SEO

We updated the SEO Tips page on V1 SEO over the weekend and also included a form so people could request a free SEO Appraisal.

The top 10 SEO Tips on the page talk primarily about on-page optimisation rather than off-page but also talk of the importance of a good navigation system throughout the site.

Hopefully over the next week or two I will find a bit of time to create a post for more advanced SEO tips.

I updated the Google Plus One Checker tool on V1 SEO last week to make it quicker and easier to use and also look a bit nicer.

It has checked over 12,000 URL’s now to see how many Google +1′s they have received, although I noticed some people were abusing it and checking the same URL numerous times.

I can only assume they are either doing this because they think it will increase their google +1 count, they think every time they check a site they get a backlink, ort they are automatically adding Google +1 to their site whilst checking.

Although I’ve been doing SEO for about 7 years now I’ve rarely done any for anybody else and never really advertised my services. Despite this, I am often contacted and asked to help people or asked if I can optimise peoples sites.

With this in mind I decided to set up a site with informatiion about a range of SEO Packages that I can provide on a limited basis.

The main idea of the packages is to provide a SEO service to small businesses, home based businesses, start ups, etc. and to give them an initial low cost review and then advise them whether it is even worth paying SEO fees.

Basically, I want them to avoid the pitfalls of signing up to a contract with unscrupolous SEO companies who may promise a good optimisation service when in reality the market is too competitive already, or I will advise them on the basics so they can do the majority of optimising themselves with just a little help as theyy go along.

3229 will soon be providing SEO Courses at various venues throughout the UK.

The SEO Courses come in 3 classes; beginer, intermediate and expert and have a maximum of 20 attendees or are also available as bespoke packages for up to 5 attendees or even on a one to one basis.

If you want to attract a large number of visitors to a specific site simply add an events section.

Base the content around an event you know will happen and that lots of people are interested in, optimise the page for the rellevant phrase, and time it so your site ranks high in the main search engines results and also in the blog search on the days leading up to the event.

Aperfect example of this is  my Christmas Message 2008 page, and my main Queens Christmas Speech page.

I recently set up a page for a company that provides Loft Ladders in Durham and surrounding areas.

It’s just a very simple page; provides a brief description of the service they provide, their contact details and a link through to their own website.

It also appears in their county section, their town section and their category section.

This is a perfect example of one of the upgrade options provided by my Business Directory site.