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Kate James, Total Balance

Kate James, Total Balance

Through her business coaching and life coaching, Kate James works with the concepts of mindfulness, creativity and authenticity to help people chan... Read more

Trish Fehon, OnlineInfluence.com.au

Trish Fehon, OnlineInfluence.com.au

Trish Fehon specialises in creating business websites for small to medium sized businesses that bring in fresh leads, new customers and make money. Read more

Paul Coelho, Slidemaster – Professional PowerPoint Design

Paul Coelho, Slidemaster – Professional PowerPoint Design

Slidemaster is a PowerPoint specialist company offering comprehensive PowerPoint Presentation designs and solutions, which leave lasting impression... Read more

Sean Sherlock, SAmedia Website Solutions

Sean Sherlock, SAmedia Website Solutions

From small start-ups to seasoned soloists, SAmedia Website Solutions designs websites that enhance online position and improve new leads and recurr... Read more

Nicole Leedham, Black Coffee Communication

Nicole Leedham, Black Coffee Communication

Black Coffee Communication helps clients increase sales and improve brand recognition through compelling business writing. Read more

Bree Cleal, Imageffect

Bree Cleal, Imageffect

Imageffect creates great branding solutions for small to medium sized businesses who care enough about themselves to realise that the way they pres... Read more

Tim Pacheco, Function5 Web Design

Tim Pacheco, Function5 Web Design

Function5 Web Design creates and manages an online presence for small businesses, from basic information websites through to feature rich shopping ... Read more

Amanda Pearce, Amanda Pearce Bookkeeping

Amanda Pearce, Amanda Pearce Bookkeeping

Amanda Pearce is an Australian MYOB bookkeeper and virtual assistant who works with small companies. Read more

Roland Hanekroot, New Perspectives Small Business Bootcamp

Roland Hanekroot, New Perspectives Small Business Bootcamp

Roland Hanekroot is a small business coach in Sydney who works with small business owners who want to make a big shift in their business and turn i... Read more

Mark Rubiolo, Bubbling With Energy Entertainment

Mark Rubiolo, Bubbling With Energy Entertainment

Bubbling With Energy provides entertainment and amusements for corporate events and private parties including jumping castles, mechanical bulls, su... Read more

Anish K. Baheti, Concepts Coach

Anish K. Baheti, Concepts Coach

Concept Coach aims to build conceptual clarity for business owners by providing them with simple yet effective coaching on accounting and finance r... Read more

Maria Lesar, H.A.P.S. Business Solutions

Maria Lesar, H.A.P.S. Business Solutions

Maria is an experienced bookkeeper organising small businesses. She assists clients with setting up their new business ensuring they have applied ... Read more

Richard Jenner, The Type Shed

Richard Jenner, The Type Shed

Richard Jenner does graphic design, for any application - print, web, packaging, shop fronts, signs... anything that requires text / images arrange... Read more

Ben Jones, Hire a Hubby Ringwood

Ben Jones, Hire a Hubby Ringwood

Ben Jones provides property maintenance services within Ringwood, Ringwood North and Warranwood. Read more

Emma Bannister, Presentation Studio

Emma Bannister, Presentation Studio

Presentation Studio offers a complete presentation design service, from PowerPoint Templates and Design, and Training to Public Speaker coaching. T... Read more

Tom Evison, Enigma Technologies

Tom Evison, Enigma Technologies

Enigma Technologies provides IT implementation, support and deployment to a wide range of clients, from home users to multi nationals. Read more

Karen Curran, Unicorn Graphics

Karen Curran, Unicorn Graphics

With Unicorn Graphics, you get agency quality graphic design solutions at a lower investment with a person who has the ability and knowledge to do ... Read more

Peter Crocker, Sam Leader, Robert Gerrish - Flying Solo

Peter Crocker, Sam Leader, Robert Gerrish - Flying Solo

Peter Crocker, marketing head honcho, Sam Leader, editorial big cheese and Robert Gerrish, founder and general nuisance spill the beans. Read more

