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19/04/18: What is a sitemap and do I need one?
18/04/18: When subtitles are just what we need
17/04/18: Help – I can’t put anything on my own website
16/04/18: The power of demonstration
15/04/18: They call them …what?
12/04/18: The danger of Small Data
11/04/18: Ensuring ‘About Us’ is ‘Why Us’
10/04/18: Beautiful graphs. You can do it.
09/04/18: Making opening that email seem like a good deal
08/04/18: What’s Google actually evaluating your site on?
05/04/18: Road To Nowhere
04/04/18: Will access to ‘Dot EU’ domain names be taken away?
03/04/18: Generally Doing Privacy Right
02/04/18: ICYMI – All the blog posts from March 2018
28/03/18: Writing A Great SEO Headline – An Expert Explains
27/03/18: If you need to get a page indexed in Google quickly
26/03/18: Is Google a portal or a destination?
25/03/18: Being smart enough to learn from the winners
22/03/18: The call to action which gets people to your site
21/03/18: Delivering what they’re looking for
20/03/18: Your sophisticated audience
19/03/18: How many links should a company’s home page have?
18/03/18: The most cost effective marketing you can do at the moment
15/03/18: Borrowing pictures can be costly
14/03/18: Advertising to get previously interested visitors back
13/03/18: Email: the best way to flag up website changes
12/03/18: There’s nothing wrong with a good roundup article
11/03/18: Tidying up the Pages Viewed reports in Google Analytics
08/03/18: Chrome to flag up http sites from this July
07/03/18: Should we worry about Chrome browser ad blocking?
06/03/18: Don’t panic over Google Search Console messages
05/03/18: Google Search Console’s new Performance Status Report
04/03/18: People also search for… an opportunity?
01/03/18: Another tedious reminder to focus on the prospect
28/02/18: ICYMI – All the blog posts from February 2018
27/02/18: Using the canonical link smartly
26/02/18: Email: measures are called for
25/02/18: Don’t be scared of linking out
22/02/18: Live page SEO auditing available from Google
21/02/18: The best number of words in an email subject line
20/02/18: Don’t lose your best inbound links
19/02/18: Google gives the official line on ‘featured snippets’
18/02/18: Responsive logo design
15/02/18: A Complete Guide To Creating Engineering Data Sheets
14/02/18: All about deducing the searcher’s intent
13/02/18: Ranking the links to you and your competitors
12/02/18: What CTR will I get from a Google results page?
11/02/18: The next step from stating the benefits
08/02/18: SEO: your successors will thank you
07/02/18: Don’t waste what you know about your prospects
06/02/18: Videos for better product photography
05/02/18: AdWords refocuses attention on budgets
04/02/18: Why aren’t we all recording web traffic from emails?
01/02/18: Could LinkedIn make Bing more interesting?
31/01/18: ICYMI – All the blog posts from January 2018
30/01/18: Why Google My Business is really important
29/01/18: Sorry AdWords, you do things the wrong way around
28/01/18: Why you need HTML versions of PDF documents
25/01/18: Rules for a great web page title
24/01/18: Making the ‘About Us’ page more dynamic
23/01/18: AdWords ads get decluttered …a little
22/01/18: Don’t overpay for your website hosting
21/01/18: How to generate a quick logo
18/01/18: Monitoring PPC advertising beyond the keyword
17/01/18: Underestimating the impact of a single video view
16/01/18: Why aren’t you photographing everything?
15/01/18: New longer descriptions in Google: what should we do?
14/01/18: Crying foul on Google’s new extended descriptions
11/01/18: It’s all about content
10/01/18: New longer descriptions in Google: should we do anything?
09/01/18: What do you want to know about your visitors?
08/01/18: What would you do if your site was hacked?
07/01/18: Tracking how individual visitors use your website
04/01/18: Careful with that text, Eugene
03/01/18: Don’t give Google search credit where it’s not due
02/01/18: Why we should view Google search as just another website
01/01/18: ICYMI – All the blog posts from December 2017
21/12/17: Happy Christmas
20/12/17: Amazon is not just for Christmas
19/12/17: Why you need to be firm with website stylists
18/12/17: Why I dislike standalone websites more than ever
17/12/17: Your site needs an RSS feed. Does it have one?
14/12/17: What do search results look like in other places?
13/12/17: Why and how to transcribe audio or video recordings
12/12/17: Emailing that contact without the email address
11/12/17: Put Twitter to work for your website
10/12/17: Who’s been looking at your website stats?
07/12/17: Promotion Extensions add to AdWords options
06/12/17: The adverts that cost you nothing
05/12/17: Working hard in SEO, just to stand still
04/12/17: Think about the downstream chain of links
03/12/17: Solving the https to http referrer problem in Google Analytics
30/11/17: ICYMI – All the blog posts from November 2017
29/11/17: Just why are you so good?
28/11/17: What are your competitors up to?
27/11/17: How to write a great LinkedIn profile
26/11/17: Can we make sure we’re on the first page of Google?
23/11/17: Tracking your competitors’ important search terms
22/11/17: Why colour is important in website design
21/11/17: HTML improvements straight from Google
20/11/17: Leapfrogging to postion 0 on Google
19/11/17: Is it time for a Marketing Health Check?
16/11/17: It’s about customer interaction, not the brand
15/11/17: Quora for brand awareness
14/11/17: Pay-per-click advertising on Quora
13/11/17: Explaining AdWords Quality Score – an update
12/11/17: The benefit of Single Keyword Ad Groups
09/11/17: Tools to help you reduce the size of your images
08/11/17: In praise of the good old banner ad
07/11/17: Should I comment on blogs to get links?
06/11/17: Are all links created equal?
05/11/17: Hands up who’s got a company Facebook page?
02/11/17: AdWords budget changes: make sure you’re not caught out
01/11/17: Increase sales by making your writing easier to read
31/10/17: ICYMI – All the blog posts from October 2017
30/10/17: Recording the real actions on your website
29/10/17: The figure you really need to track in emails
26/10/17: Should I write articles for my site or for others?
25/10/17: The best headline for case studies
24/10/17: Keywords Everywhere – a very useful free tool
23/10/17: Wording things better
22/10/17: How to ask Google to index a new page
19/10/17: What are ‘canonical’ tags and should I have them?
18/10/17: Google supports ‘preload’ list of HTTPS sites
17/10/17: That’s how I want it to look
16/10/17: It’s all about writing content aimed at getting links
15/10/17: The key to better search engine ranking
12/10/17: Why Vivaldi is a web browser worth trying out
11/10/17: How you can make your marketing emails work harder
10/10/17: A quick font change for an easy site upgrade
09/10/17: Refresh your website with a more logical header panel
08/10/17: More on contact forms versus email addresses
05/10/17: Tidying up https and Google Analytics and Search Console
04/10/17: Keep the customer satisfied
03/10/17: Don’t use video as a gimmick
02/10/17: We should not be afraid to question website designers
01/10/17: ICYMI – All the blog posts from September 2017
28/09/17: More quick link building wins
27/09/17: On the future of advertising
26/09/17: A button means ‘do something’
25/09/17: Make online image adverts prove their worth
24/09/17: I’d love to work with this business
21/09/17: A page can’t rank if it doesn’t exist
20/09/17: Get with the conversation
19/09/17: Making your video a star of the Google results
18/09/17: Sites to fill up the search results for your company name
17/09/17: How to make promotional video interviews easily
14/09/17: Title tags for better clickthrough rates
13/09/17: Nearly every website visitor comes from the same place
12/09/17: Making working from home work
11/09/17: Oh no, here comes another ‘microsite’
10/09/17: What terms need to be in your AdWords campaigns?
07/09/17: We can all learn from testing in search advertising
06/09/17: It’s all about the customer, not the competition
05/09/17: What’s on your company’s Facebook page?
04/09/17: Ironing out the wrinkles in changing to HTTPS
03/09/17: Forget the rules of writing and be flexible
31/08/17: ICYMI: All the blog posts from August 2017
30/08/17: You too can be a magazine publisher
29/08/17: Keeping better control of when your search ads appear
28/08/17: You only need to outrun your competitors
24/08/17: Does my site need HTTPS?
23/08/17: PDF documents: did you consider mobile users?
22/08/17: What would you ask for?
21/08/17: Easy backlinks, very little persuasion required
20/08/17: Overcoming the increasing “(direct)/none” traffic source
17/08/17: Get more from your smartphone with these mobile apps
16/08/17: Putting sales emails to the ultimate test
15/08/17: Why you need Google Tag Manager and how to get it
14/08/17: Link shortening is a great thing
13/08/17: Changes in GMail advertising
10/08/17: What SEO tools do the experts use?
09/08/17: What searches are sending people to my home page?
08/08/17: When the wrong page shows up in Google
07/08/17: My brain hurts, and it’s your fault
06/08/17: Warning: Information Overload
03/08/17: SEO boosts you may not have considered (3)
02/08/17: SEO boosts you may not have considered (2)
01/08/17: SEO boosts you may not have considered (1)
31/07/17: ICYMI: All the blog posts from July 2017
30/07/17: Keep your logos and banners professional
27/07/17: Smart, informative email signoffs
26/07/17: Getting your URLs right
25/07/17: Encouraging Google to love visiting our websites
24/07/17: But… but… but…
23/07/17: Language should be a facilitator
20/07/17: Branding is more than just your logo and strapline
19/07/17: Sorting out your Google My Business listing
18/07/17: Google and their ‘snippets’
17/07/17: It’s all in the images
16/07/17: Three ways to get more responses. Probably.
13/07/17: People will not type complicated URLs into their computers
12/07/17: The HTML headline tag, and why not to abuse it
11/07/17: How to see the HTML behind a web page
10/07/17: Just say no to churned-out ‘articles’
09/07/17: Internal linking: you need to be clever with it
06/07/17: How much should search advertising management cost?
05/07/17: Focus on customer needs, not their classification
04/07/17: Simply the Best
03/07/17: Not just for books
02/07/17: ICYMI: All the blog posts from June 2017
29/06/17: When it’s acceptable to barge in with an email
28/06/17: Time to get your .uk even if you don’t need it
27/06/17: Who owns your website domain registrations?
26/06/17: Put announcements on the search results page with Google Posts
25/06/17: If the user likes the page, Google probably will too
22/06/17: How to make an attractive YouTube thumbnail image
21/06/17: What is Native Advertising?
20/06/17: Browser size is not screen resolution
19/06/17: Online considerations for sales event organising
18/06/17: A few things to remember about Google Search
15/06/17: Are you squeezing your content for all it’s worth?
14/06/17: Why titles should be more than just a label
13/06/17: Ignoring website traffic from your own offices
12/06/17: Try not to be too clever with your emails
11/06/17: The home page is no place for a slideshow
08/06/17: It’s not the same old searches which should concern us
07/06/17: We need to get cleverer with Google
06/06/17: Start – and finish – with the reader
05/06/17: What’s actually driving our sales?
04/06/17: Here’s a new idea: press coverage!
01/06/17: Retrofitting a smarter hierarchy
31/05/17: ICYMI: All the blog posts from May 2017
30/05/17: Turning your ‘page not found’ page into an asset
29/05/17: Spot the difference
25/05/17: Attracting Google’s attention
24/05/17: SEO-savvy website designers do exist
23/05/17: 100 ways to improve your emails
22/05/17: Designing your emails for mobile: a critical task
21/05/17: ‘Carousel results’ in Google creep into technical products
18/05/17: How to improve your marketing effectiveness
17/05/17: How website structure should reflect customer thinking
16/05/17: Designing in SEO – your job, not a designer’s
15/05/17: Considerations for your online store
14/05/17: Time to consider an online store?
11/05/17: We’re the marketing assistant sitting quietly in your office
10/05/17: Interruptions only get in the way if you let them
09/05/17: Stop trying to make it less boring
08/05/17: You could be fined for even asking about email marketing
07/05/17: Learn from the best
04/05/17: Intriguing tools for online marketers
03/05/17: Image is everything
02/05/17: Monitoring what really matters
01/05/17: ICYMI: All the blog posts from April 2017
27/04/17: Just make your point
26/04/17: Conservatively does it with your page titles
25/04/17: Bring out your dead
24/04/17: Getting creative with video ideas
23/04/17: What is RSS and how do I use it?
20/04/17: At the end of the day it’s ALL marketing
19/04/17: Showing your name to prospects for 1p a time
18/04/17: Giving your video some context
17/04/17: Why you need to associate your company name with product terms
12/04/17: Are you shooting yourself in the foot with your footer?
11/04/17: It’s just a matter of time
10/04/17: Some rules for a landing page …or any page, really
09/04/17: Who’s using social media successfully in your industry?
06/04/17: Changes on YouTube as annotations phased out
05/04/17: Using your advertising to test out website design ideas
04/04/17: They can easily get a coffee somewhere else
03/04/17: The real impact of useful website content
02/04/17: The DIY approach to search engine optimisation
30/03/17: ICYMI: The Best of the Blog in March 2017
29/03/17: What counts as a high-quality page?
28/03/17: Another reason to think ‘mobile first’
27/03/17: It’s what you say, not where you say it
26/03/17: Don’t shoot the messenger
23/03/17: The danger of not thinking about what bounce rate means
22/03/17: The logo tagline: an unmissable opportunity
21/03/17: Online display advertising: target with care
20/03/17: The best way to get people to watch your videos
19/03/17: Google Analytics for Beginners – the online course
16/03/17: Why your business needs a voice (and how to get one)
15/03/17: Are you driven by guesswork?
14/03/17: Are you missing out on the intent of searchers?
13/03/17: Checking for duplicate content on your website
12/03/17: If only Google was allowed to see that content
09/03/17: Choosing the right TLD for your new website domain
08/03/17: What is a TLD?
07/03/17: Microsites: we have quite enough domains already, thanks
06/03/17: Start answering your public better
05/03/17: Google wants answers. You should give them.
02/03/17: Getting creative to get round unwanted Google results
01/03/17: If you’re a people business, show people!
28/02/17: ICYMI: The Best of the Blog in February 2017
27/02/17: Getting full impact from your PR
26/02/17: Unwanted emails do not come without cost
23/02/17: Clean your data to improve your lead generation opportunities
22/02/17: The fascination of the “In-Page Analytics” report
21/02/17: Speed equals time to destination
20/02/17: Google Suggest autocompletion: a friend for keyword research
19/02/17: How to compile a list of terms to target for SEO
16/02/17: How understanding SEO means understanding the machines
15/02/17: It’s time to bring case studies into the 21st century
14/02/17: ‘Best Regards’? ‘Cheers’? Or ‘Yours Sincerely’?
13/02/17: How to create an ‘online cuttings book’
12/02/17: Google Alerts: your trusty link-building tool
09/02/17: Avoiding the meaningless AdWords target
08/02/17: Two steps to a web page which converts
07/02/17: What’s been eating up more of your time recently?
06/02/17: Being able to close a sale does not make a great salesperson
05/02/17: At last: poor-value online advertising starts to decline
02/02/17: “Ads Added by AdWords” – an awful, awful idea
01/02/17: Pop-ups are annoying, right?
31/01/17: ICYMI: The Best of the Blog in January 2017
30/01/17: “How To Choose” is an answer, not a question
29/01/17: How to… get a quick top spot in Google
26/01/17: The rise of video background images
25/01/17: Something you can do right now to get some links
24/01/17: How to link your YouTube channel to your website
23/01/17: You need a good, up-to-date LinkedIn profile
22/01/17: You’re in the Google results. But with what pages?
