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Member Spotlight

Tony Cosentino, The WordPress Guy

Tony Cosentino, The WordPress Guy

Tony Cosentino builds WordPress websites, trains businesses how to manage a WordPress site and provides long term fanatical support for WordPress s... Read more

Kate James, Total Balance

Kate James, Total Balance

Through her business coaching and life coaching, Kate James works with the concepts of mindfulness, creativity and authenticity to help people chan... Read more

Sean Sherlock, SAmedia Website Solutions

Sean Sherlock, SAmedia Website Solutions

From small start-ups to seasoned soloists, SAmedia Website Solutions designs websites that enhance online position and improve new leads and recurr... Read more

Jan Freitag, Proxim Group

Jan Freitag, Proxim Group

Combining both business coaching and business consulting services, the Proxim Group offers a fully comprehensive approach to helping small business... Read more

Tom Evison, Enigma Technologies

Tom Evison, Enigma Technologies

Enigma Technologies provides IT implementation, support and deployment to a wide range of clients, from home users to multi nationals. Read more

Michael Vincent, Sports Partners

Michael Vincent, Sports Partners

Sports Partners is a free, fun site where people can find other people, clubs, or businesses for sports and hobbies. Read more

Tania Shirgwin, BizEez Virtual Solutions

Tania Shirgwin, BizEez Virtual Solutions

BizEez Virtual Solutions specialises in assisting businesses with their online marketing needs through social media, email marketing and WordPress ... Read more

Amy Barry, Pendle Party and Event Hire

Amy Barry, Pendle Party and Event Hire

Pendle Party and Event Hire is a family business that offers party and event equipment for hire to south east Queensland. Read more

Bob Jones, an SEO Company

Bob Jones, an SEO Company

'an SEO Company' provides authentic SEO services for small businesses in Australia. Read more

Hazel Theocharous, Assisting U Virtually

Hazel Theocharous, Assisting U Virtually

Hazel Theocharous is a virtual assistant who listens to her clients and then assesses their admin, assists with their admin and answers their admin... Read more

Troy Dean, Tonto Digital

Troy Dean, Tonto Digital

Tonto Digital helps small businesses use the internet, in all its glory, to attract new customers and grow their business. Read more

Emma Wilson, Upclose & Virtual

Emma Wilson, Upclose & Virtual

Upclose & Virtual provides professional, cost effective, secretarial services for businesses and individuals throughout Australia to reduce the bur... Read more

Nick Humphries, Akitso Web Design

Nick Humphries, Akitso Web Design

Akitso Web Design is a web design company that sells fully-featured professional websites to small businesses. They make getting a website for your... Read more

Bev Wilkinson, Golden Days Images

Bev Wilkinson, Golden Days Images

Golden Days Images preserves old photos and places them on DVD and CD. They are also branching out into capturing small events involving filming an... Read more

Anish K. Baheti, Concepts Coach

Anish K. Baheti, Concepts Coach

Concept Coach aims to build conceptual clarity for business owners by providing them with simple yet effective coaching on accounting and finance r... Read more

Donna Garrett-Young, Home Building Made Easy

Donna Garrett-Young, Home Building Made Easy

Donna Garrett-Young has been a passionate renovator and builder for nearly 20 years, and is the author of the book 'Home Building Made Easy - Five ... Read more

Jan Bell, Bell’s Outsourcing Administration

Jan Bell, Bell’s Outsourcing Administration

Jan Bell is a virtual secretary who does administration and back office work from secretarial to bookkeeping. Read more

Jane Woolard, WordLaundry

Jane Woolard, WordLaundry

Specialising in editing, proofreading and copywriting, WordLaundry takes the froth and bubble from communications, leaving them crisp and squeaky c... Read more

Felicity Van Rysbergen, Well Versed Copywriting

Felicity Van Rysbergen, Well Versed Copywriting

Well Versed Copywriting specialises in creating corporate web content, information architecture and analysis, and marketing documentation for a bro... Read more

Kalindi Chirmuley, Mulayam Products

Kalindi Chirmuley, Mulayam Products

Mulayam Products manufactures natural skin care products for all ages and all skin types. It helps to take care of the skin and enhance its beauty. Read more

