These are the palces we’re currently features and folks we wanted to send some links out to.
A Big Shout Out
Hobo Web - if you’re looking for stuff about SEO then have a look at the blog well worth the effort
North South Media - These guys are doing some cool online marketing things just now
Oyster Web […]
This is the last post in the series we’ve been doing about WordPress and pinging blog aggregation services. I’ve been scouting around really desperately testing various pieces of kit to be able to prove, mainly to myself, that my clients blogs are pinging effectively - this has been ok on servers we run but on […]
Years ago, in a dimly lit living room Peter Hoggan started talking to me about blog and ping as a way of increasing website visibility. To be honest it was late, I’d just driven home from the other side of the country and all I wanted to do was get a pint or ten. But […]
Last week I posted about the problems I was having with wordpress and how it wasn’t pinging. Richie asked in the comments how you can get it working and in an effort to be useful I’ve put together a quick tips list of things to check for and do to get everything working (aswell as […]
One of the most consistent things in modern life is the Google interface. Every so often they tweak it here and tweak it there but its always a Google logo with a search box on a white background. They’ve decided to highlight an energy conservation project called “Earth Hour” - where people are supposed to […]
As I’m still getting to grips with which WordPress Plugins I’m putting them in -> testing them -> deciding whether to keep them or not. The one that I’m loving at the moment is the SezWho Plugin. I found it over at Andy Beards blog on his comments and decided to use/pinch the idea.
One of the things about blogs is the use of the ‘nofollow’ attribute on links. Supposedly this was to help cut down the numbers of spam comments that blogs receive. However it can be a real pain in the ass. People who contribute to communities dont get the link love that they deserve.
I’ve spent the last couple of hours trying to work out why in the name of all that is holy my blog aint pinging services such as pingomatic and pingoat. And after a little while I found that my problem was that my hosting company had SafeMode turned On.
Apparently the outgoing request file was about […]
Recently there has been a lot of bits and pieces kicking around online about how dangerous Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) can be for online businesses. One of the major stories driving this is that American Express are no longer going to be using Search Engine Optimisation.
Well I’ve finally succumbed to having a blog over here at Mercury Thread. As part of our recent revamp we’ve been writing new content for the site, getting a new design and working harder than ever to develop a website which we’re pleased with.
In the past couple of months I’ve not really had a chance […]
