Archive for the 'Dave Naylor' Category


Website Builds and Marketing

DaveN and I were chatting yesterday about the fundamental aspects the should be incorporated with any website design. What prompted this discussion was the numerous web design companies out there that charge a premium for their design services and seem to purposefully overlook even basic Seo properties of the site with a view to adding […]

How Google could catch you buying links

  submit_url = “http://www.davidnaylor.co.uk/how-google-could-catch-you-buying-links.html”;
ok if I was Matt Cutts this is what I would do ..
ok first things first we know Matt Cutts does not like people buying links we also now that Matt Cutts said they use cookies and Ip addresses to help them catch spam..
So what I would do  is run a search […]

How to market a 15ft Lime Green Chesterfield Sofa

If you can remember back in January I blogged about the design side of Bronco, launching a Chesterfield Sofa site, in that post I mentioned one on how to help them sell a 15ft Lime Green Chesterfield Sofa .. (which I can handle OK ) more on that later, but if you need a 15ft […]

Youtube Bug

update this is a YouTube bug pointed out by Barry at SEROUNDTABLE
Google removes informational Videos on Google Privacy
There used to be a Video on YouTube
href=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLgJYBRzUXY”>here, it was on the official Google channel and it was Maile Ohye, explaining how Google uses your browser cookie..
But what’s worse is it looks like Google have removed all videos […]

Google Cookie no thankyou

I have had a few emails about the what to do with the “Google Cookie” issues been used in logs, so here is a quick tip.
Use firefox clear you cache :
To clear your cache for Mozilla Firefox:

Open Firefox.
Clear your browser’s cache.

For Firefox version 2.0:

Click Tools > Options > Advanced.
Click the Network tab.
Click Clear Now […]

Google using Search Logs for Quailty

submit_url = “http://www.davidnaylor.co.uk/google-using-search-logs-for-quailty.html”;

I’M trying to workout why Google have come forward with this,
quote from Google :
Data from search logs is one tool we use to fight webspam and return cleaner and more relevant results. Logs data such as IP address and cookie information make it possible to create and use metrics that measure the different […]

SEO destroyed Google for SEO’s

well I’m a SEO, so I should know and this is how the internet was destroyed.
Quite a few years ago now before I became the SEO I am, I used to be like everyone else, I would go to a Search Engine, type in what I wanted clicked a few blue links and either bought […]

How to Introduce a New Cat to your Old cat

Ok for all of those that are thinking that this is just a referral to my popular “shaven pussy” post it can’t be further from the truth.
9 days ago me and Becky adopted a little black cat, from a friend of Rory (my hardware engineer). We already have a 13 – 14 year old cat […]

The Next Big thing

I feel this could be massive and the Se’s are not going to like it,
A complete overhaul of the way in which people register domain names on the internet has been given the go-ahead in Paris. at present we have country level tld, but now business and cities can request their own TLDs, so […]

Matt Cutts Buzzzzzt SeoMoz

Man I hate it when Matt does it to me, but this time it was Rand, He posted What Google Doesn’t See CAN Hurt YouI hadn’t read the comments but I did my own quick check whilst eating lunch .. a Pork Pie actually by the time I had finished the Pie I had decide […]

Free wifi on Trains - crap

When I travel to London, I tend to use the Trains First Class so I can work, we get free internet I’m using my phone to connect at the moment, because the Free WiFi isn’t working again it’s so on and off
The other thing is the IP address I get is Polish !! go figure, […]

Wordpress Hosting

Wordpress Hosting recommended by Wordpress
I kinda just had a big argument with a client and I need to vent a little, after setting up a blog on Pair.com on my reseller account, the client rings me and asks which preferred wordpress hosting company did I chose. I asked “what did he mean2 and he pointed […]

Bill Gates: How a Geek Changed the World

If you missed it, it on BBC Iplayer here
I love the get the Old team together, and how they worked in the early days.

then Today :

Ther’s a great bit with Sir Alan Sugar.. classic..
Dave

HTC Diamond or Samsung F480 Tocco

HTC Diamond or Samsung F480 Tocco
With the onslaught of mobile phones flooding the market nowadays, it’s becoming more difficult to choose the phone that is right for you or in my case for my wife. I have narrowed it down to three possibilities so far, these are - The HTC Touch Diamond, Samsung U900 Soul […]

Is Microsoft Disruptive

Disruptive Technology
Disruptive technology is a term which I first heard at a Microsoft event,which in turn made me dig a little deeper, basically it describes a new technology that unexpectedly knocks out an established technology.
The more I thought about it a few things hit home. Take VCR’s when I was a kid these were the […]

Yahoo makes me so mad !

Tomorrow will be 13 weeks since Yahoo acquired Indextools, and another week goes by where I have to tell a client that Google Analytic’s is the best fit for them, until Yahoo pulls it’s thumb from it’s arse.. and starts offering the ability of people to trial it again for free..
DaveN

Uk Top Seo Blogs 2008

What are the Top Seo Blogs in the UK.,, According to Google Trends thats is..
I have been playing a little today, at the Moment It’s Davidnaylor.co.uk and Blogstorm.co.uk are the front runners.. andybeard.eu is third at the moment

I have tried redflymarketing.com, cornwallseo.com, timnash.co.uk, distilled.co.uk
so any ideas make a list of who I should check
DaveN

AdsSpy, Google Trends, Yahoo siteexplorer

I got an email from Gleb at seoquake asking me if I wanted a Demo (30 day free account of AdsSpy.com), seeming how I love free stuff I said yes and started to play..
DoshDosh has189 domains wow ok ..
Jimkarter.com 37 domains ok..
calacanis.com and Mahalo.com .. nodata .. pfffftt
Then I got thinking, about how we […]

Firefox 3 Download

OK which Firefox plugins have you found that don’t work with the new Firefox ? Personally, I think the new version looks pretty good, but already people are talking about its flaws regarding plug-ins. What about page speed is it faster / slower ?
I’ve experienced some issues on secure connection failure with Firefox 3 but […]

SEO Focus vs Website Size

A website’s size can often be overwhelming especially when there are so many aspects to consider SEO wise. That’s why it’s important to have a clear focus as to what the client really wants from you even if your main role is to lead with knowledgeable direction to site architecture and indeed SEO strategy.
Here we […]