Search Engine Optimisation – Revisited

It’s never too late to review your website’s position in Google.

When was the last time you typed your keywords into Google to see where your website ranks?  With over  95% of visitors to Google clicking on the first page and over 40% on the top link, moving a few positions on Google’s first page can add a lot to your company’s bottom line.

Find out more about Search Engine Optimisation and Your Business.

Lapierre Zesty 314 – Mud, Music and Mountain Bikes

OK, I admit it.  This is a blatant plug for a product that is on one of the websites that we have been working on – Flying Fox Bikes -if only because of the three Ms – Mud, Music and Mountain Bikes.

There is really nothing better – Radiohead on the iPod, Muddy Puddles, no business calls and a Lapierre Zesty 314 to play with all day.  Why did they not have these when I was a kid?

Vélos de boue, Musique et Montagne!  Fantastiques.

Google + (Plus) Facebook – (Minus)

Google has opened up its Google Plus -  or Facebook rival – Social Network to everyone after successfully testing it for the last three months.

The Social Network was previously only available by invitation.

It will be interesting to see how it performs against Facebook.

Facebook is by far the most successful  online social network with an estimated user base of 750 million.

Facebook is just about to release some new features.  It looks like an interesting battle is ahead.

At Scoosh we like the potential of ‘hangouts’, ‘broadcasting’ and how Google+ seems more organised than Facebook, but the huge number of users that Facebook has may give it the momentum to remain top dog.  How many people are willing to change a Social Network?  Time will tell.

It may also be a smart move by Google to present a serious rival at a time when Facebook has still not gone to IPO.

What will the potential share price be if there is a rival knocking on the door, with the bank balance of Google?  The last thing Google will want to see is a successful IPO giving Facebook  deep pockets. If Google+ takes off there will be downward pressure on the initial Facebook share price offering.

How will this affect your business?  Well, that still remains simple.  We have been informing clients that you need to use social media. It is where your customers are.

The products may change; where MySpace, Friends Reunited, Bebo, Friendster and others fell away -  Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn took over.  It looks like Google+ is going to make the big three, a big four.

Kilmarnock Taekwon-Do

Good luck to all at Steven Murphy Taekwon-Do Schools who have just opened their new Taekwondo classes in Kilmarnock.

Double Glazing Repairs

One of our clients has seen their business grow well recently and they are now expanding and moving into new premises.  Windor Repairs specialise in Double Glazing Repairs. When we first met with Windor it was a surprise to us that a lot of what they do is possible.  We just assumed as I am sure a lot of people do, that Double Glazing has to be replaced rather than repaired.

We were impressed with the company and their team.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Glasgow

The Glasgow Cognitive Therapy Centre have recently updated their websites with new information on their professional Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Courses in Glasgow.

The Centre also offers support and treatment for those that require Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.

What has happened to Google sitelinks.

We have received a lot of enquiries about Google Sitelinks and our clients’ websites during the last couple of days.

First of all a sitelink is the two columns of links that you will sometimes see underneath a search for a particular product or company.

Normally it would look like this:-

Original Google Sitelinks

The new look site links looks like this:-

In this example, when we searched in Google for ‘The Institute of Krav Maga Scotland‘, we found the site and the new ‘sitelinks.

Sitelinks will continue to work as before as the changes are mostly cosmetic and I am sure you will agree give a much better view of the particular website you are looking for.

Your sitelinks can still be managed via your Webmaster Tools, and can be changed if you are unhappy with the links that Google has ‘chosen’ for your business.

If you would like to know more about sitelinks, Webmaster Tools or any aspect of this article, please call on 01259 726626 or email scoosh today.

Lisini Recruitment Fayre Motherwell

In these times it is always welcome to hear good business news for a change.

The media tend to concentrate too much on the negatives regarding the economy and this can contribute to a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Lisini, one of our clients, has recently expanded and are looking  for new recruits.

They are holding a Recruitment Fayre on the 17th August in Motherwell, you will find more information on the Lisini Website. Good Luck!

Strength Training for Footballers – Manager 2.0

Andre Villas Boas - Manager 2.0

With the appointment of Andre Villas- Boas as the new Chelsea Manager, we have  been all given a little bit of hope.

As any man  over a certain age soon realises, the dream of being a professional footballer dies, when you reach ‘a certain age’.

Andre’s appointment though, keeps the dream alive, that although we will never make it as a footballer, there is always a slim  chance we can still be a manager.

Turato Architecture Stirling

At Scoosh Web Design we have been work with the Architects – Turato Architecture on their new website.

Turato Architecture place an emphasis on ‘Home, Place and Existence’ -

The provision of home, place and existence is fundamental to us when designing homes, home extensions and places. We go to great lengths to understand the essence of what your home means to you. Our design ideas reflect this understanding.