http://www.haydonrouse.com SEO Guru and Web Designer Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:56:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Saxon Internet Solutions have been recognised as one of the world's top search engine optimisation organisations. I've been invited to compete with 50-100 of the World's best skilled SEO organisations and individuals in the World SEO Page Rank Race 07/08.  The organisers web site is at www.rankrace.com.Share This http://www.haydonrouse.com/seo/chosen-as-an-entrant-in-world-seo-competition/ Every now and then people ask me about programs that are claimed to increase their web site rankings in the search engines. A friend sent me an email today telling me about a new bit of software by Brad Callen, an internet marketer, called "Directory Submitter". It's ... http://www.haydonrouse.com/seo/directory-submitter-review/ Herne Bay Court's web site was completed sometime ago. I also launched another new site a few weeks ago on the unusual subject of head lice removal! RBM Training, a specialist IT trainer for lawyers approached us to completely redesign their web site.  They wanted a classy looking site to promote ... http://www.haydonrouse.com/client-projects/completed-projects/ I recently completed a web site for a client. You can see it here: www.elizabethbonnici.co.uk It's a fairly basic site with just static web pages. The site is already ranked highly in the big three (Google, Yahoo and MSN) for "fashion consultant kent". I'm also near completing a complete redesign ... http://www.haydonrouse.com/hs-net-projects/recent-projects/ Yes, that is what you should do if you have a web site. Do I do it? No, not as often as I should. The search engines love new, fresh, unique content so you should update your web site as much as possible. Unfortunately, it's down ... http://www.haydonrouse.com/online-marketing/update-it-update-it-update-it/ I wrote back in January about my entry into the SEO World Championships. To remind you, it's basically a competition to get a new web site to rank top on the major search engines for the phrase "globalwarming awareness2007". I managed to get the site listed in Google ... http://www.haydonrouse.com/personal/seo-world-championships/ I remember the day when Netscape was one of THE internet companies. They had one of the most popular browsers on the market and their web site was one of the most popular search engine/directory in the world. This was all BG (Before Google). Remember the Browser War? ... http://www.haydonrouse.com/uncategorized/how-things-have-changed-for-netscape/ If you have a web site you should think about creating linkbait! If you're somehow involved with online marketing you've probably heard the term "linkbait" before. However, for many people who don't "live online" they probably haven't. So this post is for you if you haven't heard of it ... http://www.haydonrouse.com/seo/linkbait-what-is-it/ Well, it's been quite a while since I've updated the site.  Very remiss of me.  I've got some new sites to tell you about.  Firstly a little creation by me.  It's a directory site called Search Engine Optimisation UK.  Basically it's a directory of UK based seo companies and consultants, ... http://www.haydonrouse.com/hs-net-projects/new-year-new-creations/ I've recently launched my latest creation for a client... www.telefaxdatasystems.co.uk.  It was a complete redesign with a lot of emphasis on getting the site listed in the search engines.  The site makes a lot of use of css and javascript.  I incorporated a fancy expanding text facility on the home page.  Rather ... http://www.haydonrouse.com/client-projects/latest-web-design-client/