19/01/17: Focusing on traffic can be an expensive mistake
18/01/17: Copywriting for the heart as well as the head
17/01/17: Why and how to switch from http to https
16/01/17: Tools to get under the skin of your website
15/01/17: Error 404: You’re Welcome
12/01/17: Why you should bother to write to your best customers
11/01/17: What are Ad Rank and Quality Score?
10/01/17: Who’s been looking deep into your website?
09/01/17: No comments
08/01/17: How much are you paying your website?
05/01/17: Making this the year when PPC advertising really works
04/01/17: Make 2017 the year of more video
03/01/17: Investing in website speed: something we can all do
02/01/17: Happy New Year
22/12/16: Best of the Blog in December 2016
21/12/16: Why Slack is my business application of 2016
20/12/16: More than a feeling
19/12/16: Very nice looking design. But why did you do that?
18/12/16: Business is about people, and so is advertising
15/12/16: Refocusing your efforts where they really count
14/12/16: Reaching those hard-to-reach verticals
13/12/16: Enquiries by text message: why not?
12/12/16: How will pay-per-click advertising change next year?
11/12/16: All about SEO and advertising on the DuckDuckGo search engine
08/12/16: Putting some numbers on your website’s SEO
07/12/16: Should we chip in for Wikipedia?
06/12/16: AdWords ‘Responsive Ads’: we like them
05/12/16: Just keep plugging away
04/12/16: Video as content: don’t limit yourself to the written word
01/12/16: Avoiding an unpleasant situation
30/11/16: Best of the Blog in November 2016
29/11/16: Setting a KPI for every advert
28/11/16: Are hamburgers the best thing on the menu?
27/11/16: Is your site search losing you business?
24/11/16: Decluttering your website without replacing it
23/11/16: Invest in the IT guys for some real returns
22/11/16: What browsers and operating systems are your website visitors using?
21/11/16: Button up for better response
20/11/16: 10 things to check before launching a new website
17/11/16: Are you just seeing part of the big picture?
16/11/16: Is your offer as compelling as this one?
15/11/16: Mobile Web Speed Testing made easy
14/11/16: Branding has never been so important
13/11/16: What searches is my website appearing for in Google?
10/11/16: Introducing the audio-centric web
09/11/16: Let’s create the best page on the web
08/11/16: Generating sales enquiries by having an online store
07/11/16: Would you like us to work for you in the background?
06/11/16: Headlines: why they should be clear and front-loaded
03/11/16: Using Google Analytics to keep an eye on your website
02/11/16: Why click-through rate shouldn’t be in search advertising reports
01/11/16: How to explain your choice of search advertising keywords
31/10/16: Best of the Blog in October 2016
30/10/16: Clues that your website might have been hacked
27/10/16: Key takeaways from a recent E-commerce conference
26/10/16: Getting the terminology right
25/10/16: If it sounds boring, it is boring.
24/10/16: Where do your marketing emails come from?
23/10/16: Is search engine optimisation worth it?
20/10/16: Google’s not there to support your new website launch
19/10/16: Never neglect the people who already know you
18/10/16: Mobile websites get more important than ever
17/10/16: Some random thoughts about emails for you
16/10/16: Live chat services for business: what do you think?
13/10/16: Don’t waste that expensively-won opportunity
12/10/16: To new tab or not to new tab?
11/10/16: Renaming images: an easy win
10/10/16: How to write good title tags and description meta tags
09/10/16: Search engine optimisation you can do yourself. Really.
06/10/16: Visual Hunt: a great resource for free photographs
05/10/16: Who’s been visiting your website from large organisations?
04/10/16: The Perils of Content Management Systems
03/10/16: How to get better ranking in Google for complex searches
02/10/16: Best of the Blog in September 2016
29/09/16: Keep things linear and predictable
28/09/16: Why you need to write like the country’s best editors
27/09/16: What does your company look like on Bing?
26/09/16: Why your next website should be designed for mobile phones
25/09/16: New updates for Twitter users
22/09/16: Have you caught up with the changing behaviour of your audience?
21/09/16: My 6 Tips for Google AdWords Search Marketing Campaigns
20/09/16: Liberating your Google Analytics accounts from the agency
19/09/16: How advertising and promotion is – or isn’t – changing
18/09/16: Just because they’re not on your sales team’s radar
15/09/16: Using company names and trademarks in search advertising
14/09/16: Thinking up product or brand names
13/09/16: Buyer behaviour isn’t always rational
12/09/16: Improving the easiest website analytics figure of all
11/09/16: Brilliant free guide to search engine optimisation
08/09/16: Are the new Google AdWords ‘Expanded Text Ads’ working?
07/09/16: How long does it take to get results in Google?
06/09/16: What to check if your Google rank drops
05/09/16: How’s your website logo looking?
04/09/16: Keeping your search marketing options broad
01/09/16: How do I… come up with a good article idea?
31/08/16: Best of the Blog in August 2016
30/08/16: Pricing: we’re not stupid. Just susceptible.
29/08/16: Not all advertising is traditional advertising
25/08/16: Why I’d start with inbound marketing
24/08/16: Getting the balance right in search advertising
23/08/16: One web page cannot fill every role
22/08/16: Are you giving products the online support they need?
21/08/16: Monitoring searches to spot the easy wins
18/08/16: Why Product Managers need to invest in Content Marketing
17/08/16: Ask yourself what Google is doing for you
16/08/16: Don’t let a prospect be the one who got away
15/08/16: You’ve got to sell yourself as a supplier
14/08/16: Time to retire unnecessary Flash
11/08/16: 6 design features which every business website needs
10/08/16: More encouragement to get off the carousel
09/08/16: Here, now and at a competitive price
08/08/16: Advert? Editorial? Nobody cares – they never did.
07/08/16: Three new ways to use Google AdWords
04/08/16: Style guides: useful, not pretentious
03/08/16: Why do PDF documents appear in the Google results?
02/08/16: The easy way to get your proposition over
01/08/16: Hey Siri, Who Gets My Business?
31/07/16: Best of the Blog in July 2016
28/07/16: Website page footers are not a wastebin
27/07/16: Where are your notification bars?
26/07/16: Always stick to what they expect to hear
25/07/16: RLSA: showing different search adverts to different people
24/07/16: What does this company do? Let’s find out.
21/07/16: Why you need to plan for success
20/07/16: Bad web design – we are the problem
19/07/16: Why you shouldn’t drown your visitors in data
18/07/16: Need a website redesign? Stop right there.
17/07/16: Table output to Excel in Google Analytics
14/07/16: How do we get our Google Search traffic graph to trend upwards?
13/07/16: Measuring your Google search performance through analytics
12/07/16: What’s in this for the prospect?
11/07/16: Google still wants its own home page for your business
10/07/16: Reach out. I’ll be there.
07/07/16: Video emails: saying more in less time
06/07/16: Card-based web design and how you can use it
05/07/16: Case studies: who’s the real hero here?
04/07/16: Rise above any economic downturn, if it comes
03/07/16: The Future for EU and UK Laws on Cookies after ‘Brexit’
30/06/16: Best of the Blog in June 2016
29/06/16: What we can do with Search Console data in Google Analytics
28/06/16: Getting search terms in Google Analytics
27/06/16: The right way to set up an advertising campaign
26/06/16: Viewing your advertising the wrong way round
23/06/16: Your passwords are rubbish. Change them now.
22/06/16: New top-level domains – are there any advantages?
21/06/16: How much of your content remains unloved until it dies?
20/06/16: Landing pages we can all learn from
19/06/16: Another AdWords change in appearance
16/06/16: Why your business needs to adopt an inbound marketing approach
15/06/16: The good old three act sales letter
14/06/16: How welcoming is your company doormat?
13/06/16: It’s never too late to start emailing
12/06/16: Do you actually have a page for that?
09/06/16: Bringing any exhibition stand to life with video
08/06/16: Three more things about pay-per-click search advertising
07/06/16: Why we don’t expect clients to care about keywords
06/06/16: How to explain pay-per-click search advertising
05/06/16: Who’s still spending their advertising budget on print?
02/06/16: No wonder so many advertising agencies run a mile
01/06/16: Video emails offer a number of interesting benefits
31/05/16: Best of the Blog in May 2016
30/05/16: Defending your position as the first Google result
26/05/16: Content marketing with a touch of ‘outbound’
25/05/16: How much is marketing collateral worth?
24/05/16: Google announces big changes to AdWords
23/05/16: When Google messes around with your page titles
22/05/16: Should you add your company name to your page title?
19/05/16: A breadcrumb trail is not a page title
18/05/16: Are GMail Ads worth a go?
17/05/16: Telling the world about your new website content
16/05/16: Will Google become an encyclopedia?
15/05/16: The song remains the same
12/05/16: Google AdWords campaigns are not so hard to set up
11/05/16: New keyword research tool from Moz looks useful
10/05/16: It’s not that meetings can’t be useful
09/05/16: Guidelines for a successful image advert
08/05/16: Remarketing reboots the banner ad
05/05/16: Making an effective request for a favour
04/05/16: Why you need page titles which work, and how to write them
03/05/16: It’s never too late to get on board with RSS
02/05/16: Best of the Blog in April 2016
28/04/16: How to get a secure boost in Google ranking
27/04/16: Automated emails: a cheap marketing opportunity
26/04/16: What impact should we expect from links on search engine ranking?
25/04/16: Don’t be dazzled by keyword research tools
24/04/16: Search advertising: don’t be held back by keywords
21/04/16: Caring about the client
20/04/16: Is AdWords advertising on mobile devices worth it?
19/04/16: Find out how to improve your marketing copywriting
18/04/16: Should we advertise at weekends?
17/04/16: AMP: Can we make the web fast again?
14/04/16: You’ve probably got 5 seconds at most
13/04/16: The legitimate way to buy links
12/04/16: Selling one thing and doing another
11/04/16: How are your emails looking?
10/04/16: How your readers read your emails
07/04/16: 10 Misconceptions About Search Engines
06/04/16: SEO and document structure
05/04/16: Beware advertising agencies reporting nonsense
04/04/16: RankBrain: Artificial Intelligence at Google
03/04/16: Exact Match Domains: a 2016 update
31/03/16: Best of the Blog in March 2016
30/03/16: If what you want is reassurance…
29/03/16: Slack: a new way of working for business?
28/03/16: Too many options are worse than none
23/03/16: How to see the sort of thing which Google sees
22/03/16: One reason why your ranking in Google might be declining
21/03/16: Cheap SEO damages your marketing budget, not your website
20/03/16: Ideas for getting links to unexciting websites
17/03/16: Slideshows: not new, but working as well as ever
16/03/16: What is “Impressum” and what can we learn from it?
15/03/16: A 12-month contract? Ask yourself why.
14/03/16: More detail on the effects of Google’s ad changes
13/03/16: The inevitable death of the classic AdWords ad
10/03/16: Can we have whatever it is that makes big brands great?
09/03/16: There’s nothing wrong with old content
08/03/16: Stick to the spoilers
07/03/16: The links that don’t mean anything
06/03/16: Do you own a hotel with no corridors?
03/03/16: The moment you know you know you can write
02/03/16: Does your site appear almost instantly?
01/03/16: Yes please, don’t mind if I do
29/02/16: Best of the Blog in February 2016
28/02/16: Encouraging the best type of enquiry: the phone call
25/02/16: Do 20% of your customers need different treatment?
24/02/16: Are you neglecting existing customers?
23/02/16: Should you keep advertising to people who know you?
22/02/16: The best place to improve your brand recognition
21/02/16: Google free listings get relegated even further
18/02/16: Recommendations for Google Analytics courses
17/02/16: Who is visiting this website?
16/02/16: It’s an easy mistake to make
15/02/16: Don’t leave it just on the home page
14/02/16: Why use experienced technical writers?
11/02/16: How to ignore website visits from overseas
10/02/16: Link building: why and how you should do it
09/02/16: Maybe there’s nothing you can learn from us
08/02/16: Don’t keep throwing your website away
07/02/16: Keywords: not the place for the AdWords dabblers to start
04/02/16: White Papers: beware the cynical prospect
03/02/16: Google’s new Webmasters website
02/02/16: Evaluating the value proposition
01/02/16: Make sure they know what to do
31/01/16: Best of the Blog in January 2016
28/01/16: Social media in B2B marketing in 2016
27/01/16: What is a conversion?
26/01/16: DIY SEO in 2016
25/01/16: What is your SEO budget doing for you?
24/01/16: The easy way to increase the amount of words on your website
21/01/16: Don’t make it hard for people to telephone you too
20/01/16: Don’t fight the power of the ‘back’ button
19/01/16: The elements of our product landing page
18/01/16: A Product Landing Page Template for you
17/01/16: Thrusting a data sheet into their hands and walking away
14/01/16: Putting some numbers on the importance of mobile devices
13/01/16: Should conventional product pages be consigned to history?
12/01/16: The state of engineering and scientific B2B websites 2016 (3)
11/01/16: The state of engineering and scientific B2B websites 2016 (2)
10/01/16: The state of engineering and scientific B2B websites 2016 (1)
07/01/16: It’s all about making the customer look good
06/01/16: How to tag your advertising to see if it’s working
05/01/16: Resolve to measure advertising results this year
04/01/16: The win-win call to action
03/01/16: Best of the Blog in December 2015
22/12/15: Happy Christmas!
21/12/15: Why ‘mobile first’ works even for primarily desktop websites
20/12/15: Google Analytics ‘Views’ – providing the data you really want
17/12/15: Lost in Translation
16/12/15: Leading the market in lazy adjectives
15/12/15: Social media buttons on a technical specifications page?
14/12/15: A very long list of email tips
13/12/15: Does the word ‘solutions’ put up barriers?
10/12/15: Why your value proposition is a valuable thing
09/12/15: How an effective headline formula will transform your content
08/12/15: What Google results look like in Antarctica
07/12/15: Global advertising: it’s a big commitment
06/12/15: The potential of search advertising – in pictures
03/12/15: At least create a mobile-friendly landing page
02/12/15: Google’s “Rich Media Text Ads”: an unfortunate experiment
01/12/15: Best of the Blog in November 2015
30/11/15: Not as boring as your “About Us” page
29/11/15: You don’t need to be 50 to know the truth
26/11/15: If I’ve learned nothing else about email, it’s this
25/11/15: The scourge of the almost endless email thread
24/11/15: Why we should make our email subject lines informative
23/11/15: Why lazy email replies drive me mad
22/11/15: Inbox zero, productivity 1.
19/11/15: How do you find out where to start in SEO?
18/11/15: The responsibilities of an online marketing manager
17/11/15: That’s relevance …or lack of it.
16/11/15: How to set up Google Analytics Custom Alerts
15/11/15: Google Maps goes off-grid
12/11/15: Don’t let your video viewers get away
11/11/15: Don’t be told what to do by a CMS
10/11/15: 10 clever things which Google can do for you
09/11/15: Don’t be the boring one at the social media party
08/11/15: How to improve your own promotional emails. Guaranteed.
05/11/15: Here’s where we like advertising online. What about you?
04/11/15: Uh-oh. Another Google update.
03/11/15: How do your email subject lines stack up?
02/11/15: Branding advertising at a time when it’s most crucial
01/11/15: Best of the Blog in October 2015
29/10/15: There’s no escape from the self-proclaimed experts
28/10/15: Maybe we should get straight to the point?
27/10/15: Can you buy in content for your site?
26/10/15: Defining some fundamentals to get better Google results
25/10/15: Don’t give in to desperate sales pitches
22/10/15: Helping search engines on multi-national websites
21/10/15: Just who has your website been designed for?
