Jonners, Author at Search Engine People

How To Make An Honest Buck From Link Removal Requests

Jonners — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:25:34 +0000

Today I received my first link removal request for a website that I manage. It has almost been a year since Google's Penguin waddled out from the frozen south to wreak havoc on poorly SEO'd sites. People are still trying to recover from years of cheap tricks, paid links and general SEO spam. The link [...]

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A Year Of Google Changes – What I Did To Recover

Jonners — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:25:52 +0000

Well, it has in fact been well over a year now. A lot has changed since April 2011, and in some ways, a lot has remained the same. Here is what happened; 11th April 2011 - My main site was heavily affected by the now notorious Panda Update. I wrote here about it here in [...]

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I Thought I Had Been Hacked, But I Just Failed To Follow Procedure

Jonners — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:25:08 +0000

Procedures are important. As soon as your stray off the procedure (or process, as he called it) there is the chance that something unexpected may go wrong. And by the very nature of abandoning the process, when something does go wrong it can be very difficult to pinpoint where the error occurred.

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How To Avoid The SEO Trap

Jonners — Tue, 08 May 2012 16:25:26 +0000

The purpose of this post is to introduce you to some of the jargon, tricks and techniques that SEO spammers use so that you can more easily spot them when they offer you their services. Of course, the easiest option is to simply ignore all unsolicited offers via email of any kind! Ever since Google [...]

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On The Road to Recovery – A Panda Success Story in Two Parts

Jonners — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:33:00 +0000

Like many people I hit the forums and blogs to find out why my site had been targeted. I soon found Google's new guide on creating quality websites and like most people read the advice and in a haze of self righteous denial said "my site is quality!" and ignored the advice.

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Online Diversification – A Vital Strategy For Survival

Jonners — Tue, 31 May 2011 12:02:45 +0000

From the one-man affiliate show to the brick-and-mortar gone online, diversification is key

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Do Smarter Business With Your Smartphone

Jonners — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 12:15:00 +0000

Mobile isn't just new marketing to a new audience; it's also using the new tools for your own business. Here are some ideas.

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Budget SEO From Scratch – The Tools I Use

Jonners — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 13:05:31 +0000

When I started out online in 2006 I set myself one simple rule - pay for nothing. I was still working full time in "The City" (London's financial district) and was learning how to build and promote websites in my evenings. My only reason for setting a strict rule (which obviously does not apply to [...]

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