We do this by the following services – click on the link to be taken to a page that describes in more detail what they are:

1. SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) – Google SEO in the main
2. Pay Per Click, PPC, Google AdWords and Microsoft/Yahoo PPC
3. Google Places – Setup and Optimisation
4. Online Reputation Management
5. Social Media Optimisation and Marketing – LinkedIn, FaceBook and Twitter
6. Mobile Marketing – Text message marketing, mobile websites
7. iPhone and Android Apps
8. Website Design & Mobile Website Design

If you have any uestions about any of the above, or anything else you may have heard about in the DIGITAL marketing arena not mentioned above but would like to know how it may help your business please feel free to give us a call – 0121 422 0754.

One example may be augmented reality

We pride ourselves on a premier and the best SEO Birmingham has to offer.

This is only going to be a short but sweet message.  Just below are some of the algorithm and updates Google made in January – They really are favouring authority sites over the little guy…

Google Algorithm

Seen this yet guys?  I tell you, 2012 has some really really interesting things in store for us in the world of search. Check out this, I am not going to say it better so Search plus your WORLD

Check out the video below

OK Brian, so what is all this about? Its about social media, and more importantly Google+ playing a huge part in our search reselts whether we like or not.  I don’t think I do like it, but we have to adapt and as an internet marketer this just goes to show that my clients need to ensure, with my help obviously, the below:

• Google+
• Shares on G+
• Likes on G+
• Mentions on G+
• All the above for FaceBook, Twitter and LinkedIn as a minimum

Watch this space, SOCAIL is going to be our lives

SEO Birmingham

There is an increasing importance for search engine optimisation in order for companies to compete against each other. Search engine optimisation can be categorised into regional and local. When people are looking for a certain service they will often choose to do a regional search in order to get more accurate results. When companies are aware of the benefits that they can get from SEO Birmingham they will want to use it in order to increased the amount of traffic from local customers.

There is a number of websites are specific to certain countries due to the services and products that are offered. It is possible to use an extension that is specific to other countries however these may not be applicable to some areas. It is possible to use country names and city names in a limited manner so that the various search engines notice the site. It is very important to be cautious, as some websites do not allow regional, country or city names for certain locations.

When planning to use search engine optimisation it is important to take time to find a company that is aware of how regional optimisation works – local SEO really around the Birmingham, West Midlands and the UK. It is best to choose a company that has experience with strategies that are used in optimisation of web pages. There is a number of people that actually have the knowledge to do their own website optimisation, however the professionals that specialise in this sector will have all of the up to date information.

When looking for a company to do this type of work it is important to choose one that will be able to improve the rankings for the company. It is a good idea to make sure that the companies offering these services are aware of the techniques that are required in order to maximise the potential of the website.

There are a lot of companies that offer these services however they may not actually do things for the best and these may not enhance the business. It is a good idea to check the reputation of the company and the standards of the services that are offered.

When you contact companies for quotes it is very important to bear in mind that there should be no need to refine your website prior to getting a quote or any work done on the site. The businesses that you may want to use should be willing to meet with you in order to discuss your requirements.

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OK, from what I can gather, and we are only a day in so I can’t speak with authority but we are seeing results that seem to be driven from fresh RSS feeds and xml Sitemaps.

Take a look below at how the results show – the query term was “football” here in the UK.

Notice the result has the 3 updates underneath the description – this is the result of “Google Fresh”. Obviously there are newer results on the BBC than that but Google favours these. Why, could be Google +1 and other social media shares, backlinks etc etc etc.  I will watch and test.

OK, I hope you found this useful

Brian

SEO Birmingham

Well just doing some work on a clients site and saw the below change.  This changed right infront of my eyes, I did a refresh and bam the below showed on the first page – Oh and by the way one of my clients is here showing on that elusive first page of Google

So whats different?

• The map shape
• The Map pins are white/light grey & they turn red when you hover over the result
• the map pins are on the right not the left, along with the address

OK, my personal opinion is that this no longer stands out as much as the listings did previously – whether the listing was in the oldish format or the enhance where description etc pulled from website.

Hmmm jury is out, let me know your thoughts on this at www.fb.com/dotcomsecretsbirmingham

My initial thoughts are that this makes SEO more important, so for SEO Birmingham give me a call

I have already advised that the BBC are now using them on all their Cooking Programs – QRCode to be taken directly to the recipe.  Someone complained to me the other day that this only works with mobile. NOT AT ALL – check this out. It’s a small ap that uses ur webcam to scan the QRCode QuickMark

I am not going to go into the details of what they are, the history etc.  There’s only one place to check that out here

So who else are using them?

Why do I still think these are important the Near Field Comms coming in a big way? Because NFC is still COMING, when is it going to get here to the UK and used?

Also, they are great way to market:

• T Shirts and other promo items  -if you need help with this I have just the contact
• Offline advertising – similar to above
• They can go to a URL, email address, telephone number, small piece of text (upto 140 characters I think, but don’t quote me)
• Competitions
• ETC – for more ideas give me a call

Anyway, I just wanted to put down that everybody is well hyped about Google+ gaining over 10,000,000 users in 16 days compared to FaceBook and Twitter that took over 700 days to reach this figure.  I am not usually one to speculate on things, but I am going to here and I have 2 reasons that I think Google did a really good job in one sense, the other is just fact

1. There are over 200million people with some kind of Google Account, gmail, adwords, webmaster, googledocs, picassa, panaramio, YouTube so was it that hard?

2. The Scarcity trick and your special trick – Google went out and said that Google+ is in Beta and you have to be invited to apply for an account – AWESOME I got invited and played with my account.  I felt well special (well not really because I have lots of Internet Marketing friends and they had all had invites too ).  But Google did make people feel that it was a special event and that not many people would get the privaledge – good going big G.

Lets watch over the next 6 months how this unfolds.  If you haven’t done so by now get a Google+1 button on your site like I have.

Cheers for now and any advise or guidance please feel free to pick up the phone – 07866 493197

Brian

SEO in Birmingham

Please watch the below video update – it is important and explains what is going on with Google Reviews

As with any business, you have to test out different marketing initiatives and most importantly track it.

So, I intend to update this post with how well it went over the next few days.  Remember, if this doesn’t work for me it doesn’t mean that it won’t work for your business.  I need to also highlight that getting the right text, headline is crucial and that is an art form all by itself.  Wish me luck.

Side note, this magazine gets read by 1.25m people so I’m obviously hoping that some business owners see it and pick up the phone.

Have a great Sunday, and the weather is beautiful here in Birmingham