So you've decided to start your own blog. Good for you! Hopefully you've recognised the inherent value in a consistent, engaging blog, and are not simply trying to recapture some former scene kid glory from 2008. Because although ye olde blog might have an archaic...
4 Tips On How To Optimise URLs For SEO
You can think of a URL like a fingerprint. Unless you're Nancy Drew, either of the Hardy Boys or a real-life law enforcer, fingerprints are a downright annoyance. They smudge on things, especially clean surfaces, and if you happen to have anything dirty on your hands...
What Are Long-Tail Keywords And Why Are They Important?
The lesser spotted long-tail keywords can be difficult to track down in the wild. They are a relatively new breed, an evolution of the common short-tail keywords (or just, you know...keywords) that you see everywhere. The digital landscape is changing every year; a...
How To Source The Best Free Images For Your Blog
You've all heard the expression 'there's no such thing as a free lunch'. Well, sometimes there's no such thing as a free image, either. Even when it says they're free. Now, this could come as some unfortunate (and confusing) news for those of us who require images for...
What Does Your Site’s Content Say To Google?
Although your website does a lot of communicating with your customers (and potential customers), that's not the only dialogue that it's involved in - it's also talking to Google. Every day, Google continuously talks to every website out there (30 trillion, to be...
How Important Is The Title Of A Blog Post?
What's in a title? Well, when it comes to a blog post, the answer is 'a lot'. Blogging is as relevant in 2019 as it ever was, with more and more businesses choosing a consistent blog as a prime marketing tool. But writing great content is one thing, while reaching...
Quality Control: What Good Web Copy Says About Your Business
Writing good copy is both an art and a science. The main goal of course is to connect with your potential customers, but you also have to appear knowledgeable, competent, and even a little humorous. In the age of digital commerce, 99% of the time you don't get the...
Social Content Calendars: Why Perfect Copy Is So Important
The adage 'quality over quantity' can be applied to pretty much every industry across the board. While online content creation may have leaned the other way for the last few years, creators and businesses across the internet are currently discovering the inherent...
Why Releasing An eBook Could Be The Right Choice For Your Company
When you think of eBooks, you usually picture struggling authors valiantly attempting to get their masterpiece novel recognised by the general public. But eBooks are not solely the realm of starving artists and niche specialists; anyone can create one, and they come...
The Importance of a High-Quality Blog For Your Website’s SEO
You're probably already aware that blogging is extremely important for your website. It helps promote audience relationships, keeps content fresh and engaging, and makes the people behind the site (i.e. you) appear more like real people, and not just faceless beings...
How To Make Sure You Outsource Blog Writing Correctly
Even though everyone is well aware that in 2017, a blog is a crucial and necessary tool for a serious e-commerce site, it doesn't stop it being a lot of work. Part of a blog's attractiveness to readers and potential clients is the writer's ability to come up with...
Don’t Make These 7 Blogging Mistakes
Blogging is an integral part of any online business, but it's surprising how little people read up on the topic before they launch into the unknown seas of blogging. There are a number of mistakes that new bloggers can fall victim to, mistakes that can be easily...