Freelance Digital Marketing Consultant
Paul Mackenzie Ross 
There’s a lot of discussion in SEO and digital marketing circles about how search is changing. In fact, when you look back at the history of search, you’ll notice that search is still changing – it always has. However, the thing about the nature of how search is changing now is that it feels more … Read more
I was reading “Talk Two” of “Poor Charlie’s Almanac” last night. It’s the biography of Charlie Munger legendary investor Warren Buffet’s trusted business partner for many years until Munger’s death at the age of 99 in 2023. “Spend each day trying to be a little wiser than you were when you woke up.” Titled “On … Read more
Today, May 5th, 2025, the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) celebrates 26 years since the initial release on May 5th, 1999. Over these two and a half decades, WCAG has evolved from a simple checklist into a comprehensive global standard that shapes how we create accessible digital experiences for all users, regardless of ability. Now … Read more
If you’ve ever wondered why your website’s performance seems to plateau after an initial burst of SEO work, you’re not alone. After 25+ years in digital marketing, much of it right here in Farnborough, Hampshire, I’ve seen too many businesses fall for the “quick win” promise of big agencies, only to be left with lacklustre … Read more
April 2025 continued the trend of significant changes in the search landscape. Whilst Google didn’t announce another core update (the March one had only just finished, after all), we saw persistent ranking volatility, some eye-opening research on AI Overviews’ impact on organic traffic, and important updates to how Google evaluates AI-generated content. Let me walk … Read more
Many years ago I questioned an author who refused to put outbound links in their web articles. Their response was that the blog posts would be “leaking” any “link juice”. This was their way of saying that any benefits the article had would be undone by linking out. My response was: Never be afraid to … Read more
And How We Can Do Better When you think about carbon emissions, what are the first images that spring to mind? Do you picture aircraft jetting to and from Heathrow? Maybe it’s Industrial processes and factories belching out fumes? Or is it the day-to-day commute and cars stuck in traffic jams pumping out exhaust gases? … Read more
Someone asked me the other day if I could help disavow some links to their websites. When I asked them why, they said they’d been told it was good for their backlink profile and domain authority and that it would ultimately help them get more traffic My simple answer to all this was “I wouldn’t … Read more
This was such a timely report. I was only last week (Tuesday) expressing my scepticism with an old-fashioned approach to SEO, and the fact that professionals haven’t been guaranteeing clicks for a very long time. Part of my reasoning was the zero-click results from featured snippets and now the new Google AI Overviews. When I … Read more
TL;DR Start with a Project: The best way to learn digital marketing is by applying your knowledge to a real project—ideally, a personal website or blog based on your interests or business idea. This hands-on approach helps embed your skills beyond theory. Build Your Website: Secure a domain, hosting, and set up your site (WordPress … Read more