In a recent Google Webmaster Central forum thread, Google Employee John Mu was quizzed by user Nathan Sweet about whether the new HTML5 standard would provide any additional benefit to on-page SEO and in particular whether Google would pay any attention to HTML5 semantic tags. John’s response basically states that at the moment Google does not use HTML5 tags in its ranking algorithm and that until there is sufficient up-take of this new standard (and the browser support to go with it), that Google had no plans to do so stating.
Creative Link Building – a quick almost the weekend post
A quick few thoughts before the weekend.
Don’t spam your site to death by using automated tools such as Xrumer, Link Farm Evolution and Scrape Box, be creative instead, you’ll protect your back-link integrity and will achieve extra long lasting rankings (a bit like Willy Wonka’s ever lasting gob stopper).
Creative link building tips:
- Blogger baiting – offer bloggers exclusive copy, promos, gifts etc for a link
- Competitions – create a comp and promote it
- How to guides – lap up those links!
- Set up a niche directory – place it on a new or dropped domain and get related sites listed on it – ask for a link back
- Use Online PR networks – tap up journalists and get links on authority sites
- Create surveys and publish the results
- Build on-site games and quizzes (such as 10 multiple choice questions)
- Be controversial – start a debate or petition
- Develop comprehensive FAQs pages
- Use back-link badge banner schemes – such as a certificate, I’m a member of etc
- Build a fantastic glossary page
- Publish technical guides
- Release a white paper
- Create useful online applications, tools and widgets
- Write a favourable review or testimonial regarding a great web resource and tell them about it
- Release data charts and research graphs
Comment below and share your link building ideas – Enjoy the weekend!
Wanna Know How We Do It?
Over the years, we’ve had the oppurtunity to work with so many different clients in various industries: the public sector, fashion, travel, industrial, retail and a whole lotta others. We’ve experimented, researched, used and tested many different ecommerce platforms and solutions and optimized so many designs that it’s come to the point now where we know what works and what doesn’t. So, do you wanna know how we do it?
Blueclaw Nominated for Digital Agency of the Year
We are delighted to see that we have been nominated for another DADI Award ‘Digital agency of the year’. It is obviously flattering to see that our hard efforts and determination have been recognised and we will be looking forward to attending the DADI Awards in November.
Blueclaw have received three nominations in total;
Agency of the Year
Retail/E Commerce Website or Campaign- for our work with Daniel Footwear (www.danielfootwear.com) and
Use of Paid Search (SEM)- for our work with National Holidays (www.nationalholidays.com) managing their Google AdWords campaign.
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