199 post(s) written by Lee.

It is always a sad time for any business when it is forced to go into administration. For the staff at Focus DIY the news that the chain may have to close with the loss of 4,000 jobs is really tough. My sympathies are with them during these challenging… Read more

John’s recent post about Google vs Facebook and the differences in the two systems was spot on. Google is where I find products; Facebook is where I get abuse (and a lot of it from my mates) – end of. At this time, my stance has not changed… Read more

It had to happen, online editions of newspapers had (and have) to start charging money, otherwise they will not be around in any capacity. If newspapers start going out of business how are we going to have useless England managers sacked? How else would… Read more

Us Europeans are a liberal lot (think Eurotrash!). Now the ever so liberal European Court of Justice has ruled in favour of bidding on Trademarks you have to ask is that too liberal? I would expect brand owners to not be very happy with the result. But… Read more

If you are looking after your own SEO on your sites you have got to make sure you are deploying the Canonical tag correctly, otherwise you can expect some spectacular falls with your positions. What happens if you get the links in the Canonical Tag wrong?… Read more

Information.  It’s the principal reason that people use the Internet.  Information or background is a search aim in itself and is also becoming a significant part of how people make a purchase decision.  The ease of comparison, the utility of simply… Read more

I’m exhausted and glad that it’s Friday, it has been a punishing week and there just seems to be so much that has happened in the SEO world and the wider world that I will need the quiet weekend to reflect and take it all in. Thunderbolt #1… Read more

Bada Bing! There’s a new search engine in town, and it’s got its sights fixed clearly on removing Google as the Don. May I introduce you to bing, Microsoft’s latest attempt at gaining market share in the search market. The question is whether this… Read more

Nooooo, it can’t be Friday already? The Bank Holiday weekend came and went (too quickly) and yes I was actually able to get a couple of bbq’s going in the spring sunshine. Following on from last Friday’s post, it seemed fitting to talk… Read more