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Top SEOptimise posts in July – a monthly recap…

Posted on August 5th, 2010 by Kevin Gibbons

a4uexpoJuly has been another busy month at SEOptimise – and seeing that we are currently writing around the web, I thought it would be a good time to share these posts with SEOptimise readers and recap on the top posts we’ve written here on the blog.

Plus I have been confirmed as a speaker at a4uexpo London in October, this is on the “20 Social Media Tools & 20 WordPress Plugins Boost Your Performance” day two session. We also sent out the latest installment of the SEOptimise newsletter yesterday – signup here if you haven’t already!

SEOptimise around the web…

For those who do not follow my writing on Econsultancy or Search Engine Watch, here are the latest posts from July – plus an interview on State of Search:

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How to Write Highly Popular 30+ Item List Blog Posts to Get Links and Traffic

Posted on July 26th, 2010 by Tad Chef

Time flies by. It’s more than two years by now that I write the highly popular “30+” list blog posts to get links and traffic for SEOptimise. I’ve often tried to abandon them, to write tutorials or other types of postings but list posts with around 30 items still rule. They get the most

  • shares on social media
  • links
  • attention
  • traffic

for several reasons.

This year some of the big guys in the SEO blogosphere started doing 30 something lists as well, SEOmoz does them, SEL compiles them. They even surpass my lists in some cases as they spend obviously more time on them than I do. Their success with this technique has just confirmed to me that 30+ lists work. That’s why I will tell you how to write them.

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10 Online Ways to Advertise for Jobs Without Recruitment Agencies

Posted on July 13th, 2010 by Kevin Gibbons

This week you may have noticed we have started recruiting for an SEO executive – rather than just writing up a standard we are recruiting post, I thought I’d share the process of how to advertise for jobs online.
Advertise for Jobs Online
This is quite worryingly from Oxford – image credit Flickr

As a disclaimer, I have nothing in particular against recruitment agencies it’s just good to know the alternatives available – and of course everyone likes to know how to do things on the cheap!

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We’re on a Boat – SEOptimise Summer Party 2010…

Posted on June 29th, 2010 by Kevin Gibbons

Last Friday was the SEOptimise summer party, being such a sunny day we made the most of it by going punting (unfortunately no-one fell in!), followed by a beer or three in Oxford. We thought we’d share some of the photos with our readers.

We’re on a boat…


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Hear SEOptimise Speak at SMX Advanced London 2010

Posted on April 6th, 2010 by Kevin Gibbons

SMX LondonThe full agenda for SMX London is now almost complete, this was a great conference last year and is expected to be a must-attend event again this year – especially as this is now an advanced conference.

There’s lots of great tracks, but if you’re attending make sure you come and see us on the following panels:
Day 1) Search Ad Quality, Under The MicroscopeRichard Fergie
Day 2) Social Media, Search & Reputation ManagementKevin Gibbons

And if you haven’t signed up yet, make sure you use our 15% discount code: KEVING010.

To our American readers not making the journey across the pond, we are also attending SMX Advanced in Seattle this June so we should get to see you there instead! ;)

We Are Recruiting – Come Join Us!

Posted on January 19th, 2010 by Kevin Gibbons

We are currently looking to recruit an SEO executive to join our great team in Oxford!

Oxford
Image credit: Flickr

“We are currently looking to recruit for a full-time position in our natural search team. Candidates with a minimum of 1-2 years experience in a search engine marketing role are preferred, with a competitive salary offered based on experience.

The SEO Executive job role will involve working within the search team, assisting with SEO activities, search marketing strategy and client projects.”

More information can be found on the job description page and we look forward to hearing from you!

SEOptimise 2009 – The Year in Review

Posted on January 4th, 2010 by Kevin Gibbons

Since 2006 I’ve written-up a review of the SEOptimise blog in terms of stats and analytics. As it’s an interesting time to look back on how the site has progressed, I’ve continued this by listing some similar stats for comparison during the last 12 months:

Top 10 SEOptimise posts of 2009

  1. 10 LinkedIn Tips to Optimise your Profile
  2. 30 Twitter Tools for Business
  3. 7 Reasons Why You Need to Deal With Search Engine Marketing Change
  4. 21 On-Site SEO Tips You Can Give to Your Online Copywriter
  5. 30 Web Trends to Watch in 2010
  6. 30+ Advanced SEO Tactics, Techniques and Resources (55+ Links)
  7. 10 Tips to Boost your Flickr Profile
  8. 10 Free Google SEO Tools Everybody Should Use
  9. 30 Resources on Google, Search & SEO Changes in 2010
  10. Social Media Marketing – PR vs SEO – Where Does it Fit?

SEOptimise stats 2009

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Download Our Free Blogging Guide for Business White Paper

Posted on December 7th, 2009 by Kevin Gibbons

Today we have launched a free white paper, Business Guide to Blogging – this looks at how businesses can promote themselves using blogging, funnily enough. All you need to do is click here to download the guide in PDF format.

Here’s my introduction to the guide:

“The SEOptimise blog began as a way of marketing our search engine optimisation services. We used it initially to attract customers, add to the site’s content and showcase our expertise. It still does all those things, of course, but it has also become so much more. Continue Reading »

Vote for the Top 100 Online Marketers of 2009

Posted on December 5th, 2009 by Kevin Gibbons

Vote for us - Top Marketer of 2009Very quick post, but Investp are now running the second year of their online marketers of the year poll.

I was quite surprised, but very honored to be nominated amongst some great guys – including fellow SEOptimise blogger Tadeusz Szewczyk. Last years vote was very popular and I’d encourage that SEOptimise readers take part in this and of course any votes for myself or Tad would be greatly appreciated! ;)

Online Marketing Interview & Q&A on LBC Radio with James Max

Posted on October 13th, 2009 by Kevin Gibbons

Very quick post, but on Sunday evening I was on LBC Radio talking to James Max and answering caller questions about search engine marketing.

Here’s a clip from the show:

Direct YouTube link: Kevin Gibbons (SEOptimise) – Online Marketing Interview on LBC Radio.

I’m also at a4uexpo in London today, so if you’re around let me know!