
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Five Tips to Scale Your Link Prospecting
It’s been a while since I posted anything really actionable on here, so today I thought I'd share a couple of quick tips that I use to scale my link prospecting. At first I thought about putting a video up, but I'm not pretty enough for that (OK, that's a lie, I'm ridiculously good looking, I just can't be bothered to find my camera), so I've decided to jot them down. I hope … [Read more...] about Five Tips to Scale Your Link Prospecting
Your Outreach Isn’t About You – A Reminder
One of my favourite blogs at the moment is switchandshift.com. It's not an SEO, internet marketing or even a general marketing blog, it's about business and management and, since my current position involves managing a small team, I often find the insights posted on there useful. If nothing else, they're always interesting. A post from the other day, written by Ted Coine … [Read more...] about Your Outreach Isn’t About You – A Reminder
Why You Need A Local/ Exact-Match Domain Strategy Part 2
Welcome to the second part of my series on local/ exact match domains. Last time, we covered why you needed them, today we're going to take the why and move into the how - how you find the ones you need and then how you can go about getting them. Some of it might seem obvious, but I'm going to share a couple of ways that you can find and acquire them en-masse. What Domains … [Read more...] about Why You Need A Local/ Exact-Match Domain Strategy Part 2
Beyond Broken Links – Some Alternative Uses For Screaming Frog
Firstly, let me apologise in case some elements of today's post are stating the blinking obvious. I'm sure a lot of you will be using these techniques on a daily basis, but I'm hoping that I'll be covering a couple of things that might be new to some people, or taking a different approach that you might not have thought of before. Secondly, sorry if you were expecting the … [Read more...] about Beyond Broken Links – Some Alternative Uses For Screaming Frog