20/10/15: Why you need to write – and highlight – cornerstone content
19/10/15: Published prices: peace of mind
18/10/15: Websites to avoid on the Google advertising Display Network
15/10/15: Here’s the enquiry form you should have on your website
14/10/15: JPEG and GIF: Image file formats and their uses
13/10/15: The importance of correctly-sized images
12/10/15: Fight your competition in private, not in public
11/10/15: 9 reasons to advertise against searches on your name
08/10/15: Has Powerpoint made us blind to lists?
07/10/15: What will your next website need to do?
06/10/15: The structure of your website is all wrong (probably)
05/10/15: Don’t expect the builder to be the architect too
04/10/15: Best of the Blog in September 2015
01/10/15: Are you brave enough to switch to plain text?
30/09/15: Who sent all those people to my web page?
29/09/15: The great PDF mistake
28/09/15: All that matters is the result
27/09/15: Predicting the unpredictable
24/09/15: Actually… (you’re an idiot)
23/09/15: Are ad blockers hurting my online advertising?
22/09/15: Get that idea out of your head
21/09/15: We need to get to the point in our emails
20/09/15: Not all PC monitors are like yours
17/09/15: Three ways to get links for free
16/09/15: No website visitors are unwanted, right?
15/09/15: Getting words on your website, efficiently
14/09/15: What does your website look like on an iPad?
13/09/15: There’s no need to put everything on every page
10/09/15: Ongoing SEO: just web design agency subterfuge?
09/09/15: The perfect freebie for customers
08/09/15: Justifying the concept of search advertising
07/09/15: Sales presentations can make great content
06/09/15: Which pages on your site keep visitors interested?
03/09/15: A beautiful landing page …from the government
02/09/15: Why you must use “alt text” in your email images
01/09/15: The Google results aren’t a popularity contest any more
31/08/15: Best of the Blog in August 2015
27/08/15: What to do when Google throws out your website
26/08/15: Storytelling to bring the sales story alive
25/08/15: How to make your website search engine friendly
24/08/15: Gently explaining that marketing isn’t obvious
23/08/15: How’s your mobile traffic going?
20/08/15: What’s happening on that old Twitter account?
19/08/15: How to let prospects get the better of the deal
18/08/15: Deal or no deal
17/08/15: More on the supposed death of Google+
16/08/15: Net Promoter Score: customer feedback you can use
13/08/15: For the tiny-fingered only
12/08/15: Behavioural psychology in the real world
11/08/15: Bottom feeders in the media pond
10/08/15: How to go beyond your product’s benefits
09/08/15: Dare you see how your website scores? (Part 593)
06/08/15: Support Wikipedia
05/08/15: Stop putting up the barriers to response
04/08/15: An effective landing page really isn’t hard
03/08/15: Getting keywords into your URLs
02/08/15: Best of the blog in July 2015
30/07/15: What to do about the “Googlebot cannot access CSS and JS files” warning
29/07/15: Design your landing pages on a clean sheet of paper
28/07/15: Making the most of surveys
27/07/15: The (latest) guide to beating Google Analytics spambots
26/07/15: Time for a farewell to Flash
23/07/15: Stick this on a post-it note for future use
22/07/15: How do we get inside our reader’s head?
21/07/15: How to use email as your main customer source
20/07/15: Mixed media
19/07/15: What’s a good response to an email?
16/07/15: What’s on a Google results page nowadays?
15/07/15: About us? Well, we look a bit tedious, don’t we?
14/07/15: Remarketing ads: better than ever (if done right)
13/07/15: Sitemaps and Contents Pages
12/07/15: Content Marketing at its simplest
09/07/15: How do people ask questions?
08/07/15: Measuring your advertising traffic properly
07/07/15: Stripped back to basics
06/07/15: Why is the home page the most neglected on the site?
05/07/15: Real-time SEO testing – a neat tool for us all
02/07/15: Just checking my office emails, dear
01/07/15: You’re customer focused? Who’d have guessed?
30/06/15: Best of the blog in June 2015
29/06/15: Using LinkedIn as a contact book
28/06/15: Defining the priority search terms for your website
25/06/15: So… what do our emails look like actually?
24/06/15: Ad blockers: are they costing you money?
23/06/15: Video: people are starting to expect it
22/06/15: Targeting your best pages for the Google treatment
21/06/15: What do our emails look like?
18/06/15: Google business pages: still not for the faint-hearted
17/06/15: What SEO software do the experts use?
16/06/15: Get the data on your website visitors that you really want
15/06/15: Don’t forget AdWords for a product launch
14/06/15: Taking advantage of the web with “Hypotext”
11/06/15: Writing something your audience looks forward to
10/06/15: Choosing the right emailing system
09/06/15: Here’s to simple search marketing
08/06/15: Don’t take those website visitor numbers at face value
07/06/15: A win-win way of writing an article
04/06/15: A neat way to get some quick links to your website
03/06/15: Branding your Google search results
02/06/15: Just what are you trying to be?
01/06/15: Best of the blog in May 2015
31/05/15: Learn the language of your web designer
28/05/15: What you can learn from your own site search
27/05/15: Don’t neglect the workhorses of publishing
26/05/15: Don’t let bad website designers hide all the good stuff
25/05/15: Your task is to communicate, not to broadcast
21/05/15: Be smarter with your SEO targets
20/05/15: Introducing “Google Search Console”
19/05/15: Referrer spam still ruining your Google Analytics?
18/05/15: Improving on the competition, not yourself
17/05/15: Covering all the customers’ options
14/05/15: 23 ways in which Google can detect a quality article
13/05/15: 3 principles for an effective web page
12/05/15: What do home page visitors actually want?
11/05/15: Not a duplicate page, it’s aimed at a different country
10/05/15: Don’t buy domain names out of fear or ignorance
07/05/15: How a web marketing assistant could transform your site
06/05/15: New website on the way? Ask us for some free advice
05/05/15: There are helpful links and unhelpful ones
04/05/15: Are you real people?
30/04/15: Best of the blog in April 2015
29/04/15: Humans are very good at reading lists
28/04/15: Spare us the printed newsletter sent out by email
27/04/15: A process for writing a technical marketing article
26/04/15: 5 questions to answer before writing an article
23/04/15: Bringing neglected website content to life
22/04/15: Great website content, hidden away
21/04/15: Would your customers miss you?
20/04/15: Happy #mobilegeddon Day
19/04/15: Website URLs continue to fade away slowly
16/04/15: Where will my AdWords advert appear on the page?
15/04/15: Starting with the call to action
14/04/15: A unified corporate style at last
13/04/15: Are our compliments enough to show we care?
12/04/15: Does Periscope have business and marketing potential?
09/04/15: Monitoring the searches where your ads appear
08/04/15: A quick view of your website on mobiles
07/04/15: An easier overview of your website traffic
06/04/15: Don’t mess with convention
01/04/15: More news about our friends from Semalt (and co.)
31/03/15: Giving that existing web page an extra push
30/03/15: How to credit your site as the original
29/03/15: Why monitoring position in Google is not a good KPI
26/03/15: Don’t be a slave to someone with no imagination
25/03/15: This article tells you the best way to put over a message
24/03/15: Your customers didn’t all grow up in the 1970s
23/03/15: I don’t look like that any more
22/03/15: Your future self will thank you for this
19/03/15: Why we should separate the content from the navigation
18/03/15: The web really is the great leveller
17/03/15: Whisper it: your competitors are quite good, actually
16/03/15: Making SEO part of your routine
15/03/15: 4 reasons why you need to work on your SEO now
12/03/15: Don’t ever get taken for granted
11/03/15: Making your web content more readable
10/03/15: Is your website looking for a commitment?
09/03/15: How do we measure SEO success?
08/03/15: Got the facts? Get the ranking
05/03/15: Don’t let a single template govern your whole website
04/03/15: Who still pays money for “advert impressions”?
03/03/15: Having a mobile-friendly site has just become critical
02/03/15: Is Google going to label slow websites?
01/03/15: Analyse your own website for SEO opportunities
26/02/15: In a case study, you’re telling a story
25/02/15: What’s new on your website?
24/02/15: Getting the message through
23/02/15: It’s all about the domain name
22/02/15: A little SEO knowledge can be a dangerous thing
19/02/15: Responsive site design now the preferred choice
18/02/15: “About Us” is about giving them confidence
17/02/15: The importance of a publication plan
16/02/15: It’s your press release, don’t give its benefits away
15/02/15: “But we think we’re a very important vendor” isn’t enough
12/02/15: Twitter just became a lot more important in B2B
11/02/15: What’s in it for me? Not what you might think.
10/02/15: Using remarketing to build an email circulation: the numbers
09/02/15: Using remarketing to build your email list. It’s easy.
08/02/15: How many website visitors are slipping through your fingers?
05/02/15: You are the mainstream media now
04/02/15: Is mobile-first design sneaking back the “splash page”?
03/02/15: Mobile: the No.1 reason why simple emails work better
02/02/15: Dealing with alternative terminology
01/02/15: Is that really a KPI?
29/01/15: Can you recommend a training course please?
28/01/15: What to check in your sitemap
27/01/15: New Google Analytics accounts – some setup tips
26/01/15: You need to own your Google Analytics account
25/01/15: Staying ahead in the password game
22/01/15: What can you do with a case study?
21/01/15: What should a case study look like nowadays?
20/01/15: Case studies: is it all about the quantity?
19/01/15: Creating marketing content for every type of prospect
18/01/15: The role of “personas” in industrial marketing
15/01/15: Getting away from email tyranny
14/01/15: An alternative approach to data tables
13/01/15: Re-wording the features list
12/01/15: How to create unique content – the easy way
11/01/15: The problem of non-unique content
08/01/15: 5 tasks for online marketing in 2015: Our own websites
07/01/15: 5 tasks for online marketing in 2015: Email Marketing
06/01/15: 5 tasks for online marketing in 2015: Social Media
05/01/15: 5 tasks for online marketing in 2015 – Online Advertising
04/01/15: 5 tasks for online marketing in 2015 – Other websites
23/12/14: Happy Christmas everyone!
22/12/14: The odds aren’t coming up on your screen now
21/12/14: Drilling down in Google Webmaster Tools
18/12/14: Advertise your products, not your marketing activities
17/12/14: Why you should focus on the big picture
16/12/14: Are popular pages on your site giving the wrong message?
15/12/14: Using giveaways to build a prospect list
14/12/14: Press releases go back their traditional role
11/12/14: Description meta tags are important
10/12/14: Does your website sell like you would in person?
09/12/14: The best thing you’ll click on today
08/12/14: Questions you need to answer
07/12/14: Emails being ignored? Try this.
04/12/14: Making your confirmation pages work harder
03/12/14: What impression are your thank-yous giving?
02/12/14: 5 types of content: where does yours fit?
01/12/14: How to put a value on the traffic sent by other websites
30/11/14: Are you missing out on free banner ads?
27/11/14: The great banner ad con trick
26/11/14: The neglected core of your website
25/11/14: Why do people buy from you?
24/11/14: Have a guess. No, on second thoughts, don’t.
23/11/14: Mobile-friendly means customer-friendly
20/11/14: How to plan new content for a business website
19/11/14: Email newsletter design inspiration
18/11/14: How to get rid of referrer spam from your analytics
17/11/14: Video streaming on the web? Really?
16/11/14: Don’t forget the benefit of familiarity
13/11/14: Everyone knows how to share email – so make them!
12/11/14: Finding any open goals in Wikipedia
11/11/14: Anyone can add to Wikipedia, what’s stopping you?
10/11/14: Website design – a clarity of vision
09/11/14: Time for a quick website checkup
06/11/14: Ensuring your third-party article works hard for you
05/11/14: Can your home page Powerpoint presentation actually convert?
04/11/14: Something to stick on the office wall
03/11/14: About your website’s “about us” page
02/11/14: Being big enough to learn
30/10/14: It’s only two words.
29/10/14: 3 ways to get people to your website
28/10/14: How to measure the trend of how well you’re doing in Google
27/10/14: One great way to get links to your website
26/10/14: Building a new website in 2015
23/10/14: Naming inspiration
22/10/14: Marketing emails: why more means more
21/10/14: A quick and easy TV presentation for your next exhibition
20/10/14: Social media doesn’t appear to be business media
19/10/14: The warm-up before the clickthrough
16/10/14: The most exciting time ever to be in marketing
15/10/14: When illustrations are worth a thousand photos
14/10/14: Why remarketing has become an unmissable opportunity
13/10/14: Case studies: it’s all in the presentation
12/10/14: To go along with Google’s latest “thing” …or not?
09/10/14: Great websites start with the sales team
08/10/14: Google rankings? Start with your own website
07/10/14: Signs of life from Bing at last?
06/10/14: Don’t agonise over the English language
05/10/14: Link building: vital, but not a black art
02/10/14: Must-read: How to get your free Google services code up to date
01/10/14: Possibilities with remarketing you may not even know about
30/09/14: Remarketing – so much more than you might think
29/09/14: What’s missing from your email signature?
28/09/14: Beware the danger in the search box
25/09/14: Ensuring you have a strategy for your home page
24/09/14: Taglines: more than just slogans
23/09/14: Too many sheep
22/09/14: Confusing your visitors from the outset
21/09/14: The benefits of a content calendar
18/09/14: Keeping the web alive
17/09/14: AdWords tip: get a longer headline message
16/09/14: Being paranoid is not a competitive advantage
15/09/14: Whoopee. It’s renew your directory subscription time.
14/09/14: Content Marketing is for the consumer market, right?
11/09/14: When’s the best time to send out a marketing email?
10/09/14: How to tell if an agency understands your market
09/09/14: Overexposure and overwork
08/09/14: Redirecting your old website: what to tell your designer
07/09/14: Redirecting your old website: not Somebody Else’s Problem, sadly
04/09/14: What is “Native Advertising” and should we care?
03/09/14: What tasks do your users need to accomplish?
02/09/14: Continuous improvement
01/09/14: Do you know what your website’s error page looks like?
31/08/14: Freelance writers for content generation
28/08/14: Are you throwing away what Google’s giving you?
27/08/14: Identifying what individual email readers do next
26/08/14: Measuring more than the visitors from other websites
25/08/14: Gated content: getting the best of both worlds
21/08/14: What to do if you don’t consider yourself a writer
20/08/14: The “exit intent popup”
19/08/14: How Wikipedia’s on-page SEO is almost perfect by default
18/08/14: A landing page should be the welcoming committee
17/08/14: A prospect won’t sign up while they’re still taking off their coat
14/08/14: 4 easy-to-use elements which combine to make a great headline
13/08/14: It’s the ideas which are at a premium
12/08/14: The importance of maintaining your LinkedIn profile page
11/08/14: Speedier sites mean more visitors
10/08/14: A new way of filtering out robots from Google Analytics
07/08/14: Changing to secure “https” – a major nudge from Google
06/08/14: 1 Quick Way To Create More Compelling Headlines
05/08/14: In praise of animated GIFs
04/08/14: Is your SEO being done right? Or done at all?
03/08/14: Dynamically matching pages to your visitors
31/07/14: And it’s not just the telephone response
30/07/14: Hands up who’s rung their own company recently?
29/07/14: Does call-tracking software work for you?
28/07/14: Why I still think you should ignore “bounce rate”
27/07/14: What do my emails look like?
24/07/14: Introducing the Google Analytics iPhone app
23/07/14: An easy, quality article you can write, every year
22/07/14: Auto-fill: another reason to get keywords into page URLs
21/07/14: Trying to identify our traffic better
20/07/14: Data sheets: some frequently-made errors and omissions
17/07/14: Have you forgotten the benefits of your company?
16/07/14: Intelligent mailmerging
15/07/14: Are your web pages actually worth Google linking to?
