Every day, 500 new sites are being created using WordPress. That’s a huge number of sites that need to be kept secure and free from bugs. Because WordPress is an open source community, developers are in charge of keeping it in tip-top condition and ensuring that it complies with the latest industry standards. It’s these developers […]
The twice-yearly Brighton SEO Conference has evolved into the go-to search engine event for all SEO experts across the UK, with talks from various leading industry experts. Its popularity has grown year on year, and the 2017 April event was no exception to its growing popularity. Looking for our Brighton SEO Roundup September 2017? Brighton […]
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It’s not good news. Google has stated that hacked websites increased by 32% in 2016 from the previous year, adding “We don’t expect this trend to slow down.” Oh dear. That’s a gloomy outlook. Unfortunately, Google reasons this by explaining that whilst hackers are becoming more knowledgeable; websites are also becoming more outdated, striking a […]
DMOZ, the quick and easy way to get a high authority link (which was never quick or easy), is officially dying. As of 14th March DMOZ, aka the Open Directory Project, will be closing its doors and abandoning its attempt to “organise the web”. DMOZ was launched in 1998 as a rival to the venerable […]
Google and Bing have agreed to sign up to a voluntary code that will deprecate pirate websites in the SERPs. It is the result of years of discussion between media rights-holders and search engines and is expected to come into effect by the summer. Digital piracy first became an issue for the creative industry in […]
Facebook is making it easier and easier for brands to sell products. Thanks to the Shop tab, you can customise your page with your products and services, alert people to sales and much more. Once your products are on your page, you can tag them in your posts to help drive sales. This guide will […]
Google is testing a new label for adverts once again, swapping the green “Ad” icon for a white one with green text. So far we’ve only spotted on desktop, this sneaky change helps ads look even more like organic search results. See the difference? Last summer, Google changed the ad label to its current green […]
Updated 23-03-17 Have you noticed anything different about Google search results? Emojis have suddenly returned to desktop search result snippets. After a long absence, they’re back! This is good because almost everyone online – 92% of users – use emojis, and brands are using them too. According to a study, emoji-based marketing campaigns have increased […]
