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27
Jan
Local SEO Lessons for 2022 from Brightlocal Webinar

27 January 2022

Lessons and takeaways from the BrightLocal webinar "State of Local Search 2022" - Experimenting, Near me searches, Google Misinformation & more

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24
Jan
Are you getting value for money from your SEO/Website monthly?

24 January 2022

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Are you paying a monthly retainer and wondering if you're getting value for money? Your monthly service might not be the right one for you.

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20
Sep
How I took Archipelago Textiles to page 1 of Google

20 September 2021

We took Archipelago Textiles from nothing to page 1 of Google. Our strategy and actions, what worked and what didn't.

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23
Aug
How to Do Your Own SEO in 8 Steps – Free Resources, Tools and Courses

23 August 2021

Can you do your own SEO? If you have the time to learn and practice, yes you can! We look at the 8 steps to doing your own SEO, and the best free resources and tools available.

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11
Aug
Promotional Video Services

11 August 2021

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Video has been called the future of SEO. Introducing the Red Balloon promotional video service. Watch example video.

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28
Jul
Local SEO Services

28 July 2021

What are local SEO services and what do we do to raise your business's placement in the Google rankings? In this post I explain what is involved in local SEO.

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26
Jul
What Are SEO Services?

26 July 2021

What do we do when we SEO a website for a client? This article breaks down the steps of SEO and what we do to get your website ranking.

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22
Jul
6 Reasons Web Developers Hate Safari

22 July 2021

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Safari is fast overtaking the iPhone SE as the thorn in my web developer side. Turns out I'm not the only one.

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12
Jul
How to Write Powerful Sales Copy

12 July 2021

Writing persuasive sales copy is a crucial part of selling any product or service. Here are some of our top tips for turning your writing into killer copy.

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06
Apr
Diversity and Marketing Images

6 April 2021

Why diversity is important in choosing images for your marketing and the issues around selecting marketing images

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21
Jan
‘Negative SEO’ Attacks on Your Business

21 January 2021

Is your business slipping in the search engine rankings? You could be a victim of Negative SEO.

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18
Jun
Front End Suite

18 June 2020

We packaged up a few of the visual display tools we've coded to make the Red Balloon Front End Suite.

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14
Jun
Nudgestock: Patrick Fagan – Cambridge Analytica

14 June 2020

Incredible talk from Cambridge Analytica Patrick Fagan on how your social media data is used with incredible effect to create ads you will respond to.

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05
Feb
Finding an Online Niche for Your Business

5 February 2020

Using real data to find which keywords you should be using to optimise your website.

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28
Jan
A Coder’s View of a Hacked WordPress Site

28 January 2020

We recently cleaned up a hacked WordPress install for a client. This is what it looks like on the inside.

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18
Jan
WordPress Plugin Coding: Custom Dolly

18 January 2020

A simple plugin we wrote which adds functionality to the native WP 'Hello Dolly' plugin.

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14
Jan
Creating Websites For Conversion

14 January 2020

A few simple changes to your website can make a huge difference to conversion rates.

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03
Jan
Never trust a screenshot

3 January 2020

Fake screenshot alert! How to change content on a webpage in seconds, using nothing but the Chrome browser

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24
Dec
97% Performance on Google’s Lighthouse Audit

24 December 2019

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I reached 97% on desktops and 96% on mobiles on Google's Lighthouse Audit performance score. These are the steps I took to reach the top scores.

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24
Dec
How to code a mobile menu with submenus for WordPress

24 December 2019

How to code a mobile menu for custom WordPress themes that works with the native WP menu system.

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07
Nov
Using a Blog to Improve Your Google Ranking

7 November 2019

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Used the right way, a blog can help move your business up the Google rankings.

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07
Nov
5 Rules for Growing Your Business Using Facebook

7 November 2019

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A quick guide to the right way to build your business by posting on Facebook

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05
Nov
The 2 Steps to On-Page SEO

5 November 2019

How to optimise your web pages for search engines.

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04
Nov
2 Steps to a Great Colour Scheme

4 November 2019

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How to use psychology and colour theory to find the right colours for your site.

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04
Nov
5 Things You Must Put on Your Website

4 November 2019

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Crucial things you need to include on your website.

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