Our business relies on our ability to provide accurate rankings for our clients. Often, our clients will view incongruous information as opposed to our SERPS (Search Engine Results Pages) and vice-versa. With the introduction of Google personalised search, results are often tailored to the individual based on their browsing history. Click on your competitor too many times, and they will appear above your site. This is because Google thinks that they are more relevant for you, as you keep on continuously clicking on them.

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Too many times we see companies launching new site designs, cms systems or versions of their websites without factoring the correct migration strategy. After launch, the organic traffic often dries up very quickly due to an incorrect migration strategy. This is when the red flag goes up, and people wonder what happened to their valuable traffic.

When web developers start coding the new site, they will launch on a development URL such as http://clientsite.webdesigncompany.com and this will be sent to clients for feedback and progress. Once the clients are 100% happy that the new site is “good to go”, they sign off and instruct the web design/development company to launch their new site. Many development companies make some common SEO mistakes that will most likely result in problems when the site goes live.

I have highlighted a few problems and solutions that you can implement to avoid this happening to your site.

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Cape Town based web marketing company with a global reach are looking for a Junior SEO Specialist to join the SEO and Conversion team.

It’s an exciting time for us, with great growth year on year; we need talented professionals to join a lively Cape Town office. You will be responsible for delivering results. It’s a fast paced environment so can you think on your feet?
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If you still think of a website as a “nice to have”, you need to get out of the 90’s. We have moved beyond that stage, we should have at least. A website should have a goal defined: “What should your website do for you?”

Don’t guess internet behavior based on your own – you’re wrong!

 

Define a goal

Every website has a goal, a reason for existence. The times of just being there for the sake of it are over. Even more so, your website’s goal should be supporting your integrated business model. In the best case scenario, you should define a multitude of goals. Even though not every business is suitable for the internet, keeping your finger on the wrist never hurts.
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A spot in Google’s local business search results is what every business should be aiming to reach. As you have probably seen, Google Local often dominates above the fold. If you think of a webpage as real estate, above the fold is a prime piece of property due to the huge amount of exposure it gets. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
Approximately 67,566 new websites or domains enter the online arena every day. Sure, some of them are here for a brief stay. Others might be your next fierce competitor however and are here to stay. Online competition gets more intense by the day. In such a highly competitive market, every element counts. The URL and its structure is often overlooked as an SEO element, nonetheless it holds many benefits. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
Fame is a deceptive beast. The allure of money, popularity and renown cannot be beat. Writing fills this aching gap with pages upon pages of well-constructed content that will hopefully live forever in the minds of your audience. SEO copywriting, unlike above-the-line copywriting, may not rocket my name into a glittering pantheon of stardom, but it will elevate any standard website, causing it to climb up the search engine rankings faster than my friend would climb up an oak tree to avoid the police. And like a drunken miscreant, this process takes times. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE