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There are hundreds of search engines that can be used for web search. You can increase the speed and accuracy of your searches by choosing a resource that offers the features most likely to help you.

Following on from yesterdays article about web search for beginners I thought this list of 10 web search resources might be helpful for anyone keen to search more effectively. Read the rest of this entry »

Most of the time you can use web search to find what you’re looking for but there are ways to make your searches more accurate and less time consuming. The terms that you use to search the web are not case sensitive and you don’t need to worry about punctuation. Read the rest of this entry »

Optimising your website for search engines and implementing a combination of SEO techniques makes perfect sense. You might think that the following 2 SEO mistakes seem a bit obvious but they are quite common and need to be avoided if you want to see positive results.

Lack of Patience

Failure to recognise the length of time that it can take to see the true results of search engine optimisation techniques is a common mistake. I can certainly hold my hand up to this one. If I’m honest and I think back to the first website I managed to build and promote myself, I was looking for some evidence of results after 4 days and when I didn’t see any I wanted some answers. Read the rest of this entry »

Conflicting Views About Web Visitors

Whether you are just starting out on the journey to establish a successful website or you are disillusioned with your results so far, you will more than likely be aware of the need to attract a healthy flow of Website visitors.

The conflicting views about the best way to do this can often be confusing. Should you focus on the design of your website, search engine optimisation, or should you work hard to develop an effective marketing strategy? My advice is to develop a broad approach that includes all three.

Heated debate about the true benefits of SEO and professional website design have been around on the web for a long time, but more and more people are becoming aware of their effectiveness in helping to generate a high volume of targeted website traffic (website visitors).

Instead of getting too caught up in the tangle of conflicting SEO and web design advice available, concentrate on providing a website that people will enjoy visiting and that is deserving of high rankings in the search engines because of the quality of content it offers. Read the rest of this entry »

White Hat SEO

If you want to perform SEO magic make sure you use a white hat and not the traditional magician’s aid of a black top hat. You too can pull off the rabbit from a hat trick and take your web site to the top of the billboards.

Enough of this magic analogy what we are really talking about is not only known within the magic circle but is common knowledge among SEO enthusiasts.

Good SEO services should enhance the quality, accessibility and usability of a website. While there are advantages to having a large site, good content will fare better in the search engine results pages than excessive amounts of poor copy. Read the rest of this entry »