In the aftermath of the Penguin update, the SEO world was rightfully pre-occupied by the effects of Google’s latest algorithm update. But one thing that has somewhat slipped under the radar is an increase in the effects of Google’s Venice algorithm and the subsequent increase of local ‘flavour’ in the results of broad search terms. Local is an increasingly important part of an SEO campaign for any company with a [...]
This week I had the the opportunity to speak at the LinkDex Author ThinkTank in Leeds and gave a brief guide on how to get the author rich snippet in Google’s search results. At the event I promised to follow-up with a blog post that explained the process in more detail. So here we go: The rich snippet For me and many of the people I’ve spoken to, the current [...]
Yesterday at Pubcon, Matt Cutts, head of Google’s web spam team, announced the release of a new tool for webmasters – The Google Disavow Links tool. The feature allows webmasters to upload a text file of bad backlinks that they want Google to ignore. Disavow Links allows users the chance to clean up the link practices that used to work effectively but Google has since devalued, such as mass article [...]
After months of planning and hard work, the day had finally arrived, Blueclaw’s big move to The Calls. We first found out about the move in May and we were all instantly excited. Our old home had served us well, however it was clear that our fast growing company required more space and a better location. The Calls offered this, a perfect location, at the heart of both the city [...]





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