Identifying Thin Content for SEO

Have you heard of the term “thin content” in the world of Search Engine Marketing? It’s when websites contain very short articles, in their blogs, news channels, or even on main pages and the word count is extremely low. Why is Being Aware of Thin Content important? Once upon a time (think 2008), websites stuffed … Read more

What, Your Web Designer didn’t SEO your Website?

Remarking “What, your web designer didn’t SEO your website?” might sound like a flippant remark, but it’s quite common. The situation usually goes something like this; I’ll be talking with business owners about how things are going… Me: “How’s your website doing?” Client: “Very good, thank you, everyone loves how it looks.” Me: “Are you … Read more

A Big Cog in a Small Machine Once Again

Big cog, small machine once again

In my 16 + years as a digital professional, I have worked for small businesses, a couple of charities and a global corporation. And now I am a big cog in a small machine once again. Working for Johnson & Johnson for the last 15 months was about as a big a business as I … Read more

Ship My Pants: Such Clever Marketing

OMG! Have you seen this?! The latest online advert from US department store retailer Kmart is absolutely hilarious. Just watch and listen… Isn’t that great? It’s such a cheeky advert and really clever marketing. Here’s the transcript: Dad: “Ship my pants… right here? Ship my pants? You’re kidding?”Store clerk: “You can ship your pants right … Read more