Help with Domain Names, Web Hosting, Everything - UK-Cheapest.co.uk » Optimisation http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog Hints, Tips & Secrets from the back office team Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:25:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Top 5 Tips since Google Panda Update http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/2011/05/top-5-tips-since-google-panda-update/ http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/2011/05/top-5-tips-since-google-panda-update/#comments Tue, 31 May 2011 19:18:45 +0000 admin http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/?p=156 The Google Panda update is well and truly rolled out to UK sites.

Some sites lost a high percentage of their traffic, others were unaffected. To minimise your site exposure to the new rules, consider the following 5 very important tips:

  1. Unique content is more important than ever
  2. Links from low quality directories and blogs are worth less
  3. Quality relevant backlinks are worth more
  4. Quality relevant links from authority sites are worth more
  5. Remove duplicate (and spun) content or risk being de-indexed.

Keep your site within the new rules and your traffic will return and if you were unaffected, significant gains could be realised.

]]> http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/2011/05/top-5-tips-since-google-panda-update/feed/ 1 Get your Facebook Pretty URL now! http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/2011/05/get-your-facebook-username-now/ http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/2011/05/get-your-facebook-username-now/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 10:17:40 +0000 admin http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/?p=133

Facebook is becoming one of the world’s largest search engines. Use it as a way for your page to be found. If you have not set your username (Pretty URL) on Facebook, do it today!

Directing visitors to a business page is so easy with a URL like:

http://www.facebook.com/HostingUK

Some points to consider:

  • Facebook’s usernames will be given out on a first-come, first-served basis.
  • Once you pick a name, it’s yours for life.
  • You don’t necessarily have to use your real name.
  • You won’t be able to get a ‘generic word’ as your username.
  • You’ll have to use at least five characters

While Facebook is encouraging the use of real names, you aren’t limited in that regard. The system will suggest a few available options based on your first and/or last name, but it’ll also provide a blank field in which you can type something completely unrelated.

Each Facebook account gets only one username, and you can never change it. You can’t transfer it to someone else, either. Even if you delete your Facebook account, Facebook says the name won’t go back into the pool.

So go ahead, grab your name before someone else does….

http://www.facebook.com/username

Good luck!

]]> http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/2011/05/get-your-facebook-username-now/feed/ 1 5 free ways to SEO traffic (Video 10/10) http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/2010/11/5-free-ways-to-seo-traffic-video-1010/ http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/2010/11/5-free-ways-to-seo-traffic-video-1010/#comments Tue, 16 Nov 2010 12:58:23 +0000 Colin http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/?p=743 This video tutorial explains how to get free traffic.

[See post to watch Flash video]

Other video tutorials in our SEO for Beginners series include:

  1. What is Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)?
  2. How Search Engines Work
  3. SEO Myths Explained
  4. 5 Steps to improve your SEO
  5. How to get your site listed in a few days
  6. How to get free web submissions
  7. How to boost your SERPS rankings
  8. What is Google PageRank?
  9. The importance of keywords
  10. 5 free ways to get SEO traffic

We hope you enjoyed our SEO for Beginners course!

]]> http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/2010/11/5-free-ways-to-seo-traffic-video-1010/feed/ 0 What is the importance of keywords? (Video 9/10) http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/2010/11/what-is-the-importance-of-keywords-video-910/ http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/2010/11/what-is-the-importance-of-keywords-video-910/#comments Tue, 16 Nov 2010 12:57:46 +0000 Colin http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/?p=741 This video tutorial explains the importance of keywords to your SEO (Search Engine Optimisation).

[See post to watch Flash video]

Other video tutorials in our SEO for Beginners series include:

  1. What is Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)?
  2. How Search Engines Work
  3. SEO Myths Explained
  4. 5 Steps to improve your SEO
  5. How to get your site listed in a few days
  6. How to get free web submissions
  7. How to boost your SERPS rankings
  8. What is Google PageRank?
  9. The importance of keywords
  10. 5 free ways to get SEO traffic

We hope you enjoyed our SEO for Beginners course!

]]> http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/2010/11/what-is-the-importance-of-keywords-video-910/feed/ 0 What is Google PageRank? (Video 8/10) http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/2010/11/what-is-google-pagerank-video-810/ http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/2010/11/what-is-google-pagerank-video-810/#comments Tue, 16 Nov 2010 12:57:13 +0000 Colin http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/?p=739 This video tutorial explains Google PageRank.

[See post to watch Flash video]

Other video tutorials in our SEO for Beginners series include:

  1. What is Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)?
  2. How Search Engines Work
  3. SEO Myths Explained
  4. 5 Steps to improve your SEO
  5. How to get your site listed in a few days
  6. How to get free web submissions
  7. How to boost your SERPS rankings
  8. What is Google PageRank?
  9. The importance of keywords
  10. 5 free ways to get SEO traffic

We hope you enjoyed our SEO for Beginners course!