14/07/14: This is what we get in return for Shakespeare
13/07/14: Images and illustrations on your data sheets
10/07/14: When social media is all too much
09/07/14: Talk to your customers up at their level
08/07/14: SEO for videos in 2014
07/07/14: How to tell Google your sites are targeting different countries
06/07/14: Data sheets: the importance of graphic design
03/07/14: We love you, even if advertising agencies don’t
02/07/14: No more nice photos in the Google results
01/07/14: An “out of office” reply with personality
30/06/14: Trying to please everyone, but succeeding for nobody
29/06/14: Useful and unusual additions to your data sheets
26/06/14: Make them an offer
25/06/14: Using LinkedIn discussions as inspiration
24/06/14: What do you already know will be happening next year?
23/06/14: Should I buy the “.uk” version of my domain name now?
22/06/14: What content should a data sheet contain?
19/06/14: Applying the Ansoff Matrix to your business
18/06/14: Using pay-per-click advertising more creatively
17/06/14: There may be a lot more business out there than you’re addressing
16/06/14: Advertisers’ Hashtags at the 2014 World Cup #terribleidea
15/06/14: Data sheets: what are they for?
12/06/14: The evolution of your search advertising
11/06/14: Retrieving the situation with non-redirected websites
10/06/14: Keeping Google onside when launching a new website
09/06/14: Why a sales presentation shouldn’t be a lazy narrative
08/06/14: What is a data sheet?
05/06/14: Can you make your website faster still?
04/06/14: Easy ways to improve your email open rates
03/06/14: A new format for the Google AdWords Display Network
02/06/14: See ourselves as others see us
01/06/14: Have your web designers done their job properly?
29/05/14: SEO is not dead. Here’s how to take control.
28/05/14: SEO is not dead. Here’s what it involves in 2014.
27/05/14: SEO is not dead. But look past the “glamour” searches!
26/05/14: SEO is not dead. Is it what you think though?
22/05/14: Still making excuses about social media?
21/05/14: A way to ensure you write better description meta tags
20/05/14: 1 way to improve your copywriting
19/05/14: Steps along the way
18/05/14: Why what we want from SEO and PR has merged
15/05/14: A new way to think about your website
14/05/14: “Just get us lots of names of people who might buy our stuff”
13/05/14: Google Analytics “SEO Report” – an absolutely essential report
12/05/14: Why your non-sales content should be the core of your website
11/05/14: Introducing LinkedIn Showcase Pages
08/05/14: “The web is a lousy version of television”
07/05/14: Is it worth being in a directory just for the link value?
06/05/14: Where I think remarketing can be brilliant for B2B companies
05/05/14: Creating page URLs which search engines like
01/05/14: All about the .uk (“dotuk”) domain launching in June 2014
30/04/14: The advantage of being a relatively small player
29/04/14: So you just came back from an exhibition…
28/04/14: Formatting an email with multiple items
27/04/14: The horror of a corporate newsletter
24/04/14: How to change to the new Google Universal Analytics
23/04/14: Check if you’re returning a 404 response code
22/04/14: What’s your video setting out to achieve?
21/04/14: Searches triggering your AdWords ads: the data’s still there
16/04/14: Agonise over your web page titles. This is important!
15/04/14: How a Content Marketing strategy brings everything into focus
14/04/14: How to demonstrate the benefit of real SEO
13/04/14: So what the heck is SEO nowadays?
10/04/14: Why you should keep a store of original artwork
09/04/14: Spend some time on the presentation of your videos
08/04/14: Don’t get sniffy about the idea of a “blog”
07/04/14: Get the message out there – and keep it out there
06/04/14: How to count the website visitors from your magazine adverts
03/04/14: Look beyond the words
02/04/14: Here’s a nice introduction to “SEO” for you
01/04/14: Getting a handle on your website with A1 Website Analyzer
31/03/14: You don’t need that domain name they’re offering
30/03/14: It’s all kicking off in the SEO world
27/03/14: Why video continues to be a must-have in B2B marketing
26/03/14: 5 questions you need to ask about your company email newsletter
25/03/14: Using Google Analytics to help with your “online cuttings” file
24/03/14: Who’s still got access to your web services?
23/03/14: Even sophisticated systems can have problems
20/03/14: You know that tiny bit of text at the top of your emails…?
19/03/14: Reinforcing your brand around the web
18/03/14: Using Google AdWords for branding on Google search
17/03/14: Online advertising performance claims: are they a scandal?
16/03/14: Google results: are you being cut off in your prime?
13/03/14: Getting that semalt.com referrer out of Google Analytics
12/03/14: New Google results design, March 2014 – old and new compared
11/03/14: Where does your advert actually send people?
10/03/14: A clickthrough experiment to prove you know better
09/03/14: “Visits” to your website or “unique visitors”?
06/03/14: What PR do Industrial SMEs need to get on page 1 organic listings?
05/03/14: Monitoring those “Page Not Found” errors on your website
04/03/14: Page not found? Well, help them find one.
03/03/14: The “Zero Moment Of Truth” in the technical B2B arena
02/03/14: Just what is the “Zero Moment Of Truth”?
27/02/14: Would you like to see all your marketing data in one place?
26/02/14: More sophisticated analysis of third-party website visits
25/02/14: Don’t make a decision based on nothing more than gut feeling
24/02/14: How to set up free Google services on a new website
23/02/14: Who’s your imaginary friend?
20/02/14: You don’t have to be a journalist to create great content
19/02/14: How important is mobile traffic to our websites?
18/02/14: Remarketing continues to mature
17/02/14: What is the customer actually needing to buy?
16/02/14: What should be in my email signature?
13/02/14: A guide to using PDF documents on business websites (Part 5)
12/02/14: A guide to using PDF documents on business websites (Part 4)
11/02/14: A guide to using PDF documents on business websites (Part 3)
10/02/14: A guide to using PDF documents on business websites (Part 2)
09/02/14: A guide to using PDF documents on business websites (Part 1)
06/02/14: Playing catch-up can be your trump card
05/02/14: Your website, at a glance.
04/02/14: How to help the search engines to help you
03/02/14: Grouping your Google Analytics data more meaningfully
02/02/14: A 7-point checklist for editing your own writing
30/01/14: You can’t force the conversation
29/01/14: Web advertising options: an update for 2014
28/01/14: Some email marketing food for thought
27/01/14: Another victim of manipulating the Google results
26/01/14: You can’t Tweet your way to Google success. Yet.
23/01/14: Thanks for nothing.
22/01/14: How to get loads of case studies without the grief
21/01/14: You need to take a whole new approach to case studies
20/01/14: Dominating the Google results: it can still be done.
19/01/14: Are you selling yourself rather than box-shifting? Do it properly then.
16/01/14: What do you know about that nobody else does?
15/01/14: Why are you hiding your telephone number from me? Why?
14/01/14: Do you respond to enquiries within days? Or microseconds?
13/01/14: How well are you doing in Google for the really important stuff?
12/01/14: The argument for linking out from your site
09/01/14: LinkedIn: sell yourself. Don’t hold back.
08/01/14: You can’t measure the traffic from our site. Yeah, right.
07/01/14: What happens after I fill in your web form?
06/01/14: Go and look at some great slideshows and be inspired.
05/01/14: If You Take This Attitude, Your Readers Will Too. Unfortunately.
19/12/13: The 2013 Roundup – Part 5
18/12/13: The 2013 Roundup – Part 4
17/12/13: The 2013 Roundup – Part 3
16/12/13: The 2013 Roundup – Part 2
15/12/13: The 2013 Roundup – Part 1
12/12/13: Google AdWords’ Display Network – “caveat emptor”
11/12/13: Search engine optimisation – another warning
10/12/13: Questions to ask in a case study
09/12/13: Is your “About Us” page efficient and effective?
08/12/13: Smartphones are important to your company’s marketing
05/12/13: It’s not all about the home page
04/12/13: Start at the top
03/12/13: Doing it all online? It’s second nature to us here
02/12/13: Make your copywriting as interesting as your conversation
01/12/13: They don’t want to know everything you know
28/11/13: Using a good marketing service? Let us know about it.
27/11/13: A unique description meta tag for each page, or none at all
26/11/13: A landing page for every advert
25/11/13: Put a human face on your email marketing
24/11/13: Stop wasting your advertising money on sites with no guarantees
21/11/13: What do you want from a survey? Ideas or charts?
20/11/13: Now with added support from Google
19/11/13: Used dodgy “SEO” in the past? There may be trouble ahead.
18/11/13: The onward march of Google
17/11/13: Twitter advertising now a real option
14/11/13: Treat your website with the investment it deserves
13/11/13: What clickthrough rate is Google giving you?
12/11/13: I admit it. I still don’t know what Google+ is all about.
11/11/13: Bringing your press releases into the 21st century
10/11/13: Patching over your website’s failings
07/11/13: Naming inspiration
06/11/13: Appropriate Communication
05/11/13: Publisher and advertiser are on the same side at last
04/11/13: Google leans on you to do more with your AdWords
03/11/13: SEO and the web designer
31/10/13: An idea for a regular blog post
30/10/13: Digital is not an afterthought
29/10/13: The name of the game
28/10/13: How to get into the ‘Shop’ panel of the Google results
27/10/13: Why making companies buy their way to the top is right
24/10/13: Getting onto the first page of Google results with video
23/10/13: Image search – a shortcut onto the first page of Google results?
22/10/13: The impact of the page URL on great SEO
21/10/13: How to write a web page description meta tag for great SEO
20/10/13: How to write a web page title tag for great SEO
17/10/13: RIP those crazy searches
16/10/13: Considerations in launching a new product
15/10/13: How ads are sneaking ever more neatly into the Google results
14/10/13: Taking your website analytics into your own hands
13/10/13: Free training in the fundamental marketing skill of Google Analytics
10/10/13: Time to move your site to a new web host?
09/10/13: Relevant marketing: you already have what’s needed
08/10/13: How can we learn from the best online stores?
07/10/13: You are measuring the response from your ads, aren’t you?
06/10/13: How to set up my favourite Google traffic KPI report
03/10/13: A better way of measuring your success in Google
02/10/13: Doubling up in the Google results
01/10/13: The impact of Google’s Hummingbird update demonstrated
30/09/13: Outbound marketing to promote inbound marketing
29/09/13: Another Google update: should we do anything?
26/09/13: It’s bye-bye to monitoring which search terms sent you traffic
25/09/13: Have you got time for online advertising?
24/09/13: Personalisation in emails
23/09/13: Following up on your initial fulfilment
22/09/13: Get a better idea of who links to you
19/09/13: 3 ways to use Google more effectively
18/09/13: Have you checked how your emails look?
17/09/13: 4 ways to work from home productively
16/09/13: Why would anyone want to read this?
15/09/13: Promoting a niche technical product online
12/09/13: Be careful with that data
11/09/13: Don’t be afraid to link out from your website
10/09/13: Link Building Strategies - the best guide ever
09/09/13: Coping with the seven answers to every sales question
08/09/13: Please don’t waste your money on bought-in email lists
05/09/13: The most common website problems for users
04/09/13: Focus your email lists for greater engagement
03/09/13: Keep looking at original websites
02/09/13: Visitors from Google aren’t necessarily what you think they are
01/09/13: Why you need to have Google Webmaster Tools running
29/08/13: Will we all be buying new domain names soon?
28/08/13: Do you know who you’re writing for?
27/08/13: It’s not “About Us”. Who are “Us”?
26/08/13: A plan to start proper “content marketing”
25/08/13: The importance of keeping hold of search engine users
22/08/13: The power of a testimonial
21/08/13: The truth revealed by online stores
20/08/13: Making your videos jump out of the search results
19/08/13: What reporting are you getting on your “SEO investment”?
18/08/13: Keep an eye on LinkedIn advertising
15/08/13: Letting visitors go without a fight
14/08/13: Clear the decks
13/08/13: Just concentrate on the simple things
12/08/13: How to implement “Follow” and “Share” buttons
11/08/13: Person or persons of unspecified gender
08/08/13: Positioning yourself for company logos in search results
07/08/13: Free stock photography with no restrictions
06/08/13: The information which your landing page needs to offer
05/08/13: Don’t rush your prospects
04/08/13: Reassure prospects that you’re a safe bet
01/08/13: The cost of poor Quality Score
31/07/13: So what does affect your site’s performance in the Google results?
30/07/13: You only have to beat the opposition, not the system
29/07/13: Create content that’s interesting and the results will follow
28/07/13: Learning Lessons From Trade Magazines
25/07/13: Dominating the search results for your company name
24/07/13: Crafting your calls to action
23/07/13: What are the considerations for a good landing page?
22/07/13: Your product pages should be your best salesperson
21/07/13: Glass half-full marketing
18/07/13: SEO over the Summer: a Social Media Programme
17/07/13: SEO over the Summer: Getting More Links
16/07/13: SEO over the Summer: Adding More Content
15/07/13: SEO over the Summer: Getting your tags right
14/07/13: 4 ways you can tackle SEO over the summer
11/07/13: 5 Things Every MD Needs To Understand About Online Marketing (Part 5)
10/07/13: 5 Things Every MD Needs To Understand About Online Marketing (Part 4)
09/07/13: 5 Things Every MD Needs To Understand About Online Marketing (Part 3)
08/07/13: 5 Things Every MD Needs To Understand About Online Marketing (Part 2)
07/07/13: 5 Things Every MD Needs To Understand About Online Marketing (Part 1)
04/07/13: Interview videos done affordably in-house
03/07/13: Using a blog to build relationships with magazines
02/07/13: Don’t waste any of your customers’ time
01/07/13: It’s always worth finding out what your market wants
30/06/13: Planning a style of article structure
27/06/13: Why the web doesn’t cause the phone to ring as much as you’d think
26/06/13: It’s not that advertising agencies don’t care…
25/06/13: Prepare to lose some readers if you have a company blog
24/06/13: The mindset required for search engine marketing
23/06/13: Your CV gets you business, not just a job
20/06/13: Web maintenance on tap: it makes a lot of sense
19/06/13: Don’t worry. Be happy.
18/06/13: Google adds its weight to getting mobile right
17/06/13: Mobile visitors get more important by the day
16/06/13: Oh good. Now the ads in Google are getting pictures.
13/06/13: The return of press releases
12/06/13: The fine art of proof reading
11/06/13: Finding out more about your mailing list
10/06/13: Overcoming the “simmering resentment” of unwanted email
09/06/13: Don’t add people to your mailing lists without asking
06/06/13: Where BMON is coming from
05/06/13: Standing up for designing by committee
04/06/13: 10 Facebook Pages to aspire to
03/06/13: Launching a company blog: it’s this easy
02/06/13: No blog? What’s your excuse?
30/05/13: Websites are not for life
29/05/13: Moving on from Web 1.0 in 2013
28/05/13: The genius of asymmetric dominance
27/05/13: Who gets on board a spinning carousel?
23/05/13: Why “so what” is so useful
22/05/13: Google – just providing what its users want
21/05/13: Google is not putting logos next to your company’s results
20/05/13: Making the path to enquiry straightforward (2)
19/05/13: Making the path to enquiry straightforward (1)
16/05/13: Identifying the four routes to enquiry
15/05/13: Tracking the “enquiry journey”
14/05/13: These guys must know what they’re doing
13/05/13: Don’t undersell your promotional material
12/05/13: The 200 factors which contribute to your Google ranking
09/05/13: Twitter keyword advertising: maybe, one day…
08/05/13: Breaking up your advertising on a geographical basis
07/05/13: Am I in the right place?
06/05/13: Every table tells a story
02/05/13: Here’s an opportunity for you
01/05/13: Treat others as you’d like to be treated yourself
30/04/13: Bad Mission Statements: worse than none at all
29/04/13: LinkedIn advertising: the equivalent to advertising in trade magazines
28/04/13: The PPC alternatives to Google AdWords
25/04/13: Low cost implanted dream advertisements: coming soon.
