Google - Our View on the World's Biggest Search Engine

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 increase your search engine ranking." Please beware of these offers. On the rare occasion, they might be from genuine, reputable SEO experts, but the likelihood is that 99.9% will come from overseas based cowboys who send out thousands of emails a day ... Read More >

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, as it provides some brilliant tools that help you ensure your site is healthy and ranking as it should be on the worlds biggest search engine. When you have a site with gowiththetimes, we set you up with Google Search Console as ... Read More >

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? In a nutshell, it adds a level of security to your site which protects your users information. Why is it Important? 1. To protect your users 2. Your reputation 3. Google rankings How Does it Affect Google Rank? Well, have a read ... Read More >

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 to your site, the better eh? No, not quite. That might have been the way a while back, but it's now far more important to have VALUABLE backlinks to your site. Gone are the days of paying for links, swapping links and ... Read More >

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 that is). At the moment, this doesn't affect a sites ranking in the search results, but as of 21/4/15, it does! So, is your site mobile friendly? Find out using Google's own mobile friendly test. How did it do? All green? Great! ... Read More >

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, that is NOT THE CASE ANY MORE! I can't shout that loud enough! Google in 2015 is very different to the Google of 10 years, 5 years or even 1 year ago. It is more intelligent, more popular and is bigger and ... Read More >

Search Engine Optimisation – Facts and Fiction

Hi everyone It's time to touch on that subject of SEO again. Just to remind you, Search Engine Optimisation is the practise of improving areas of a website in order to improve it's organic ranking in search engines (by organic, we mean the non-paid for results). As a Web Developer doesn't necessarily mean you are an SEO expert as well, but personally I think it is important to keep up with what is happening with search engines, particularly Google and Bing, because this is a subject that ... Read More >

Google Search – Important Changes

Google has recently announced that it will be letting users know which search results are 'mobile friendly' when they search using a mobile device. Google search is vital to all websites. This is important for anyone who doesn't currently have a responsive website, because it will put you at a disadvantage. Check this out straight from the horses mouth... A lot of you will know this already, but a 'responsive' website automatically changes it's layout and functionality when it recognises that the user is on a smaller ... Read More >

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