]]> http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/2010/11/what-is-google-pagerank-video-810/feed/ 0 How to boost your SERPS ranking (Video 7/10) http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/2010/11/how-to-boost-your-serps-ranking-video-710/ http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/2010/11/how-to-boost-your-serps-ranking-video-710/#comments Tue, 16 Nov 2010 12:56:36 +0000 Colin http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/?p=737 This video tutorial explains how to boost your SERPS rankings.

[See post to watch Flash video]

Other video tutorials in our SEO for Beginners series include:

  1. What is Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)?
  2. How Search Engines Work
  3. SEO Myths Explained
  4. 5 Steps to improve your SEO
  5. How to get your site listed in a few days
  6. How to get free web submissions
  7. How to boost your SERPS rankings
  8. What is Google PageRank?
  9. The importance of keywords
  10. 5 free ways to get SEO traffic

We hope you enjoyed our SEO for Beginners course!

]]> http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/2010/11/how-to-boost-your-serps-ranking-video-710/feed/ 0 How to get free web submissions (Video 6/10) http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/2010/11/how-to-get-free-web-submissions-video-610/ http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/2010/11/how-to-get-free-web-submissions-video-610/#comments Tue, 16 Nov 2010 12:56:00 +0000 Colin http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/?p=735 This video tutorial explains 5 steps to improve your SEO (Search Engine Optimisation).

[See post to watch Flash video]

Other video tutorials in our SEO for Beginners series include:

  1. What is Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)?
  2. How Search Engines Work
  3. SEO Myths Explained
  4. 5 Steps to improve your SEO
  5. How to get your site listed in a few days
  6. How to get free web submissions
  7. How to boost your SERPS rankings
  8. What is Google PageRank?
  9. The importance of keywords
  10. 5 free ways to get SEO traffic

We hope you enjoyed our SEO for Beginners course!

]]> http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/2010/11/how-to-get-free-web-submissions-video-610/feed/ 0 How to get your site listed in a few days (Video 5/10) http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/2010/11/how-to-get-your-site-listed-in-a-few-days-video-510/ http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/2010/11/how-to-get-your-site-listed-in-a-few-days-video-510/#comments Tue, 16 Nov 2010 12:55:16 +0000 Colin http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/?p=733 This video tutorial explains how to get your site listed in a few days.

[See post to watch Flash video]

Other video tutorials in our SEO for Beginners series include:

  1. What is Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)?
  2. How Search Engines Work
  3. SEO Myths Explained
  4. 5 Steps to improve your SEO
  5. How to get your site listed in a few days
  6. How to get free web submissions
  7. How to boost your SERPS rankings
  8. What is Google PageRank?
  9. The importance of keywords
  10. 5 free ways to get SEO traffic

We hope you enjoyed our SEO for Beginners course!

]]> http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/2010/11/how-to-get-your-site-listed-in-a-few-days-video-510/feed/ 0 5 Steps to improve your SEO (Video 4/10) http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/2010/11/5-steps-to-improve-your-seo-video-410/ http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/2010/11/5-steps-to-improve-your-seo-video-410/#comments Tue, 16 Nov 2010 12:54:57 +0000 Colin http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/?p=730 This video tutorial explains 5 steps to improve your SEO (Search Engine Optimisation).

[See post to watch Flash video]

Other video tutorials in our SEO for Beginners series include:

  1. What is Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)?
  2. How Search Engines Work
  3. SEO Myths Explained
  4. 5 Steps to improve your SEO
  5. How to get your site listed in a few days
  6. How to get free web submissions
  7. How to boost your SERPS rankings
  8. What is Google PageRank?
  9. The importance of keywords
  10. 5 free ways to get SEO traffic

We hope you enjoyed our SEO for Beginners course!

]]> http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/2010/11/5-steps-to-improve-your-seo-video-410/feed/ 0 Some SEO Myths Explained (Video 3/10) http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/2010/11/some-seo-myths-explained-video-310/ http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/2010/11/some-seo-myths-explained-video-310/#comments Tue, 16 Nov 2010 12:53:31 +0000 Colin http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/?p=728 This video tutorial explains some of the myths of SEO (Search Engine Optimisation).

[See post to watch Flash video]

Other video tutorials in our SEO for Beginners series include:

  1. What is Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)?
  2. How Search Engines Work
  3. SEO Myths Explained
  4. 5 Steps to improve your SEO
  5. How to get your site listed in a few days
  6. How to get free web submissions
  7. How to boost your SERPS rankings
  8. What is Google PageRank?
  9. The importance of keywords
  10. 5 free ways to get SEO traffic

We hope you enjoyed our SEO for Beginners course!

]]> http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/2010/11/some-seo-myths-explained-video-310/feed/ 0 How Search Engines Work (Video 2/10) http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/2010/11/how-search-engines-work-video-210/ http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/2010/11/how-search-engines-work-video-210/#comments Tue, 16 Nov 2010 12:51:51 +0000 Colin http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/?p=725 This video tutorial explains how search engines work.

[See post to watch Flash video]

Other video tutorials in our SEO for Beginners series include:

  1. What is Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)?
  2. How Search Engines Work
  3. SEO Myths Explained
  4. 5 Steps to improve your SEO
  5. How to get your site listed in a few days
  6. How to get free web submissions
  7. How to boost your SERPS rankings
  8. What is Google PageRank?
  9. The importance of keywords
  10. 5 free ways to get SEO traffic

We hope you enjoyed our SEO for Beginners course!

]]> http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/2010/11/how-search-engines-work-video-210/feed/ 0 What is Search Engine Optimisation (Video 1/10) http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/2010/11/what-is-search-engine-optimisation-video/ http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/2010/11/what-is-search-engine-optimisation-video/#comments Tue, 16 Nov 2010 12:24:22 +0000 Colin http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/?p=709 This video tutorial explain what exactly SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) is.

[See post to watch Flash video]

Other video tutorials in our SEO for Beginners series include:

  1. What is Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)?
  2. How Search Engines Work
  3. SEO Myths Explained
  4. 5 Steps to improve your SEO
  5. How to get your site listed in a few days
  6. How to get free web submissions
  7. How to boost your SERPS rankings
  8. What is Google PageRank?
  9. The importance of keywords
  10. 5 free ways to get SEO traffic

We hope you enjoyed our SEO for Beginners course!

]]> http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/2010/11/what-is-search-engine-optimisation-video/feed/ 0 How long will it take before my website is indexed by the search engines? http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/2010/11/how-long-will-it-take-before-my-website-is-indexed-by-the-search-engines/ http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/2010/11/how-long-will-it-take-before-my-website-is-indexed-by-the-search-engines/#comments Mon, 15 Nov 2010 23:01:40 +0000 Colin http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/?p=552 With our “Standard Submission” package after we have submitted your website to the search engines and directories it will take up to ten weeks for your website to be added to their indexes, depending on the search engine. Some smaller search engines will take only a few days to index your page. However, most of the other larger search engines will take several weeks. Such a delay between the date of submission and the date of indexing is due to the extremely high number of submissions (sometimes tens of thousands) that the most popular engines receive each day.

With the “Standard Submission” we only submit your website to the search engines and cannot guarantee that they will include your website in their indexes. If you want to ensure guaranteed fast inclusion of your website into search engine indexes, we recommend our De Luxe XL submission package.

]]> http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/2010/11/how-long-will-it-take-before-my-website-is-indexed-by-the-search-engines/feed/ 0 How long does the Google robot take to index a URL once it’s been submitted? http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/2010/11/how-long-does-the-google-robot-take-to-index-a-url-once-its-been-submitted/ http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/2010/11/how-long-does-the-google-robot-take-to-index-a-url-once-its-been-submitted/#comments Mon, 15 Nov 2010 22:13:37 +0000 Colin http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/?p=449 Depending on the timing of the submission and of our crawl, the entire process can take between six and eight weeks.

Excerpt taken from Google Webmaster Info

]]> http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/2010/11/how-long-does-the-google-robot-take-to-index-a-url-once-its-been-submitted/feed/ 0 My web pages used to be listed in Google and now they are not http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/2010/11/my-web-pages-used-to-be-listed-in-google-and-now-they-are-not/ http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/2010/11/my-web-pages-used-to-be-listed-in-google-and-now-they-are-not/#comments Mon, 15 Nov 2010 22:13:04 +0000 Colin http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/blog/?p=447 Each time Google update the database of web pages (about once a month), the index shifts. If your site was dropped from Google and you have not made major changes to it in the last month, Google will likely pick it up again in the next index. It’s possible your site was simply inaccessible when the robots tried to crawl it.

You may want to check and see if the number of other sites linking to your URL has decreased. This is the single biggest factor in determining what sites are indexed by Google, as we find most pages when our robots crawl the web and jump from page to page via hyperlinks. To find out who links to your site, use Google’s link: tool.

It’s also possible your rank decreased because other sites were found and assigned a higher rank. You can be assured that no one at Google has hand adjusted the results to boost the ranking of a site. Google’s order of results is automatically determined by several factors, including the PageRank algorithm. Please check out Google’s “Technology Overview page for more information on how this works.

Excerpt taken from Google Webmaster Info

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