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Wordpress RSS by Category

Posted January 31st by Colin Boyd in Blogging, SEO, Wordpress

There seems to be a built in RSS by Category function that I’d never heard about or relized was available untill I started looking for one.
Here’s an example, just change the category id, found in Admin,Manage,Categories of your wordpress blog.
http://www.compareall.co.uk/travelodge/?feed=rss2&cat=3


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Google Clocking by Boyd of Ayrshire

Posted January 26th by Colin Boyd in Coffee, Google, SEO, Search Engines

Sometimes watching all the American TV shows, MTV and hanging about coffee shops rubs off and I start to think that the “West Coast” is Ayrshire and not California.
Have you seen the TV ad for California, can you image Ayrshire doing the same, Kris Boyd, Eddy Reeder and Sidney Devine trying to convince people to [...]


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TravelDigger.co.uk Launch Their Social Bookmark System for the Travel Industry

Posted November 14th by Colin Boyd in Press Release, Travel SEO

TravelDigger.co.uk announces the soft launch of their social bookmark system for the travel industry. Designed for bloggers and businesses alike, TravelDigger.co.uk is a powerful toll which aggregates travel news and blogs and lets its user vote for the best news.
 

Glasgow, UK, November 14, 2007 – TravelDigger.co.uk is proud to announce the soft launch of their [...]


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SEO Scotland, It’s a growing communtiy

Posted September 12th by Colin Boyd in SEO

I’ve been back in Scotland (Ayrshire) for slightly over a year now and I must say that when I arrived back I never expected there to be as much SEO/Online Marketing activity as there is.

Firstly when I joined Equator in Glasgow around February I had the great pleasure of meeting the techie geek Michael Briggs, [...]


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5 Tips for Protecting your Brand Online

Posted August 3rd by Colin Boyd in Business, Google, Ring Fencing, SEO, SEO Guide, Travel SEO

Are you losing your own business?
Many businesses don’t consider their position on search engines below the number 1 spot. Out of the 10 listings on search engine pages most businesses presume that people searching for there businesses will click on the correct URL. How does a new customer know which is the correct URL?
A while [...]


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10 Tips for Local Business Search Engine Marketing

Posted August 2nd by Colin Boyd in Ayrshire, Business, Google, SEO, SEO Guide

Here is a simple list of tips you should consider if marketing your website locally.
1. Get listed in local online directories.
Examples for Ayrshire: http://www.browseayrshire.com, http://www.ayr-web.co.uk
How to find more: Search Google for Region or City plus directory
2. Join your local Chamber of Commerce.
Most UK Chamber of Commerce websites have an online directory of members and there [...]


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Flock, I’m loving it

Posted August 1st by Colin Boyd in Blogging, SEO

So, A while back I was messing around with some stuff and I downloaded Flock, the social media web browser. At first I didn’t know what to do with it but now I’m getting the hang of it.
This is my first post from Flock to my Blog and is simply a test to see if [...]


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Purple Internet Marketing: Good or Bad?

Posted July 18th by Colin Boyd in SEO

Purple Internet Marketing Good or Bad?
I found this new Scottish based SEO company to other day via a Pay Per Click ad.
I was a little interested in there offer of a full SEO campaign for only £810 over 6 months, Yes! £810 for 6 months worth of search engine marketing to my site.
After reading a little more about [...]


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