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Business Marketing

The Truth About Buying Text Links

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I am going to discuss something that is usually seen as a big no no when it comes to SEO and have to point out at this point that what I discuss in this article is my own perspective and opinion, it is not the opinion of Branded3 or any of their associates. Paid links is one of those really annoying subjects and my thoughts [...]

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Working in Search – How We Deliver Results at Branded3

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This post is aimed at those in the SEO/Online Marketing Industry, if you have no interest in the industry you might find this a little dull, if you do read on I have numerous requests now asking for a post along the lines of “a day in the life of an SEO consultant” or “a day in an SEO Agency”, obviously there is an increasing [...]

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Tracking Your Search Traffic – How to Quickly Spot Issues with Your Organic Traffic and Check Longtail Performance

If you are serious about SEO and increasing search traffic then it is important to track it, not just by logging into your analytics everyday but by keeping in depth records of which keywords are driving traffic and any abnormal fluctuations. Working in an SEO agency it is important to track this for clients, you may increase a clients traffic tenfold but how are you [...]

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When Sitewide Links Can Be Useful

There has been a lot of talk over the last couple of years about sitewide links or links in footers. Many experienced SEO’s and internet marketers have openly slammed them as being spammy and carrying little in terms of link juice and authority; however the truth is they are very effective links in terms of both ranking and building up your overall website authority. Now [...]

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The End Of Google Rankings As We Know It! Rotational Rankings?

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I always worry about posting new found research as some clever dick always pops up to tell you they discovered it in 1999, however I have noticed something in the rankings recently that has made me re think Google rankings. The Story OK so I decided a couple of weeks ago to rank for “SEO consultant”, just something I fancied really, not the most competitive [...]

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Use Open Site Explorer To Exploit Your Competitors Hard Work

Before you begin any SEO campaign there are a few things you really need to think about, one of them is “who are my competition?”. If you intend to compete in a certain market you need to firstly be clear about your keywords and secondly clear about your competition, or more importantly what your competition are doing right. There are many different aspects to look [...]

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Using Exact Match Domains to Targeted Traffic

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Recently at Branded3 we have been experimenting with exact match domains and exploring opportunities to increase relevant and hopefully profitable traffic. I don’t know how much experience you have had in trying to register these types of domains or attempting to rank them but it is really really easy and you will be surprised how many keyword rich domains there are still left to register. [...]

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