Local SEO

The purpose of this post is to briefly give you some pointers as to how to get your customers to give you good reviews on Google Maps and Places, a very effective way of improving your search engine rankings in Google. Google Maps listings are now integrated within the results from a general Google search, so getting to the top of these listings can mean getting to the top of Google within your area. Lots […]

Back in 2013, Jonathon Monk gave an hours presentation to over 1,000 delegates in Basingstoke regarding Local Search Engine optimisation and the key things that business owners can do themselves. The information in this video is still 100% relevant today. Jonathon’s full talk can be seen below; though this blog post is also a brief summary of the main points that Jonathon covers within his talk.  Introduction Viewed by some people like the dark […]

This post is a very brief and beginner-focused summary of the first social media services I set up for small businesses; by the end of this post, you will know which are the primary services to set up as a small business with some tips on how to best do this. Why use social media? Social media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.) are tools that should be used by the majority of small businesses. From personal […]