Tony Cosentino, The WordPress Guy
Kate James, Total Balance
Sean Sherlock, SAmedia Website Solutions
Jan Freitag, Proxim Group
Tom Evison, Enigma Technologies
Michael Vincent, Sports Partners
Tania Shirgwin, BizEez Virtual Solutions
Amy Barry, Pendle Party and Event Hire
Bob Jones, an SEO Company
Hazel Theocharous, Assisting U Virtually
Troy Dean, Tonto Digital
Emma Wilson, Upclose & Virtual
Nick Humphries, Akitso Web Design
Bev Wilkinson, Golden Days Images
Anish K. Baheti, Concepts Coach
Donna Garrett-Young, Home Building Made Easy
Jan Bell, Bell’s Outsourcing Administration
Jane Woolard, WordLaundry
Felicity Van Rysbergen, Well Versed Copywriting
Kalindi Chirmuley, Mulayam Products
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Tech | SEO techniques

Search engine optimisation (SEO), the practice of developing your website so it appears high up in search engines, is a powerful online marketing tool and a great way for small businesses to boost traffic to their website. Here we cover the basics of search engine optimisation, provide helpful SEO tips as well as the SEO mistakes to avoid, and also look at how you can use social media platforms, such as LinkedIn, to enhance your SEO.


Using LinkedIn to enhance your SEO

23 Feb 11 | Jen Bishop

Have you ever Googled your name or your business name and found your LinkedIn profile? Here’s how and why you should be using LinkedIn to get found by Google more often. Read more

Comments: 16

Meta tags and SEO: a beginner’s guide

06 Nov 10 | Aidan McCarthy

Meta information and meta tags are some of the most basic yet misunderstood aspects of search engine optimisation (SEO). This article simplifies them for you. Read more

Comments: 8

Getting started with search engine optimisation (SEO)

22 Sep 10 | Michael Sharkey

Search engine optimisation (SEO) is the single most powerful online marketing tool for an internet business, promising an unlimited stream of free, qualified leads. Read more

Comments: 19

Basic search engine optimisation

14 May 10 | Aidan McCarthy

Getting noticed by search engines such as Google can make or break a small business, but search engine optimisation (SEO) is complex and often confusing. Read more

Comments: 10

The importance of search engine optimisation SEO

16 Feb 09 | Peter Crocker

Here’s a quick experiment that will speak volumes about the importance of search engine optimisation (SEO). The results may be inspiring, frustrating or ho-hum all at the same time. I call it window shopping the competition. Read more

Comments: 10

Five free SEO tools

15 Jul 08 | Philip Shaw

Does your website rank well in search engines? While search engine optimisation (SEO) can often be confusing and time consuming, here are some useful free SEO tools to make it easier for you to improve your search engine rankings. Read more

Comments: 12

Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) mistakes

04 May 08 | Philip Shaw

Ranking highly in Google can have a massive impact on your sales leads. This article explains five common Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) mistakes which limit your ability to secure a high ranking, and how to avoid them. Read more

Comments: 14

Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) tips

17 Feb 08 | Philip Shaw

My last article explained how search engine optimisation (SEO) works. Now I will discuss how to use keywords on your website to improve your ranking in search engines and how to get links from other websites to improve your credibility. Read more

Comments: 14

How Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) works

13 Jan 08 | Philip Shaw

Being easily found using Google and other search engines can impact the success of your business. Search engine optimisation (SEO) is a way of increasing traffic to your website and ensuring your business ranks high in internet search results. Read more

Comments: 11

Internet marketing: Search engine optimisation (SEO) part 2

30 Apr 06 | Yaro Starak

This follow up article to an earlier Internet marketing article on search engine optimisation (SEO) delves deeper into how to make your site findable via keyword phrases. Plus we reveal the top eight SEO techniques. Read more

Comments: 3

Internet marketing: Introduction to search engine optimisation (SEO)

09 Apr 06 | Yaro Starak

Search engine optimisation (SEO) is the practice of developing your website so it appears high up in search engines. This topic is one of the most frustrating Internet marketing issues for one reason – it takes time. Read more

Comments: 3

 

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