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Ethical SEO

Explore the principles of Ethical SEO with our expert guidance. Learn how to optimise your online presence responsibly, adhere to best practices, and achieve sustainable digital success with ethical SEO strategies.

Referring Domains vs Backlinks – What’s the Difference?

When comparing referring domains vs backlinks, remember this: backlinks are individual links to your website, while referring domains are the distinct domains those links come from. One website can gi
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A local business’s web address appears in a newspaper article emerging from a printing press, a real-world example of one referring domain linking to a website.
04
Oct

What Is Domain Authority and Should You Actually Care About It?

categories: blog A domain authority SEO score is a thirdparty estimate of a website's ranking potential, not a Google ranking factor. You should care about it as a rough comparison tool, not as a busi
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A customer weighs apples at a village market stall, with full produce crates and neighbouring stalls around them.
04
Oct

Unlinked Brand Mentions – Can They Help Your SEO?

Yes, unlinked brand mentions SEO can help, but usually indirectly. A mention of your business without a link may support trust, brand recognition and entity understanding. It does not pass link equity
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A business owner in a café reads a community newsletter mentioning the company, reflecting everyday unlinked brand mentions SEO.
21
Sep

How to Recover From a Google Manual Action

Google manual action recovery starts in Google Search Console: read the exact warning, identify whether it affects part or all of the site, fix the cause properly, document what you changed and submit
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Hands marking a checklist beside Search Console notes and a disavow spreadsheet during Google manual action recovery.
08
Sep

Negative SEO – What It Is and Whether You Need to Worry About It

Negative SEO is when someone tries to damage your Google rankings instead of improving their own. It can happen, but most small businesses don't need to panic. Google is much better at ignoring obviou
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Review cards, a phone and certificates on a shop counter show how fake reviews can hit local trust.
23
Aug

How Link Building SEO Works When You Don’t Buy Crap Links

Link building SEO works when links are earned from relevant, real websites that make sense for your business, not bought in bulk from some dodgy spreadsheet. The point is to prove to Google that other
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10
Jul

How to Get More Google Reviews Without Being Weird or Pushy About It

The best time to ask for a Google review is immediately after a customer has had a positive experience, not three weeks later in a generic email they’ll ignore. Most businesses either never ask or ask
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17
Jun

SEO for Professional Services: How Solicitors, Accountants and Consultants Get Found on Google

Professional services firms are often awful at SEO, which is exactly why they’re well placed to benefit. A pageone solicitor for “employment solicitor Chester” doesn’t need hundreds of clients, just t
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14
Jun

How to Build Backlinks Without a PR Team or a Big Budget

You do not need a PR agency or thousands of pounds to build links that help your SEO. You need relevance, patience and a willingness to do things most competitors cannot be bothered to do. Backlinks a
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04
Jun

Google Business Profile Suspended? Do This First

If your Google Business Profile is suspended, stop editing it and don’t create a new one. First, take screenshots, identify the suspension type, check your business name, address and categories agains
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31
May
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