24/04/13: It’s time to give yourself a more grown-up password strategy
23/04/13: “I read about us online the other day – what do you think?”
22/04/13: The Beauty of Short, Predictable URLs
21/04/13: I’ve seen the future, and it’s cheap
18/04/13: Do your emails get to the point from the start?
17/04/13: The only reason to have a meeting
16/04/13: How many websites are genuinely useful to your own?
15/04/13: Why you need to spend more time on your email subject lines
14/04/13: The Best Sales Books Of All Time
11/04/13: Where on the page should you close the deal?
10/04/13: Why you shouldn’t throw money at outsourced SEO
09/04/13: Identifying website visitors coming from magazine advertisements
08/04/13: Let’s start identifying your website traffic better
07/04/13: What does “direct” mean in your website analytics?
04/04/13: Hundreds of Tools for Marketers
03/04/13: The best search engine optimisation you can do
02/04/13: Using filenames for everyone’s benefit
01/04/13: Hanging on to what you’ve got
27/03/13: Naming files to avoid problems (Part 3)
26/03/13: Naming files to avoid problems (Part 2)
25/03/13: Naming files to avoid problems (Part 1)
24/03/13: The increasing problem of brand “confusion”
21/03/13: Google Shopping For Suppliers: this will be huge
20/03/13: Bringing the Hannover Fair to the press
19/03/13: Poor product photography: why make yourself look bad?
18/03/13: Getting through to the prospects which other outlets fail to reach
17/03/13: Don’t shoot the messenger
14/03/13: The knock-on effects of Google Reader being closed
13/03/13: The problem with printing web pages
12/03/13: How many ads do you get on a Google results page?
11/03/13: Search term “(not provided)” – what does it mean?
10/03/13: Facebook’s new News Feed explained
07/03/13: The future of Google results pages
06/03/13: Conservative website design: don’t make me think
05/03/13: A great analytics report which everyone should have
04/03/13: More useful features of LinkedIn
03/03/13: You are the hero of your own story
28/02/13: Why your next site needs to be “Responsive”
27/02/13: It’s “when” should I choose a website design agency? …not “how”
26/02/13: Are more people using Bing than Google? (Er – no)
25/02/13: Who’s in control of your company website? It might not be you.
24/02/13: The rise of “social signals”
21/02/13: Making the most of similar product pages
20/02/13: Why you need to target Google with your branded advertising
19/02/13: Making your product pages into a great sales presentation
18/02/13: Are your product pages the worst sales presentation ever?
17/02/13: The next step for prospects: survey results
14/02/13: Why the cards are stacked in Google’s favour – for now
13/02/13: Why your “personal brand” matters
12/02/13: Broken links: rank higher in Google, for a few minutes’ work
11/02/13: [Survey] What offers are you making to your customers?
10/02/13: Is gut feeling good enough? Was it ever?
07/02/13: Remarketing: fun, but not often suitable for us
06/02/13: An idea for a compelling early-stage marketing document
05/02/13: Are you trying to get sales leads …or just enquiries?
04/02/13: Don’t take existing customers for granted
03/02/13: Giving people the option
31/01/13: Advertising on LinkedIn: worth investigating?
30/01/13: Too many fields is just bad form
29/01/13: When a picture beats any number of words
28/01/13: The easy way to get colleagues to contribute to your website
27/01/13: What are we actually selling here?
24/01/13: Website real-time reports: very, er, cool.
23/01/13: What are your mobile device visitors seeing?
22/01/13: Mobile device visits to your website head towards 10%
21/01/13: Dear dear, what a quandary
20/01/13: What are other companies offering their prospects?
17/01/13: Treading water takes more effort than you might think
16/01/13: How many worthwhile visitors is Google really sending you?
15/01/13: A checklist for writing a great web page
14/01/13: The importance of clean data
13/01/13: Personalisation means writing to the individual
10/01/13: How to ensure you look at your website traffic analysis regularly
09/01/13: The real insight into your website traffic which you can set up today
08/01/13: How to analyse your website visits which might actually lead to sales
07/01/13: Can companies with outdated terms of business prosper?
06/01/13: Why my company and not the others?
03/01/13: If you keep doing the same thing …what happens?
02/01/13: A goal or a resolution? It doesn’t matter really.
01/01/13: One way to make yours a more efficient, lower stress new year
23/12/12: Best of 2012: November/December
20/12/12: Best of 2012: October
19/12/12: Best of 2012: September
18/12/12: Best of 2012: August
17/12/12: Best of 2012: July
16/12/12: Best of 2012: June
13/12/12: Best of 2012: May
12/12/12: Best of 2012: April
11/12/12: Best of 2012: March
10/12/12: Best of 2012: February
09/12/12: Best of 2012: January
06/12/12: Now you’ve got your press release, what are you going to do with it?
05/12/12: Do your photos make – or break – your press releases?
04/12/12: What should go in your press release?
03/12/12: What else should we research before writing our press release?
02/12/12: What should your press releases say to your prospects?
29/11/12: Do you still equate content marketing with writing a blog?
28/11/12: What matters most: the deliverable, the offer or the audience?
27/11/12: Might we be comparing apples to oranges in our visitor analysis?
26/11/12: What’s the best practice for including videos in emails?
25/11/12: We’ve made a video about making videos
22/11/12: What can we learn from websites like Coca-Cola’s?
21/11/12: Have you stolen any images recently?
20/11/12: Seen this little trick with Google’s Image Search?
19/11/12: Still buying banner adverts at fixed rates? Time to stop.
18/11/12: Seen the improvements to in-page analytics?
15/11/12: Are you putting on a show for your visitors?
14/11/12: What can Google+ do for your SEO efforts?
13/11/12: The web is not a marketing tool. What is it then?
12/11/12: Is the content of your emails as cheap as the distribution method?
11/11/12: A little bit of everything: are you falling into a trap?
08/11/12: How do we search engine optimise a press release?
07/11/12: Are you wasting your search engine advertising spend?
06/11/12: Are you underestimating your customers’ intelligence?
05/11/12: Are you offended when people don’t want to hear from you?
04/11/12: Are you over-rating the power of email?
01/11/12: Does your “About Us” just say “We Don’t Care About You”?
31/10/12: Why are you holding back on your best sales presentations?
30/10/12: How do you find out which searches you should be targeting?
29/10/12: Are you building your lists in advance?
28/10/12: Can you keep the MD happy and promote the company effectively too?
25/10/12: Are you expecting Sales to conjure business out of thin air?
24/10/12: Are you using Google Alerts effectively? (Or at all?)
23/10/12: Can we possibly save the printed magazine?
22/10/12: What does your site look like on an iPad or iPhone?
21/10/12: Can you erase your bad SEO tracks?
18/10/12: What’s the best practice for building an exact match domain website?
17/10/12: Should I set up an exact match domain site?
16/10/12: How do you get found for terms you don’t use?
15/10/12: Who’s making the most of their top places in Google? (Part 2)
14/10/12: Who’s making the most of their top places in Google? (Part 1)
11/10/12: Did your website designer remember your “favicon”?
10/10/12: Still keyword stuffing, and stuffing those keywords?
09/10/12: Hands tied? You’re not alone.
08/10/12: Looking for something better than a corporate video?
07/10/12: Do your prospects have something in common?
04/10/12: Is your company relying on just a single lonely domain name?
03/10/12: Should your email subject lines be a specific length?
02/10/12: Do you ensure your customers appreciate you?
01/10/12: Are you covering the essentials on LinkedIn?
30/09/12: Can I give you one tip, as a former editor?
27/09/12: What does social media say about your company?
26/09/12: Do you come across as a trustworthy operation?
25/09/12: Still advertising to impress your own managing director and board?
24/09/12: Is sticky navigation the next must-have for your website?
23/09/12: Why haven’t PR agencies taken over from SEOs?
20/09/12: Are you bored with your website’s design?
19/09/12: Is your content spread too thinly?
18/09/12: How do you combat a competitor who’s trying to annoy you in AdWords?
17/09/12: Is the top spot on Google even more favoured than we thought?
16/09/12: Can we help with an AdWords campaign for you?
13/09/12: Has this one ever occurred to you?
12/09/12: Is it worth getting to the top of the Google results?
11/09/12: So what did I mean by spending money where it gets results?
10/09/12: Is ongoing outsourced SEO work a waste of money?
09/09/12: How hard do you find it to tell the world who’s using your product?
06/09/12: Are your product pages letting prospects just walk away?
05/09/12: Are you failing to present more than “just the facts”?
04/09/12: Are you letting prospects know they can buy with confidence?
03/09/12: Are you proud of what you sell? Then show it!
02/09/12: Are your product pages just poor summaries?
30/08/12: Is the term “downloads” the right one to use any more?
29/08/12: Are your PDF documents inconvenient, bloated giants?
28/08/12: Do your PDF documents look poor in Google results? [SEO Wednesdays]
27/08/12: Are PDF documents always appropriate?
23/08/12: Are you committing these 3 fatal errors in AdWords?
22/08/12: Looking for a broader understanding of online marketing?
21/08/12: Are you analysing the competition? [SEO Wednesdays]
20/08/12: How many recipients should be opening your emails?
19/08/12: What would you do if your website was deleted?
16/08/12: Could voice recognition improve your marketing material?
15/08/12: Will the phrase “take a memo” be returning soon?
14/08/12: Do you have an XML Sitemap? [SEO Wednesdays]
13/08/12: Is Google indexing pages from your website?
12/08/12: Do you know how many people see your online adverts?
09/08/12: Are banner ads still worth doing?
08/08/12: Are you measuring worthwhile visits to your website?
07/08/12: How should you present contributed articles? [SEO Wednesdays]
06/08/12: Ever thought you could produce an eBook in-house?
05/08/12: Does your website suffer from Templatitis?
02/08/12: Are you making the most of LinkedIn?
01/08/12: How do your emails look to everyone else?
31/07/12: How do you get other websites to run your content? [SEO Wednesdays]
30/07/12: Do you know how the AdWords auction works?
29/07/12: Are you making responding attractive enough?
26/07/12: Are you making the most of Twitter?
25/07/12: What are you doing for your existing customers?
24/07/12: Are you making the most of your friends and family? [SEO Wednesdays]
23/07/12: Why hold back on telling people about your success?
22/07/12: What are your marketing priorities for 2013?
19/07/12: Why might people hate your blog?
18/07/12: Are you measuring your promotional success over the appropriate period?
17/07/12: What is Negative SEO? [SEO Wednesdays]
16/07/12: Is your website working at the moment? Do you know?
15/07/12: Will you miss your copy of The Engineer magazine?
12/07/12: Are you putting the advertising cart before the horse?
11/07/12: Are you killing your marketing at the final hurdle?
10/07/12: What does writing for the search engines mean? [SEO Wednesdays]
09/07/12: Do you think people should “pay” for your sales material?
08/07/12: Need to move your telephone system into the 21st century?
05/07/12: Is it time to pay more attention to Facebook?
04/07/12: Do you need your prospect’s contact information?
03/07/12: Do your page titles suddenly need shortening? [SEO Wednesdays]
02/07/12: Need a workbook for a Content Marketing strategy?
01/07/12: How does your company measure up on the phone?
28/06/12: Do you know how many internal links are on your home page?
27/06/12: Are you making the most of In-Page Analytics?
26/06/12: Is your website quick enough …and does it matter? [SEO Wednesdays]
25/06/12: Do your emails get what you want?
24/06/12: Would you like us to set you up with special domain names?
21/06/12: Need to know how to set up a special-use domain name?
20/06/12: Isn’t it time to start counting the responders from your adverts?
19/06/12: Are you using the potential of video? [SEO Wednesdays]
18/06/12: Would your best salesman talk like this to a regular customer?
17/06/12: Do you need to apologise for yourself?
14/06/12: Are you struggling with website tables?
13/06/12: What does your prospect really need?
12/06/12: Is that link to your site worth having? [SEO Wednesdays]
11/06/12: Why aren’t they encouraging you to track response?
07/06/12: Are you delivering on your promises?
06/06/12: Could you encourage your customers to write for you?
05/06/12: Need to get a different page showing in Google? [SEO Wednesdays]
31/05/12: What does your website look like in different browsers?
30/05/12: Why do you need to know what browsers your visitors use?
29/05/12: Want a great guide to Search Engine Optimization? [SEO Wednesdays]
28/05/12: Do you know what your emails are going to look like?
27/05/12: Is your copywriting, well, a bit half-hearted?
24/05/12: Why do so many Google visitors have the search term “not provided”?
23/05/12: Do you know if your traffic from Google is improving?
22/05/12: Do you know what you should be optimising for? [SEO Wednesdays]
21/05/12: Can you make your website visitors quickly feel at home?
20/05/12: Are you killing your chances in the first two seconds?
17/05/12: How should you write your White Papers?
16/05/12: Why do you need to reconsider White Papers?
15/05/12: Have you avoided offending the Penguin? [SEO Wednesdays]
14/05/12: Done anything about the EU Privacy Law yet?
13/05/12: Still wasting time and money on directories?
10/05/12: Want to see what your site could look like, mobile-style?
09/05/12: How easily could I get a true picture of your company?
08/05/12: Is your website indexed properly in Google? [SEO Wednesdays]
07/05/12: Can you be too polite with your emails?
06/05/12: Feel like taking a chance?
03/05/12: How do you move your company into online video affordably?
02/05/12: How many marketing videos have you got in you?
01/05/12: What do our customers want from marketing videos?
30/04/12: Where could your marketing videos be used?
29/04/12: Why do we all need to be video producers now?
26/04/12: Has your website been running OK today?
25/04/12: Is Search Advertising miraculous, or just cost-effective?
24/04/12: What elements of SEO should I look at next? (2) [SEO Wednesdays]
23/04/12: What opportunities does a press release distributed online give you?
22/04/12: Do your press releases still look like it’s 1999?
19/04/12: How much of your advertising results would you have got anyway?
18/04/12: Do you have to be quite so stuffy?
17/04/12: What elements of SEO should I look at next? [SEO Wednesdays]
16/04/12: How can I run a press conference where the press actually turns up?
15/04/12: Is Google the only game in town?
12/04/12: Are you differentiating yourself?
11/04/12: Need a quick way to check your site’s health?
10/04/12: So what are the most important things to concentrate on? [SEO Wednesdays]
09/04/12: Are you risking being thrown out of Google?
04/04/12: Did your website redesign kill your visitor numbers?
03/04/12: Time to give your pages relevant filenames? [SEO Wednesdays]
02/04/12: Why make cold calls when real prospects are available?
01/04/12: How easy is it to give your website a new coat of paint?
29/03/12: Could you use video to bring your website to life?
28/03/12: Does it make sense to defend your top spot in Google?
27/03/12: Do your images need optimising for search engines? [SEO Wednesdays]
26/03/12: Are your email subject lines being given enough thought?
25/03/12: Who’s keeping up with appearances?
22/03/12: Need to generate a quick chart?
21/03/12: Is link bait relevant to technical companies?
20/03/12: Are you about to get more local business? [SEO Wednesdays]
19/03/12: Are you squeezing contact details from your visitors?
18/03/12: If it’s enough for one, is it enough for everyone?
15/03/12: Do you still regard emails as having no downside because they’re free?
14/03/12: Are you taking advantage of the editorial talent out there?
13/03/12: What’s the role of description meta tags? [SEO Wednesdays]
12/03/12: Are you showing visitors to the right page?
11/03/12: Still think QR Codes might be a good idea?
