Google Referral String VED Data

May 20th, 2013

A SEOMOZ presentation show some nifty data that you can use to identify referring clicks from Google and setting up advanced segments to filter this data. Check it out, go to slide 50 http://www.slideshare.net/TMResnik/reclaiming-your-google-referral-data-mozinar-by-tim-resnik-share-21284737

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ukgimp – Keyword Density Analyser

May 2nd, 2013
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I decided to load it up again, it disappeared some time ago. Check it out >> Keyword Density Analyser Let me know what you think. This was a old tool developed by a friend, BOL.

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Bulk DNS Update on 123 reg

October 17th, 2011
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Well almost. If like me and you have ever been a muppet and not updated loads of DNS’s and a server has moved then you need to quickly update a shed load load of IP’s on the woefully slow 123-reg then I have found a reasonable solution. Once you have logged into the control panel [...]

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Securing WordPress Installation

September 5th, 2011
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Whilst this might be like sticking my head above the parapet and asking for trouble there are some simple steps that you can take to make it harder for your WordPress installation to get hacked. 1. Lock down your wp-admin folder with htaccess Create a new httaccess file in the /wp-admin/ folder and add the [...]

Election Tip: Never Queue Again

May 10th, 2010
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If like me you hate queues and have zero patience and you want to avoid standing around like a muppet as the local council have not employed enough people then register for a postal vote. You don’t actually have to post it, but it does allow you to walk to the front of the queue [...]

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Slutty Google Serps

December 30th, 2009

Came by thise recently from a good mate PaulH http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=t3fr0gs Just in case it disappears as I am sure it will sreenshot below:

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First Search Consultancy Silence ukgimp

December 5th, 2009
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It is with regret that I have had to remove a post that I made about First Search Consultancy who cold called me and I wrote about what was said to me, quite a bit of which was incorrect and false. If you have been redirected here from an old link that post is now [...]

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Asshat SEOs Email and Form Spamming

September 20th, 2009
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I find myself get lots of what can only be described as asshole SEO’s who are basically preying on the the uneducated. A lot of them come from webforms also. Here is one of many examples: Name: BeckyJack Country:USA becky2622@gmail.com Message:We would like to get your website on first page of Google.All of our processes [...]

Posted in General Musing

Your Sales Letter Sucks

July 31st, 2009

When I type on here it is sometime with haste and quite often with a lack of precision, much to my girlfriend’s annoyance ( I am sure I got that apostrophe wrong). My failures are inconsequential compared to an actual sales letter we received recently for our property business. I have blanked out the errors [...]

Tips When Engaging Web Developers and Other Procedures

May 19th, 2009

Code Commenting All code should have more commenting within it than actually needed.  Some coders will moan but screw them. You need to be able to get other people to be able to understand the workings of whatever you have built and probably at a time when you don’t actually have time, i.e. it has [...]

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