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Reflecting on 2015; the year of the ‘mobile-friendly’ Google update

In the first of a series of end-of-year blog entries, I wanted to talk about one of the biggest changes in the history of Google Search - the 'mobile friendly' update. On 21st April 2015, Google made changes to it's search algorithm, which meant web pages that were [...]

December 27th, 2015|

Keeping you warm this Christmas – stovesandsheds.co.uk

Our latest website was designed and developed for a company called Stoves & Sheds, based in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. You've guessed it, Stoves & Sheds sell Stoves and Sheds! They offer a range of products for sale all over the UK, for either delivery or local [...]

December 2nd, 2015|

New Website – Micro-Brew

Micro-Brew.co.uk is a brand new website by gowiththetimes.co.uk. Launched this weekend, the micro-brew website is for a company called Armthorpe Process Solutions, who manufacture and install microbreweries in pubs and breweries. Micro-brewing is becoming more popular and the microbrewery is one of APS's key products. [...]

November 1st, 2015|

How Websites Work (Without the technical jargon)

Since the day I started in the web industry, I have come across loads of customers who really don't understand the first thing about how a website works. And why should you? That's my job. Questions like "what is hosting?" "what does a domain name [...]

October 22nd, 2015|

Inbox (1) – “We can get you to the top of Google…” – BEWARE!

Beware of Dodgy SEO Companies (COWBOYS)! This month I just wanted to mention an increasing amount of emails I'm noticing from (mainly overseas) SEO companies claiming that "your website contains errors. Let us give you a free review of your website and we can help you [...]

October 15th, 2015|

Google Search Console (formerly Google Webmaster Tools)

It is amazing how many website owners don't use, or haven't even heard of Google Search Console. Google Analytics is definitely more well known and widely used, but Search Console seems to often be forgotten about. Google Search Console is an essential tool for any webmaster, [...]

September 21st, 2015|

SSL – Is Your Site Secure?

I've been putting it off (mainly due to not having time) but I've recently purchased an SSL certificate and am in the process of installing it on my domain. You might be thinking "What is he talking about now?" so here goes... What is SSL? [...]

July 12th, 2015|

Dodgy Backlinks – Google Ain’t Stupid!

You may or may not be aware that links to your website are a Google ranking factor. For years now, Google has used links to your site as a way of establishing how trustworthy your site is. So the more links you have from other sites [...]

April 27th, 2015|

3 Weeks Left – Are You Mobile Friendly?

April 21st is the day that Google introduces it's new algorithm for 'mobile-friendly' websites. You may have noticed that if you do a Google search from your smart phone, the results now have a new 'mobile-friendly' tag attached to them (if they are mobile friendly [...]

March 27th, 2015|

Google – How to Reach the Top (again!)

Hi everyone, Here is the latest installment about SEO and how Google is working in 2015. Despite the (still) widely believed myths that Google rankings are based on cramming keywords into your content and getting as many back-links as you can from wherever you can, [...]

March 26th, 2015|

Google – Our View on the World’s Biggest Search Engine