08/03/12: Are your AdWords showing inappropriately?
07/03/12: Why use still images as illustrative material?
06/03/12: Got any duplicate titles? [SEO Wednesdays]
05/03/12: Will The Quo go on forever? You bet.
04/03/12: Want to know the 2012 way to get on the first page of Google?
01/03/12: Are you covering every stage of the buying cycle?
29/02/12: So… what business is your company in?
28/02/12: How do I fix the titles on my whole site? [SEO Wednesdays]
27/02/12: How do you get someone to add you to their directory?
26/02/12: How do you find sites which might link to you?
23/02/12: Do you really only employ glamour models?
22/02/12: Are you just counting any old bums on seats?
21/02/12: To www or not to www? [SEO Wednesdays]
20/02/12: How do you produce something as good as a journalist?
19/02/12: Are you making your visitors do the work?
16/02/12: A history of marketing in 10,893 pixels
15/02/12: Is your website missing out on a growing market?
14/02/12: What’s your robots.txt up to? [SEO Wednesdays]
13/02/12: How many of the aspects of a website’s design need updating on your site?
12/02/12: How critical is the anchor text of a link?
09/02/12: Do your press releases stand out?
08/02/12: Does your website care about your customer at all?
07/02/12: How’s your About Us page looking?
06/02/12: How many times a day do you feature in the Google results?
05/02/12: Emails: Are you letting your PC’s brain take the strain?
02/02/12: Are you making the most of your visitor analysis?
01/02/12: Is February 2012 the time to make changes to your advertising?
31/01/12: Can we learn something from the village idiot?
30/01/12: Have you asked the one question your prospects will ask?
29/01/12: Are you introducing yourself properly?
26/01/12: Have you written off the description meta tag?
25/01/12: How do you measure the success of free distribution?
24/01/12: Can your best prospects actually be self-selecting?
23/01/12: Would you like magazines to be more honest?
22/01/12: Ever thought of advertising on your own website?
19/01/12: Has your website lost some of its focus?
18/01/12: Looking forward to being able to Search Plus Your World?
17/01/12: Would you like to meet the whole trade press in one day?
16/01/12: Is it really acceptable to call me ‘Dear Customer’ in an email?
15/01/12: Are you using labels, or calls to action?
13/01/12: Worried that high bounce rates might hurt your SEO?
11/01/12: Need a way of conforming to the EU “Cookie Directive”? (continued)
10/01/12: Need a quick, free report on your online marketing?
09/01/12: Are you confusing your prospects with too many options?
08/01/12: Need a way of conforming to the EU “Cookie Directive”?
05/01/12: Time to prove you know what you’re talking about
04/01/12: A simple way to set some achievable goals
03/01/12: Love at first sight
02/01/12: Nobody has ever gone out to look for a measurement solution
22/12/11: 10 from 11: Still spending more with printers than website designers?
21/12/11: 10 from 11: Ensure your PDF files have machine-readable content in them
20/12/11: 10 from 11: Are B2B business directories worth the money?
19/12/11: 10 from 11: Using Google as your Media Buyer
18/12/11: 10 from 11: Don’t fill your emails with legal jargon
15/12/11: 10 from 11: The legal profession shows the internet who’s boss
14/12/11: 10 from 11: Putting your PDFs to work in the Google results
13/12/11: 10 from 11: Reading these articles will help you to do your job better
12/12/11: 10 from 11: All the things which marketing departments get up to
11/12/11: 10 from 11: What others see in Google is different from what you see
08/12/11: Leave ’em, they’re not worth it…
07/12/11: How to find out which promotional buttons to press
06/12/11: It doesn’t send me any visitors, but is it still worth having a link from?
05/12/11: The old “our site doesn’t show up in Google Analytics” routine
04/12/11: Optimising your calls to action
01/12/11: Press relations: is your consultancy just going through the motions?
30/11/11: What were they searching for? We’ll never know.
29/11/11: Why SEO will need to make changes to your website
28/11/11: Will search finally kill off the URL?
27/11/11: Weeding out the salespeople from your statistics
24/11/11: A couple of essential directories for your company
23/11/11: Google moves to keep up to the minute
22/11/11: The best links come from relationships
21/11/11: Now you can see what Google thinks of your server speed
20/11/11: The reassurance every company needs
17/11/11: Time for some marketing laxative
16/11/11: 10 Bullet Points for a successful company website
15/11/11: Getting into your prospects’ mindsets
14/11/11: Make your movies. And make them work.
13/11/11: The country selector advanced – at last
10/11/11: He looks nice, I’ll click on that result
09/11/11: All change on Google Analytics
08/11/11: Drop-down? Please die.
07/11/11: Passwords: are you making it easy for them?
06/11/11: Why outsourcing is an opportunity, not a threat
03/11/11: We’ve got the search results surrounded
02/11/11: 3 reasons why your landing page might not work
01/11/11: Just when it had seemed like a really good week
31/10/11: Improve your site and make your bounce rate worse
30/10/11: This looks like a good product. But where can I get one?
27/10/11: Better web forms
26/10/11: Do your products have to be so dull?
25/10/11: How many social media followers is enough?
24/10/11: The difference between writing for customers and writing for editors
23/10/11: Press coverage? Seriously? Is it really going to happen?
20/10/11: If it was this easy, anyone could do it
19/10/11: Has your literature designer thought the process right through?
18/10/11: A six step copywriting technique which improves over four
17/10/11: Does your website allow the visitor to close the conversation?
16/10/11: Beating presentational boredom with big labels
13/10/11: DIY SEO Part 4: Proving the relevance of your page to Google
12/10/11: DIY SEO Part 3: Focusing pages on specific search terms
11/10/11: DIY SEO Part 2: Assigning search terms to pages
10/10/11: DIY SEO Part 1: Understanding what you’ve got on your website
09/10/11: The tools you’ll need for some DIY SEO
06/10/11: Is your cover an afterthought?
05/10/11: Here you go: a plan for improving your SEO for nothing
04/10/11: Please don’t fall for the SEO scammers
03/10/11: Promotional pages which work quietly in the background
02/10/11: Real-time website analytics from Google – is it any use?
29/09/11: Presenting PDF documents to the web: a summary
28/09/11: The key to link-building
27/09/11: Why AdWords advertisers get better Google Search rankings
26/09/11: Making the most of Google’s page previews
25/09/11: Google previews pages in the right sidebar
22/09/11: Clear the ads off those searches for your trademarks
21/09/11: How to ensure your banner ad actually works
20/09/11: Google AdWords ads aren’t just three lines of text
19/09/11: Don’t take shortcuts on your internal links
18/09/11: The best time to send an email? Any time.
15/09/11: ?8 questions to ask a website (re-)design consultancy
14/09/11: 5 reasons why you might need to rebuild your company website
13/09/11: Copywriters (will) love this tip
12/09/11: Make that magazine coverage get you some results
11/09/11: The Path to Enlightenment
08/09/11: How do you promote your company events?
07/09/11: Define your objective, then measure it
06/09/11: Open Rate: just an indication that your emails arrived
05/09/11: How much do you pay your most important salesman?
04/09/11: How to… write some easy, effective articles for your site
01/09/11: URL Parameter Handling in Google’s Webmaster Tools
31/08/11: Keep your website clean
30/08/11: A couple of free tools for making AdWords campaign management easier
29/08/11: Evolution – or even revolution – for the Pro-Talk websites
25/08/11: To www or not to www?
24/08/11: A quick analysis of who’s sending you quality website visitors
23/08/11: Setting some boundaries on LinkedIn
22/08/11: Crafting your Google Sitelinks
21/08/11: What every product page should end with
18/08/11: Livening up your LinkedIn profile with video …and more
17/08/11: It’s not all about getting links
16/08/11: Spreading your marketing bets
15/08/11: Don’t tie your website designers’ hands behind their backs
14/08/11: Why does nobody help us quantify our marketing RoI?
11/08/11: Making the most of your RSS feed
10/08/11: A Google result I’d like to have
09/08/11: SEO you can do better than any external expert
08/08/11: Why you shouldn’t use external search engine optimisation services
07/08/11: Get things done, don’t just generate correspondence
04/08/11: When you should buy a bigger and better ad than your competitors
03/08/11: Introducing Google’s “Display Network” ads
02/08/11: A Frequently Missed Opportunity
01/08/11: Ensuring your great new story isn’t wasted
31/07/11: Emails that encourage the recipient to do what you’re asking
28/07/11: Put a Google AdWords ad by your company name for branding
27/07/11: The clear case for using a P.S.
26/07/11: Looking good on mobile devices
25/07/11: Keep it simple for effective emails
24/07/11: A company I’d rather have as a supplier
21/07/11: What to do when your parent company beats you in Google
20/07/11: Different advertising messages for different locations
19/07/11: A faster-loading site may be more important than you think
18/07/11: Never let your prospects go
17/07/11: Mapping out every stage of the marketing and sales process
14/07/11: When you’re not the top Google result for your company name
13/07/11: Don’t hold back on getting sales enquiries
12/07/11: Everything you’ve ever known has changed
11/07/11: Laying your cards on the table
10/07/11: Celebrate unsubscriptions
07/07/11: What to do when a search on your company name looks rubbish
06/07/11: Nothing new under the sun really
05/07/11: Don’t lose those expensively-acquired visitors
04/07/11: Tell me more about yourself
03/07/11: Changing times at Google: this is the Big One
30/06/11: How to upgrade your Google Analytics code
29/06/11: Another reason to get some decent photos done
28/06/11: The role of traditional storytelling in B2B marketing
27/06/11: A plan for creating a new website successfully
26/06/11: Advertising on Google: our aim is to make you look good
23/06/11: Yahoo! Answers: show you know
22/06/11: How to start sharing your knowledge today
21/06/11: If you know your stuff …let people know
20/06/11: If the question isn’t right, answer a different one instead
19/06/11: Don’t over-promise: open rates aren’t everything
16/06/11: How to get an early warning that people aren’t finding your pages
15/06/11: An easy way to get some new links: fix the bad ones!
14/06/11: Search engine success: what the experts think
13/06/11: One thing you could do this summer
12/06/11: Before Clicking, Consider
09/06/11: 3 ways your web page can shoot itself in the foot
08/06/11: 4 things to do with every image you put on your website
07/06/11: Stripping down your images to the bare essentials
06/06/11: Excluding your own company from Google Analytics – an update
05/06/11: Why you should imagine you have an online store
02/06/11: Why your Google AdWords ads need to change …constantly
01/06/11: Best position for a Google +1 button?
31/05/11: The Googler: an increasing sales challenge
30/05/11: Google Scribe points the way ahead
29/05/11: Seriously: get on Twitter before you miss the bus again
26/05/11: Make your Twitter account work harder
25/05/11: A year’s grace on the Cookie Directive
24/05/11: Quality search terms for quality visitors
23/05/11: The different approach required by a Facebook page
22/05/11: On not being ruled by other people’s priorities…
19/05/11: Here comes the EU Cookie Monster
18/05/11: Oops, I didn’t mean to make that public
17/05/11: We’ve never heard a customer use that phrase
16/05/11: Be brave: ignore the most obvious search terms
15/05/11: A list of everything a marketing department might have to do
12/05/11: Google Site Speed Report gives you a critical insight
11/05/11: A quick way of seeing how you’ve been doing in Google
10/05/11: Why we do what we do
09/05/11: How to build a real audience for your news
08/05/11: Rewriting the Form Book
05/05/11: Are you on top of your 404s?
04/05/11: Two steps forward, one step back
03/05/11: What are the questions which my visitors will be asking?
02/05/11: And who’s going to be your +1?
27/04/11: A new interface for Google Analytics
26/04/11: 10 questions about PR for technical companies …and 10 answers
25/04/11: Make time to spring clean your website
21/04/11: Introducing BMON’s “Google Competitor Performance Report”
20/04/11: Don’t distract your reader from the message and actions
19/04/11: This email is only intended for the recipient
18/04/11: 3 More Rules for Better Email
17/04/11: Winners and losers in the UK from Google’s “Panda” update
14/04/11: 10 Rules For Better Email
13/04/11: Oh, didn’t we tell you about that?
12/04/11: Four great things you could do with a blog on your site
11/04/11: No.1 on Google for your company name? Really?
10/04/11: Conversion Goals meet Events in Google Analytics
07/04/11: Image Alt tags: how long is a string?
06/04/11: What do the Google results look like in your Australian office?
05/04/11: Why you should think like your top salesman when writing
04/04/11: Why you should ignore the “Bounce Rate” column
03/04/11: Converting giveaways to enquiries: a third way
31/03/11: It’s a giant diagram. About online marketing.
30/03/11: Your Google results get that little bit less prominence
29/03/11: If the Panda can’t hurt me, why should I care?
28/03/11: Real people receive emails
27/03/11: The Panda’s not coming to get you
24/03/11: Do you switch the kitchen light out with your chin?
23/03/11: Don’t fill that extra space with junk
22/03/11: 5 reasons to add more general content to your B2B website
21/03/11: A practical plan to invest in your website
20/03/11: Schedule investment in your website: it’s the only way
17/03/11: LinkedIn joins the news personalisation trend
16/03/11: Make your PDF documents appear how you’d want them to
15/03/11: Why an abstract can help your PDF documents
15/03/11: How to find out if Google can get the text from your PDF documents
14/03/11: PDF documents: handle with loving care
13/03/11: Three interesting case studies: well worth a read
10/03/11: And now I’m going to take you to the data sheet
09/03/11: Helping you to help yourself
08/03/11: SEO: do it properly, or do it yourself.
07/03/11: So what makes a good link?
06/03/11: Tonight we’re gonna email like it’s 1999
03/03/11: TGI First Friday
02/03/11: Planning ahead for a new website
01/03/11: 15 good points about Search Engine Optimisation
28/02/11: Win a copy of our favourite online marketing book ever
27/02/11: Misleading anyone in your marketing communications?
27/02/11: Expect to see changes in the traffic sent by Google
24/02/11: Not everything you thought about email writing may be true
23/02/11: Leading your visitors by the hand
22/02/11: Advertising in customers’ inboxes
21/02/11: Why Tweet?
20/02/11: I wrote this with no distractions, sitting in a bar
17/02/11: Possibly-not-so-long-tail search terms
16/02/11: Have you checked out how your website looks lately?
15/02/11: Might Google become completely paid for?
14/02/11: A PDF document is for life
13/02/11: Short term rewards, long term consequences
10/02/11: SEO is more important, but PPC may hold the key
09/02/11: Could QR Codes be a useful tool in industrial marketing?
08/02/11: Putting Google into overdrive
07/02/11: What would you do if your website vanished?
06/02/11: Channelling the link energy
03/02/11: Search engine advertising for the wrong reasons
02/02/11: Strangers in the night
01/02/11: Channelling the link energy
31/01/11: Social media: what is it good for?
30/01/11: Making time to do your job properly
27/01/11: What happens if nobody’s looking for you?
26/01/11: Google: still quite important then
25/01/11: I’ve got the data sheet, but who sells the product?
24/01/11: How to make your PDFs look smarter in the Google results
23/01/11: AdWords: the time has come to get things rolling
20/01/11: The ads that chase you around the web
19/01/11: Who are you and what do you do?
18/01/11: Google search for just one site
17/01/11: Pointing everyone in the right direction
16/01/11: If only this solution was more scalable…
13/01/11: Careful of that bounce
12/01/11: Paid-for web directories: are they worth it?
11/01/11: To beat the competition, you need to catch up first
10/01/11: Don’t be influenced too heavily by Sales
09/01/11: Credit where it’s due
06/01/11: Putting your email performance under the microscope
05/01/11: Get into the habit of monitoring your traffic
04/01/11: Why do you count the website visitors who don’t count?
