Watch out: Google continues to penalize spammers

Last week, J. C. Penney was penalized by Google because they used paid links to advertise their website. This week, Forbes.com has been penalized because they sell links. Is your website in danger? Which search engine optimization methods are safe to use? Paid links and other forms of web spam …

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David Cameron goes to Kuwait

Your blog readers want to see you in the flesh

Today our Prime Minister is in Kuwait; yesterday he was in Egypt. It rather looks like he is “on tour”. Of course, his speech today did not have to be made in Kuwait itself. What he said he could have done from the comfort of the Downing Street garden. Yet …

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Facebook and Twitter are NOT work distractions

All over Britain – indeed all over the world – you can almost hear parents shouting “Will you turn off that Justin Bieber and get on with your homework..!” For decades parents have believed that music is a distraction, that it puts children off their homework. Your parents probably shouted …

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Do humans really have a head for numbers?

Eight out of ten cat owners are wrong

Eight out of ten owners say their cats prefer Whiskas. (Other pet foods are available.) Do you remember this famous advertising slogan? Maybe Pedigree Pet Foods would have done better if they had said “80 per cent of cat owners” instead of “eight out of ten”. The reason, according to …

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BBC Radio Tees

I appeared in BBC Radio Tees this morning talking about why people need to think a little differently when having a rant online. If you think socially you might forget the world is listening and that you are not merely chatting to your mates…!

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5 reasons why your SEO campaign doesn’t work (yet)

Many webmasters face the problem that their SEO campaigns don’t deliver the expected results. Why are your campaigns underperforming? What can you do to make sure that search engine optimization works for you? There can be several reasons why your SEO campaign isn’t a success yet: Reason 1: you set …

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Email messages reveal more about you than you think

The sports retailer, JJB Sports is reportedly in talks with rival JD Sports this morning in a bid to create a 750 store “super chain” of sports shops. JJB has been in some trouble for a while, with shop closures and the need to raise extra capital. But can you …

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Being angry online could cost companies a lot

Take care – YOU could be the next Andy Gray

The millionaire ex-football pundit, Andy Gray, faced a barrage of criticism and his inevitable sacking after making overly sexist remarks about women. His remarks have been both defended and attacked – whether you think this is “just banter” or the “thinking of a dinosaur” is not the point. What’s important …

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Experts think Differently to the Rest of Us

You need to become an internet expert

If you want to succeed online you need to become an internet expert. That will change the way your brain works, it seems, and make your thinking much more intuitive. No longer will you sit there wishing – instead you will instinctively know what to do next in order to succeed online.