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SEO Basics

The very basics of SEO to help you fill in the gaps or learn from the start.

What Is A Google Penalty And Have I Got One?

A Google penalty is when Google suppresses or removes your website because it believes you've broken its spam rules. You might have one if traffic or rankings dropped suddenly, especially after a manu
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01
May

What To Expect From SEO In Your First 6 Months

In your first 6 months of SEO, expect groundwork first, then movement. Month 1 is audits, fixes and tracking. Months 2 to 3 build better pages and local signals. Months 4 to 6 should show ranking impr
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29
Apr

Internal Linking: The Quick Win Most Small Business Websites Ignore

Internal linking is one of the easiest SEO wins because you already own the asset: your website. By adding sensible links between related pages, you help Google understand what matters, push authority
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Internal Linking Quick Wins for Small Businesses
28
Apr

What Is NAP Consistency and Why It Matters for UK SEO

NAP consistency means your business name, address and phone number match wherever your business appears online. It matters because Google uses those details to understand, verify and trust your busine
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28
Apr

How To Write A Title Tag And Meta Description That Gets Clicked

If your title tag doesn’t say what you do, who it’s for, and why you’re the better choice, people won’t click. If your meta description doesn’t back that up with a clear benefit and next step, they’ll
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25
Apr

How to Add Local Business Schema to Your Website

Adding Local Business schema is basically this: you paste a small block of JSONLD code onto your site that tells Google exactly who you are, where you are, what you do, and how to contact you. Do it o
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24
Apr

SEO vs Google Ads: Which Should A Small UK Business Choose?

If you need leads this week, use Google Ads. If you need leads next month and still want them next year without paying for every single click, invest in SEO. For most small UK businesses, the smart an
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21
Apr

How To Do Keyword Research Without Paying For Expensive Tools

You can do keyword research without paying for expensive tools by using Google itself autosuggest, “People also ask”, related searches, your own data in Search Console, and one free spreadsheet, then
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How to do Keyword Research
18
Apr

What Is Schema Markup And Do Small Businesses Actually Need It?

Your website can be “nice” and still be totally useless. I mean useless in the way that matters, phones not ringing, inbox dead, you sat there in Crewe refreshing your email like it owes you money. He
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17
Apr

What is Local SEO and How Does it Work?

Your phone’s gone quiet. Not “nice and peaceful” quiet. The scary quiet where you start doing mental maths on how many weeks you can keep the van on the road. And when you Google what you sell, some c
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15
Apr
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