Lots of interesting information is being banded about regarding Google’s new “search plus your world” service, a deeply integrated mix of Google+ recommendations and natural search results. There’s enough information on the change and its short term effects on the search user experience, ranging …

Someone’s put what looks like a bit of a haul available on eBay – allegedly they’re from some of Thomas Cook’s SEO efforts, a batch of 142 domains, some with decent content and well linked to, some not worth a fiver. I’ve run a few reports to help you make the decision as to whether they’re worth …

[info]This is the first part of a general keyword research tips series where I’ll be handing over the tools and insight to develop a sound keyword, and ultimately, SEO strategy.[/info] I’ve won several clients from their incumbent agencies and it never ceases to amaze me how little effort has gone …

Just a quick post to direct you all to the first part in a series of advanced SEO articles I’m writing for SEOMoz’s YouMoz section – this article on laying the foundations of Weapons-grade SEO has been well-recieved so far so feel free to whizz over there and take a look.

I’ll start with the bitter pill.  You knew this was coming.  Deep down in the pit of your stomach you knew this day would come.  Like brand bidding it was only a matter of time till the affiliate gut punch, the decision to cut the erosion of margin.

Ok, so I finally got off my lame butt and resized and compressed all the pics for the web. So here they are, it’s the same album as before so this link will take you to the start of the second batch – or just view the full slideshow to relive the start too! Lots more blog updates to go with the …

After our glow worm extravaganza and in light of the discussion with the Welsh lady in the shop that sold Possum goods, we called up and booked today’s Milford Sound trip. Against Swansea-lady’s advice we decided that although yesterday’s 40-minute return catamaran trip was nice (for some more than …

Having hoovered up most of the itinerary for the Catlins the day before, we only had a short stop left down South for the obligatory snaps at Slope point, New Zealand’s actual southernmost point. The touristy Bluff is as false as it’s name suggests, being many metres to the North of Slope Point. And …

Reality check… We’d only been away for just over a fortnight; about 16 sun-ups and scarcely 4,749 episodes of Hollyoaks had gone by since we were soaked in Kennington. Yet so easily had we adopted this life that I was already brushing aside the cobwebs of Heathrow; straining to recall the movements …

I can kind of see the logic of calling Balclutha the ‘Gateway to the Catlins’. It certainly isn’t part of the naturally beautiful Catlins reserve, but it is right next to them. Kind of like calling Treorchy the gateway to the Brecons. Seriously though, it’s grim – think of a Milton Keynes industrial …