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The sniper approach to SEO

Posted by Manny Mazda on 13th December , 2008

Lack of focus is the most common mistake people make when trying to improve their search engine rankings. It’s a natural mistake to want to rank on as many keyword phrases as possible. The trouble is that approach doesn’t work any more. Search engine marketing is no different to any other personal endevour, be it [...]

SEO frequently asked questions

Posted by Manny Mazda on 10th August , 2007

How does Google treat PDF documents ?
Google treats PDFs the same way as it does html and text. It will spider and index PDF documents (so long as they are not locked), and report them in the search engine results page. The rules about on-page optimisation for web pages also apply to PDF documents. Use [...]

Google Local Review - also works in Brisbane

Posted by Manny Mazda on 2nd August , 2007

Google have a nice little service called Google Local which integrates into Google Maps. You can register your business for free and if someone does a search on your business type, you will be listed with a map of the local area and a flag pointing to your location.
The process works as follows:
1. Sign up [...]