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Installing Drupal’s Google Sitemaps Module

Here’s a short and sweet tutorial on how to install the Drupal XML Sitemap module. This module automates the creation of a sitemap – an inventory of the files on your site – and automatically submits it to the major search engines as well. An essential SEO step for users of the Drupal CMS.

Posted in Drupal, Search Engine Optimisation on Tuesday, July 17 2007 | 7 Comments »

Why Is Google SERP So Important?

A key factor in search engine optimization is your SERP – that is your position in the Search Engine Results Pages for any given keyword. The Holy Grail of SERP is to achieve the first position on the first page of results for a particular keyword. This article explains why.

Posted in Client Guides, Search Engine Optimisation on Friday, May 4 2007 | 1 Comment »

Wikimedia’s Unethical Use Of nofollow For Commercial Gain

Wikipedia has lifted restrictions on links to their sister sites that will give these new, for-profit sites an unfair advantage in the search engines. This post look at why you should care and what other commentators have said about the controversial decision.

Posted in Search Engine Optimisation on Thursday, May 3 2007 | 1 Comment »

Submit Your Website To Google? You Don’t Have To….

Submitting your site to Google isn’t a guaranteed way to get listed in their index. There’s a better way, as discussed here.

Posted in Search Engine Optimisation on Tuesday, March 27 2007 | 1 Comment »

Hide The Sidebar In Google Reader

I’ve been trying to get to grips with keyboard shortcuts in Google Reader for a while now, but I discovered a cool one today when randomly pressing buttons. To hide the sidebar subscriptions list in Reader, simply press the “u” key and it’ll disappear. Press “u” again to make the sidebar reappear. Doing this can [...]

Posted in Web Applications on Thursday, February 15 2007 | Leave a comment »

AdSense In The Afterlife?

I had a giggle at the title of Eric Giguere’s post, Do You Have An Adsense Will? Imagine it: you fall under a bus tomorrow and the next day your solicitor writes to Google requesting that your AdSense cheques are forwarded to your new address in Hades…. Seriously though, we’ve all heard the dire warnings [...]

Posted in Blogging, Website Strategy on Tuesday, December 19 2006 | Leave a comment »