03/01/11: A New Year’s Resolution (of course!)
23/12/10: As easy as booking an ad in a magazine
22/12/10: A new (old) face at BMON in 2011
21/12/10: Why does one page do better than others?
20/12/10: Evergreen content: the gift which keeps on giving
19/12/10: Why aren’t you blogging?
16/12/10: Better voicemail, one culprit at a time
15/12/10: Who actually reads your email newsletters?
14/12/10: Buyer’s personas: your helpful imaginary friends
13/12/10: Should I renew that website advertising?
12/12/10: The results of our “Where are you advertising next year?” poll
09/12/10: Things you can do to help your site visitors
08/12/10: Over and above
07/12/10: All publicity can be good publicity
06/12/10: Advertising: are we all on the same page?
05/12/10: Where to next?
02/12/10: Domain names with the product in. Any good?
01/12/10: Are your reports something you can learn from?
30/11/10: Time to stop playing with this tag
29/11/10: Does anybody worthwhile read product press releases?
28/11/10: Nice reading for when you next get snowed in
25/11/10: The Return Of The Mag
24/11/10: Is your website like your best salesman?
23/11/10: How to measure the website traffic from print ads
22/11/10: How to get a news release into Google News
21/11/10: Dominate your own Google results
18/11/10: Just get your foot in the door
17/11/10: No contest
16/11/10: Still think you don’t need a blog?
15/11/10: Play the numbers
14/11/10: What does your site look like in miniature?
11/11/10: Effortless display advertising: because you’re worth it
10/11/10: White Papers and Case Studies work best
09/11/10: Schedule some consistent article generation for 2011
08/11/10: Your competitors are only human
07/11/10: How to put your PDF brochure library on an iPad
04/11/10: Why a product overview is critical
02/11/10: Keep your Social Media profiles up to date
01/11/10: Email-generated traffic can be measured too, you know
31/10/10: Never advertise without being able to measure the results
28/10/10: Why a sales presentation needs an iPad
27/10/10: Is direct mail a waste of money nowadays?
26/10/10: Google Analytics doesn’t understand your business
25/10/10: Writing a sector-specific landing page
24/10/10: Would you like my waist measurement too?
21/10/10: Historical data on Google Webmaster Tools
20/10/10: Do up your buttons
19/10/10: Do you have a universal company description?
18/10/10: Protect your private parts
17/10/10: UK advertising continues to move online
14/10/10: Straight from the horse’s mouth
13/10/10: In Lynne we Truss
12/10/10: We’re here to provide advice
11/10/10: Use alt text to improve HTML emails
10/10/10: Spend your time where it produces sales
07/10/10: Get those press releases working
06/10/10: Not here and don’t care
05/10/10: Great photos can make the difference
04/10/10: Google’s Keyword Tool continues to improve
03/10/10: Don’t abuse voicemail. Seriously: don’t.
30/09/10: Keeping up appearances
29/09/10: Are your tags out there working hard for you?
28/09/10: Will Google Instant eat the long tail?
27/09/10: From Marketing to Sales
26/09/10: Conversion rate and why it’s worth the investment
23/09/10: Simply irresistible
22/09/10: We put our customers first. After ourselves.
21/09/10: Express yourself
20/09/10: Insist on useability
19/09/10: Your website is not a corporate plaything
16/09/10: Are you in your prospects’ email inboxes?
15/09/10: Vertical navigation: a symptom of poor planning?
14/09/10: Making LinkedIn work for your company
13/09/10: AdWords on unrelated terms? You bet!
12/09/10: Instant increase in AdWords impressions
09/09/10: Google Instant whips up a storm
08/09/10: How does your site look in miniature?
07/09/10: This one’s a bit technical
06/09/10: Back to marketing basics for your website
05/09/10: The inexorable rise in the cost of Google AdWords
02/09/10: So… do you need a company Facebook page or not?
01/09/10: How to make a great product page
31/08/10: There are no rules to follow
30/08/10: It’s not all about search
29/08/10: Are you an icon of the web?
26/08/10: If you don’t want to know, look away now
25/08/10: Talk to people who talk your language
24/08/10: Why cloud-based office applications are the future
23/08/10: So easy
22/08/10: Why just being the best isn’t good enough
19/08/10: Giving Google a gentle nudge
18/08/10: How to join in the discussion
17/08/10: Sorting out the quality sites
16/08/10: Finding the blogs where you can join in the conversation
15/08/10: 4 steps to getting links from blogs
12/08/10: Test those subject lines
11/08/10: Content marketing needs a budget
10/08/10: Why Analytics won’t tell you the important search terms
09/08/10: Encourage a little attribution for your efforts
08/08/10: A Frequently Omitted Feature
05/08/10: The dramatic tension in business problems
04/08/10: Why you should have different headlines and title tags on your web pages
03/08/10: Link shortening? Life shortening, more like.
02/08/10: Don’t be tempted to mislead your prospects
01/08/10: Wrong. Wrong. Wrong.
29/07/10: Time for a bit more honesty
28/07/10: What you’re up to and why it’s of interest
27/07/10: Are you experts in your field? Well don’t hide it!
26/07/10: 4 ways to make your company appear more human
22/07/10: What does an effective inbound link look like?
21/07/10: Are you number 1 on Google today? Do you have any idea?
20/07/10: What are the most important search terms for your company?
19/07/10: Excluding your own company from Google Analytics
18/07/10: Why it’s essential to have White Papers and eBooks
15/07/10: Google AdWords: free seminars for readers
14/07/10: Who’s that on my website?
13/07/10: Keeping up with the chat
12/07/10: Can stuff please Just Work?
11/07/10: Product photos: could you do better?
08/07/10: Turning your work colleagues into friends
07/07/10: Let’s stop this “log in” nonsense
06/07/10: Ready to roll with that new website?
05/07/10: Is your website actually yours?
04/07/10: 3 tips for a successful landing page
01/07/10: Don’t risk losing that hard-won client
30/06/10: Make those links work harder
29/06/10: Time to bag yourself another useless bargain
28/06/10: What do you mean, there’s another supplier next door?
27/06/10: Government websites get the chop
24/06/10: Advertising: it’s still all about the conversions
23/06/10: And as you can see from these bullet points…
22/06/10: 10 Tips for Choosing a Domain Name
21/06/10: How to keep a blog entertaining
20/06/10: 10 things search engine ‘experts’ argue about
17/06/10: How much easier can video get?
16/06/10: No, I don’t want to talk to your sales team
15/06/10: Free guide to writing that works in Google
14/06/10: An achievable list of tweaks to your website
13/06/10: An added bonus from AdWords
10/06/10: Everything your website should be
09/06/10: Make your browser work for you
08/06/10: Is it your job to be a librarian?
07/06/10: You’ve got the traffic, now make it work
06/06/10: Saving money with negative matches
03/06/10: How well will your web page “convert” those visitors?
02/06/10: The joy of an empty inbox
01/06/10: Follow this 1 weird old tip
31/05/10: Analysing your website’s usability
30/05/10: It’s a link. It’s supposed to link to something.
27/05/10: The business on your doorstep
26/05/10: So how much is a top spot on Google worth?
25/05/10: How are your emails looking?
24/05/10: How to make your website look great on a mobile
23/05/10: Are you as mobile as your customers?
20/05/10: Getting more from your next exhibition
19/05/10: Start with the call to action at the end
18/05/10: How Google brings you a whole new set of competitors
17/05/10: Advertising in your competitors’ emails
16/05/10: How Google AdWords puts your adverts all over the web
13/05/10: Is the “new” .co domain name extension worth it?
12/05/10: Why LinkedIn profiles are important
11/05/10: Who’s missed you off their listings?
10/05/10: Some quick links through some quick admin
09/05/10: Wake up and smell the Caffeine
06/05/10: Simple, elegant and effective
05/05/10: Directories: Just Say, er …Why?
04/05/10: There’s a whole new world out there
03/05/10: Want to join in an interesting experiment?
02/05/10: I hope you can see the difference
29/04/10: Using Webmaster Tools to find what’s not indexed
28/04/10: Does your writing get people excited?
27/04/10: Presenting a case study for the greatest effectiveness
26/04/10: 3 tips for producing great case studies
25/04/10: The elements of a successful blog launch
22/04/10: More trade magazines become history
21/04/10: You can’t talk about it if you can’t say it
20/04/10: Answering a question with a question
19/04/10: How the B2B buying cycle has changed
18/04/10: What do you stand for?
15/04/10: The importance of complex search terms
14/04/10: Creating the content to satisfy your prospects
13/04/10: Is your website stuck on the sales starting grid?
12/04/10: Sometimes you need to push your message out
11/04/10: How branding can be achieved online
08/04/10: Here’s the data sheet you wanted last week
07/04/10: Long boozy nights in the Metropole
06/04/10: Use your colleagues to take link-building to the next level
05/04/10: 10 reasons why blogs are taking off in industrial and scientific companies
31/03/10: I can see where you live
30/03/10: And another thing…
29/03/10: Here’s my card. Sorry you can’t read it.
28/03/10: How to set up our Google Search Phrase Position Reports
25/03/10: Getting more comprehensive coverage on Google
24/03/10: Twitter steadily gets more interesting
23/03/10: Aren’t these the goals of marketing?
22/03/10: To see oursels as ithers see us!
21/03/10: Encore?
18/03/10: I really don’t care about your company’s worldwide sales structure
17/03/10: How do we make our readers think we’re smart?
16/03/10: You want to sell it to me? Well, what does it cost?
15/03/10: Now it’s time to write how you talk
14/03/10: Filenames aren’t just for computers
11/03/10: Will you read this if I make the title a question?
10/03/10: Tracking your promotions properly
09/03/10: Seeing through the figures
08/03/10: Show them just enough
07/03/10: Er… sorry.
04/03/10: Why the iPad is the key to the future (but not the future)
03/03/10: The future of computing is app-shaped
02/03/10: Why an app is better than an application
01/03/10: A PC interface which just does what it says
28/02/10: It’s the end of the web as we know it
25/02/10: You can’t have it all ways
24/02/10: Why we need B2B publishers to wake up
23/02/10: A little bit of lateral thinking
22/02/10: Where do visitors look on your pages?
21/02/10: Google PageRank, Rest In Peace
18/02/10: How healthy is your website?
17/02/10: Make it easy for the world to beat a path to your door
16/02/10: Should we care about Internet Explorer 6?
15/02/10: Opening up your sales presentations to the world
14/02/10: Don’t be lazy: go that extra mile with your emails
11/02/10: Slow, slow, quick-quick, slow
10/02/10: You don’t need to worry about everything
09/02/10: Tweak, by all means, but don’t go overboard
08/02/10: 7 places you need to include your key search phrase
07/02/10: Think before you write
04/02/10: It’s only an electronic gadget.
03/02/10: The Effortless Blog.
02/02/10: Don’t overlook Wikipedia
01/02/10: Evergreen renewals: a modern hazard
31/01/10: Two free seminars for marketing managers
28/01/10: Which of your pages are underappreciated by Google?
27/01/10: Writing. The great comeback story.
26/01/10: The dangers of email you never see
25/01/10: Is your ad being seen, rather than “shown”?
24/01/10: Are you keeping your message under wraps?
21/01/10: Lots of things you didn’t know about your website
20/01/10: The onward march of WordPress
19/01/10: Answering the unasked questions
18/01/10: Don’t annoy them. Help them.
17/01/10: Standing out from the crowd
14/01/10: Why don’t banner ads work?
13/01/10: Speak as you are spoken to
12/01/10: Double the value from surveys
11/01/10: Keeping customers off your website with AdWords
10/01/10: Making your name synonymous with your product
07/01/10: Data tables aren’t just for data sheets
06/01/10: The birth of New Marketers
05/01/10: The most-read articles of 2009. Probably.
04/01/10: So who’s reading the stuff we all write?
03/01/10: 7 marketing activities to review every New Year
30/12/09: Changes we saw in this decade on the internet
29/12/09: Some trends to think about next year
28/12/09: SEO is not dead. It’s not even resting.
23/12/09: Search Will Eat Itself in 2010
22/12/09: A little light holiday reading
21/12/09: We can’t be idle while they chatter
20/12/09: A sparkly new email list for the new year
17/12/09: How much of your web pages do people see?
16/12/09: Getting your key search terms organised
15/12/09: Get those email calls-to-action right
14/12/09: Why multinationals are losing the marketing war
13/12/09: How to get into Google’s results in 30 seconds
10/12/09: Why your “Aardvark” model gets more enquiries than the “Zebra”
09/12/09: The return of the case study
08/12/09: Your market will listen, if you just tell them
07/12/09: Oh, get to the point…
06/12/09: Your numbers are the correct numbers
03/12/09: Speed is of the essence
02/12/09: Faster website! Load! Load!
01/12/09: “Comment spam”. They’ve already thought of that.
30/11/09: Your marketing in 2010: three things you should do
29/11/09: Your marketing in 2010: three things you shouldn’t do
26/11/09: Mind the Gap
25/11/09: Your quiet marketing revolution
24/11/09: Don’t wait to ask your customer out again
23/11/09: So can trade magazines survive?
22/11/09: Another trade mag goes? Who cares?
19/11/09: Delete everything on your Google Analytics dashboard. Now.
18/11/09: The most important page on your website
17/11/09: Big changes at Google soon? Well, maybe.
16/11/09: Setting up Google AdWords in just 1 minute
15/11/09: Persuading website visitors to do what you want
12/11/09: Making product pages work in the search engines
11/11/09: The power of getting to the point
10/11/09: You can’t stop customers comparing, you know!
09/11/09: Will we soon be waving instead of emailing?
06/11/09: Thinking beyond disruptive advertising
05/11/09: Don’t feed the lawyers’ self-importance, please
04/11/09: Does spending less on a trade show provide better RoI?
03/11/09: Stop, Look and Listen
02/11/09: The considered approach to link-building
01/11/09: A training day for you, as promised
29/10/09: A Free Keyword Tool for a Friday
28/10/09: How competent, approachable and trustworthy are you?
27/10/09: Are we human? Or are we marketer?
26/10/09: Sales is not Customer Service
25/10/09: The BMON step-by-step guide to Twitter
22/10/09: The Online Bargain Wizard
21/10/09: Twitter: will you let it pass you by?
20/10/09: A reading and writing revolution
19/10/09: Bloggers: handle with care
18/10/09: Quickly find out where you are in Google for anything
15/10/09: Email newsletters which engage the reader
14/10/09: Could you install a new company network? No? Well then…
13/10/09: Drag your PR company into your online marketing
12/10/09: “About Us”? Well, for a start, we’re boring.
11/10/09: Why make it difficult for me to buy your stuff?
08/10/09: 3 ways you can spend your marketing budget more ambitiously in 2010
07/10/09: Writing copy which lives up to the headline
06/10/09: Answer their questions by asking them first
05/10/09: Rebuilding your website around usability
04/10/09: Best of “An Article A Day”, September 2009
01/10/09: How you can break the news and reap the benefit
30/09/09: How to get an original, 1000-word article for £10
29/09/09: B2B buyers: not as well informed as they used to be?
28/09/09: How to have the sales leads cake …and eat it
27/09/09: Exactly what qualifies as a quality lead?
24/09/09: Avoiding the “Stunningly Awful Demo”
24/09/09: Lyris vs Feedblitz vs Feedburner vs Mailchimp (etc)
23/09/09: The Product Launch: skirmish or campaign?
22/09/09: Emailing engineers: could do better
21/09/09: The only bit they’ve got wrong is the title
20/09/09: Are you selling your sales process?
17/09/09: Your chance to help Google, and help yourself
16/09/09: How to find interesting, relevant search terms cheaply
15/09/09: Which important marketing prospects never buy your stuff?
14/09/09: How you can write a headline like the professionals
13/09/09: 5 things whoever rebuilds your website needs to understand
10/09/09: “Companies which blog” …now 55% better
09/09/09: Frequently Unanswered Questions
08/09/09: 2 Ways Not To Do Keyword Research
07/09/09: Getting past the Junk Mail folder
06/09/09: Faster! Faster! You need to be faster!
03/09/09: Tips for your small (or medium sized!) business
02/09/09: Put your own site first and avoid duplicate content
01/09/09: Don’t just settle for keeping up with your competitors
31/08/09: Best of “An Article A Day”, August 2009
30/08/09: Tough love
27/08/09: How genuine is that email address?
26/08/09: Help your prospects remember you – by email
25/08/09: Ask and ye shall receive. Or chase them away.
24/08/09: Hands up who has to write marketing copy for engineers?
23/08/09: 1 thing you need to know about SEO
20/08/09: Video: easier and more effective than you may think
19/08/09: How to design an email newsletter
18/08/09: Number one on Google doesn’t just happen
17/08/09: A chill wind blows through trade shows
16/08/09: The internet is social
13/08/09: Does your website move with the times?
12/08/09: Keywords: they’re that important
11/08/09: How much do you care about your words?
10/08/09: Put some content generation at the heart of your marketing
09/08/09: Your competitive advantage is you
06/08/09: Google Analytics on your desktop
05/08/09: It makes sense to have URLs which make sense
04/08/09: LinkedIn continues to get stronger
03/08/09: Give your emails a fighting chance
02/08/09: How Google keeps us on our toes
30/07/09: We-We-ing on your prospects
29/07/09: Your website is supposed to be selling. Is it?
28/07/09: If you hide your prices, I think you have something to hide
27/07/09: Should you “swap links” with other sites?
26/07/09: Taking the plunge
23/07/09: How much should great online marketing cost you?
22/07/09: Top tips for business to business AdWords campaigns
21/07/09: Ideas to expand your website
20/07/09: Does your website do what your visitors need it to do?
19/07/09: How not to go about getting links
16/07/09: To see ourselves as others see us
15/07/09: Ad agencies partying like it’s still 1999
14/07/09: Your prospects are all individual people
13/07/09: People really are writing about your technology
12/07/09: Excellent! A consultant who’ll work for £10 an hour!
09/07/09: Now it’s really worth uploading video content
08/07/09: I’ve got a website. Gosh, really?
07/07/09: One-day Workshops this autumn
06/07/09: A closer look at BT’s “Web Clicks” service
05/07/09: A new friendly face on the team
02/07/09: A long drawn out engagement
01/07/09: Filling the advertising vacuum
30/06/09: Don’t waste your time on directories
29/06/09: Things are changing. Tell your friends.
28/06/09: Gloomy times for your favourite trade magazine
25/06/09: Onwards and upwards
24/06/09: Naming names
23/06/09: People should buy from you. But why?
22/06/09: The importance of the footer
21/06/09: Search Engine Optimisation: risky business?
18/06/09: How’s your in-house database looking?
17/06/09: How big is yours then?
16/06/09: Talk to your audience at their level
15/06/09: What’s Google found on your website?
14/06/09: Think about AdWords like eBay
11/06/09: Keywords: the answer may be in the question
10/06/09: Who are your press releases written for?
09/06/09: Two things to remember before redesigning a website
08/06/09: Can you get your Google results changed quickly?
07/06/09: Google Analytics Event Tracking – an introduction
04/06/09: A better call to action
03/06/09: Avoiding awkwardness in getting customer testimonials
02/06/09: Number one for your name. But is that enough?
01/06/09: Minimising the people who leave the store empty-handed
31/05/09: Google becoming a business directory: are you on?
28/05/09: Is filling up your title tag with your company name a waste?
27/05/09: Do you have a backup of your website?
26/05/09: Don’t throw your leads away at the last moment
25/05/09: Show that you’re the authority on the subject
24/05/09: Live chat on your website for free
21/05/09: The only way to attract Google’s interest
20/05/09: Creative thinking required
19/05/09: Do you get your message over quickly enough?
18/05/09: Another good link-building idea for you
17/05/09: When will you get your last ever magazine ad rep calling?
14/05/09: A bunch more ideas for getting links to your site
13/05/09: The geeks will inherit the web
12/05/09: What to do with pages about old products and events
11/05/09: Start by defining what a sales lead actually is
10/05/09: Vanity URLs – not for the vain
07/05/09: Being there when they decide to stop doing nothing
06/05/09: The basics of pay-per-click advertising
05/05/09: How to use social media to help define your company’s image
04/05/09: Why you need to learn to be a copywriter
03/05/09: “Better than chocolate” (it says here)
30/04/09: Does your website reflect your customers’ buying process?
29/04/09: I just want to see you doing some (any!) form of link building
28/04/09: Everything I know, and more, for just £100.
27/04/09: Google Alerts keep you on top of the industry
26/04/09: It’s never too late to start your email newsletter
23/04/09: The types of Unique Visitors to your website you should avoid
22/04/09: Why you should get us to manage Google AdWords for you
21/04/09: Take advantage of those one-line sitelinks
20/04/09: Keep reading the copywriting tips until they sink in
19/04/09: A leading-edge marketing communications solution
16/04/09: This one won’t go down well with some of the SEO consultancies
15/04/09: Can you get sales leads from Twitter, Facebook, etc?
14/04/09: Should you write longer page titles?
13/04/09: Our new website launches a range of marketing services
08/04/09: What does your home page tell you?
07/04/09: Do you have a problem with duplicate content?
06/04/09: Watch this video
05/04/09: Running your company’s website on WordPress
02/04/09: Finding those hidden gems on your website
01/04/09: Why you’ll only ever scratch the surface of AdWords
31/03/09: Read this article; you’ll be glad that you did
30/03/09: Better related searches: another step towards SkyNet
29/03/09: Google’s snippet scissors get a little larger
26/03/09: Sensible tips for your next website redesign
25/03/09: Why there are no runners-up prizes in Google
24/03/09: Announcement: The £100 Insider Programme is launched
23/03/09: Empathy has always been the key in industrial marketing
22/03/09: The AdWords advantage, and why you should take it
19/03/09: How to determine what your competitors are doing better
18/03/09: Why we should all become teachers
17/03/09: Three reasons why you should begin with the subject line
16/03/09: Try to visualise yourself in the customer’s position
15/03/09: What is a “favicon”, and what’s the newest reason to have one?
12/03/09: I think that every business should have a blog
11/03/09: Icons – decoration, yes, but so much more
10/03/09: Emails: why buy or rent lists when you can make your own?
09/03/09: Check who’s linking to your website today
08/03/09: Gently nudging people in the right direction
05/03/09: They’re not using Twitter to choose their suppliers yet
04/03/09: Why the response to most B2B advertising is so poor
03/03/09: Interlinking pages internally – (only) you can do all this
02/03/09: Your brand continues its inexorable rise to the top
01/03/09: Real life stories and lessons learned
26/02/09: What you need to put in your email signature
25/02/09: Facebook: you might have some fans out there
24/02/09: Google Analytics: an iceberg of tips
23/02/09: 10 reasons to do AdWords for your own company name
22/02/09: I thought we’d got over “keyword density” by now
19/02/09: Using a spreadsheet to get an overview of your web pages
18/02/09: Microsites – a smart way to sidestep global HQ
17/02/09: Turn customer complaints into loyal business
16/02/09: Website redesign from the inside out
15/02/09: New Google “Canonical” tag specifies real URL of page
12/02/09: Tips on writing better AdWords ads
11/02/09: Why you should follow Google’s advice
10/02/09: Big opportunities for small suppliers
09/02/09: Reaching out by email
08/02/09: Why you should set an hour aside to get LinkedIn
05/02/09: SEO straight from the horse’s mouth
04/02/09: Get those search engine users clicking on your news
03/02/09: The art of writing for the web
02/02/09: Branding? What is it good for?
01/02/09: How to outperform the specialists
29/01/09: PR? Don’t mention keyword research
28/01/09: A more interesting PR challenge
27/01/09: Can you recommend a company to do our AdWords?
26/01/09: Do the maths on your cost per enquiry. Please.
25/01/09: 3 (bad) reasons why your company may not be using AdWords
22/01/09: Email which the customer can relate to
21/01/09: Get your website redesign right first time
20/01/09: Why, precisely, do you have an ad budget?
19/01/09: Small change for big profits
18/01/09: Another boring email title (with 47 characters)
15/01/09: Building your own response forms
14/01/09: Making those adverts work properly
13/01/09: Converting Google traffic into names-and-addresses
12/01/09: Perhaps you don’t even need salesmen any more
11/01/09: Let’s resolve to get more sales leads in 2009
08/01/09: Email …or yelling?
07/01/09: Building relationships with online writers
06/01/09: Real comparisons with your competitors
05/01/09: The branding spinoff from SEO
04/01/09: The big screen experience
31/12/08: Step by step in the new year
30/12/08: Your new year’s resolution
29/12/08: SEO in four parts
28/12/08: Links are unequal. But how unequal?
23/12/08: Re-use, recycle, reduce and remove
22/12/08: Using a PR agency? Or an ostrich?
21/12/08: Time to get on the road
18/12/08: The next step for your AdWords campaigns
17/12/08: Good things needn’t cost a fortune
16/12/08: Is Facebook relevant to us in industry?
15/12/08: I’d never thought of that
14/12/08: Feel good about yourself
11/12/08: Look from a different angle
10/12/08: New, faster-acting suppliers
09/12/08: Deliver first, ask questions later?
08/12/08: The words which will make or break you
05/12/08: We all need to simplify what we do
04/12/08: The next shift in online marketing
03/12/08: Key 9 to go to the next menu
02/12/08: Control your own Google
01/12/08: Making a sales letter truly great
28/11/08: Time to get to the point
27/11/08: Here’s what I learned this summer (4)
26/11/08: Here’s what I learned this summer (3)
25/11/08: Here’s what I learned this summer (2)
24/11/08: Here’s what I learned this summer (1)
21/11/08: Those nice people at Google
20/11/08: Avoiding errors in error pages
19/11/08: Free does not mean cheap. It means “thanks”.
18/11/08: Who knows what works?
17/11/08: Get more Good Stuff on your site
14/11/08: The essentials of email newsletters
13/11/08: Your online marketing in 2009
12/11/08: Run far, far away. Very fast.
11/11/08: Free guide to email marketing
10/11/08: Designing a web form which will be used
07/11/08: Attractive looking URLs rule OK
06/11/08: Identifying your top keywords
05/11/08: Don’t force your users to do the work for you
04/11/08: So What?
03/11/08: Why should anyone care?
31/10/08: Beware that SEO company on the phone
30/10/08: A refresher on sales letter writing
29/10/08: If you don’t… someone else may
28/10/08: Don’t assume we’re all alike
27/10/08: Remember what your email is for
24/10/08: Double-u double-u double-u
23/10/08: A “marketing programme”? A what?
22/10/08: Can I help you, sir?
21/10/08: Put your Microsoft Paint away. Now.
20/10/08: Careful with that Axe
17/10/08: A personal welcome
16/10/08: A checkup from Dr Google
15/10/08: The other way around
14/10/08: The reasons to rip it up and start again
13/10/08: Web marketing in layers. Yes, like an onion.
10/10/08: The limit to what a human can take in
09/10/08: Something for the weekend
08/10/08: Don’t respond like a robot
07/10/08: Can you cope with the criticism?
06/10/08: What’s the Chinese for “SEO”?
03/10/08: You don’t stand out by being bland
02/10/08: Advertising: powered by inertia
01/10/08: Start with the little things
30/09/08: What type of mailings pay dividends for you?
29/09/08: Some ideas for “good content”
26/09/08: Tricky landing ahead
25/09/08: Keep on keeping on with Google
24/09/08: There Will Be Video
23/09/08: Happy with your site? Think again.
22/09/08: Try using snail mail again
19/09/08: What to put in your company blog
18/09/08: Content ideas for your email newsletters
17/09/08: Search engines: page 1 or bust
16/09/08: Why you should use a two-part lead form
15/09/08: Is the Google AdWords “Content Network” any good?
12/09/08: Press releases: things have moved on
11/09/08: Is technology putting your customers off?
10/09/08: Keeping your website “search engine friendly”
09/09/08: How to get a successful newsletter produced
08/09/08: The Insider Programme launches today
05/09/08: Data sheets: not good enough, I’m afraid
04/09/08: What people are searching for, and where
03/09/08: Another day, another browser
02/09/08: How do you compare to your competitors?
01/09/08: Give that email every chance of survival
29/08/08: Using Surveys to Make Decisions
28/08/08: How to focus on those keywords
27/08/08: Focus on what you want the visitor to do
26/08/08: Take a step back from your website
25/08/08: A better marketing email
22/08/08: Let Google keep an eye on hackers
21/08/08: Written inspiration
20/08/08: Great books about online marketing
19/08/08: You need leads more than ever
18/08/08: How dense are your keywords?
15/08/08: Tips for writing better copy
14/08/08: “One more layer of distracting crud”
13/08/08: Keep the robots happy
12/08/08: Ever filled in your own forms?
11/08/08: Are the signs up in your shop?
08/08/08: Sex. It gets attention, you know.
07/08/08: Overcoming uncomplimentary comments
06/08/08: Getting your words in the order right
05/08/08: Don’t take our word for it…
04/08/08: Get things in order behind the scenes
01/08/08: Have we got a video?
31/07/08: Gracias Knol
30/07/08: The Big Questions
29/07/08: Knol: get writing
28/07/08: What’s the most important search engine?
25/07/08: The Best Trade Ad. Ever.
24/07/08: A more impressive Google result
23/07/08: Unleash your expert content
22/07/08: The 24/7 Trade Show
21/07/08: Designing a better banner ad
18/07/08: It’s not all about rewriting the code
17/07/08: Dead? No, just resting
16/07/08: Taking on the big fish
15/07/08: A new angle on press releases
14/07/08: Making scarcity a benefit
11/07/08: Heavyweight reading
10/07/08: Sales commission for marketing?
09/07/08: Keep your navigation to the point
08/07/08: Marketing is where profits begin
07/07/08: Hats off to MarComms
04/07/08: This’ll save you a brainstorm
03/07/08: Are you really, always, the right choice?
02/07/08: Saviour of the Universe. Not.
01/07/08: First keywords …but then get those links
30/06/08: So what is a quality link anyway?
27/06/08: Nobody said link building is easy
26/06/08: Google: All Your Ads Are Belong To Us
25/06/08: Google lays your site traffic bare
24/06/08: Don’t let your guests go without a party bag
23/06/08: Your press releases clinically assessed
20/06/08: Outside in
19/06/08: It was only a simple mistake!
18/06/08: The Word on the Street
17/06/08: Corporate blogging for authority
16/06/08: You’re wrong. Even if you’re not.
13/06/08: Using video in the corporate environment
12/06/08: Copywriting: up, up and away
11/06/08: Why you need a conventional contents page
10/06/08: The bottom of the barrel
09/06/08: Why optimising your site is not risk-free
06/06/08: The importance of testing
05/06/08: How broken is your site?
04/06/08: A look at Google’s Site Search offering
03/06/08: Letting hard facts drive your marketing
02/06/08: The importance of 1-hit referrals
30/05/08: Understand what you subcontract
29/05/08: Save costs where it matters least
27/05/08: Strangemadeupdomainname.co.uk …or not?

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