Nick Humphries, Akitso Web Design

Nick Humphries, Akitso Web Design

Akitso Web Design is a web design company that sells fully-featured professional websites to small businesses. They make getting a website for your... Read more

Tom Mewing, Aussie

Tom Mewing, Aussie

Tom Mewing assists people in purchasing their dream home by finding them the best home loan. Read more

Kate James, Total Balance
Trish Fehon, OnlineInfluence.com.au
Paul Coelho, Slidemaster – Professional PowerPoint Design
Sean Sherlock, SAmedia Website Solutions
Nicole Leedham, Black Coffee Communication
Bree Cleal, Imageffect
Tim Pacheco, Function5 Web Design
Amanda Pearce, Amanda Pearce Bookkeeping
Roland Hanekroot, New Perspectives Small Business Bootcamp
Mark Rubiolo, Bubbling With Energy Entertainment
Anish K. Baheti, Concepts Coach
Maria Lesar, H.A.P.S. Business Solutions
Richard Jenner, The Type Shed
Ben Jones, Hire a Hubby Ringwood
Emma Bannister, Presentation Studio
Tom Evison, Enigma Technologies
Karen Curran, Unicorn Graphics
Peter Crocker, Sam Leader, Robert Gerrish - Flying Solo
Nick Humphries, Akitso Web Design
Tom Mewing, Aussie
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Search engine optimisation (SEO), the practice of developing your website so it appears high up in search engines, is a powerful online marketing tool and a great way for small businesses to boost traffic to their website. Here we cover the basics of search engine optimisation, provide helpful SEO tips as well as the SEO mistakes to avoid, and also look at how you can use social media platforms, such as LinkedIn, to enhance your SEO.


Using LinkedIn to enhance your SEO

23 Feb 11 | Jen Bishop

Have you ever Googled your name or your business name and found your LinkedIn profile? Here’s how and why you should be using LinkedIn to get found by Google more often. Read more

Comments: 16

Meta tags and SEO: a beginner’s guide

06 Nov 10 | Aidan McCarthy

Meta information and meta tags are some of the most basic yet misunderstood aspects of search engine optimisation (SEO). This article simplifies them for you. Read more

Comments: 8

Getting started with search engine optimisation (SEO)

22 Sep 10 | Michael Sharkey

Search engine optimisation (SEO) is the single most powerful online marketing tool for an internet business, promising an unlimited stream of free, qualified leads. Read more

Comments: 19

Basic search engine optimisation

14 May 10 | Aidan McCarthy

Getting noticed by search engines such as Google can make or break a small business, but search engine optimisation (SEO) is complex and often confusing. Read more

Comments: 10

The importance of search engine optimisation SEO

16 Feb 09 | Peter Crocker

Here’s a quick experiment that will speak volumes about the importance of search engine optimisation (SEO). The results may be inspiring, frustrating or ho-hum all at the same time. I call it window shopping the competition. Read more

Comments: 10

Five free SEO tools

15 Jul 08 | Philip Shaw

Does your website rank well in search engines? While search engine optimisation (SEO) can often be confusing and time consuming, here are some useful free SEO tools to make it easier for you to improve your search engine rankings. Read more

Comments: 12

Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) mistakes

04 May 08 | Philip Shaw

Ranking highly in Google can have a massive impact on your sales leads. This article explains five common Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) mistakes which limit your ability to secure a high ranking, and how to avoid them. Read more

Comments: 14

Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) tips

17 Feb 08 | Philip Shaw

My last article explained how search engine optimisation (SEO) works. Now I will discuss how to use keywords on your website to improve your ranking in search engines and how to get links from other websites to improve your credibility. Read more

Comments: 14

How Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) works

13 Jan 08 | Philip Shaw

Being easily found using Google and other search engines can impact the success of your business. Search engine optimisation (SEO) is a way of increasing traffic to your website and ensuring your business ranks high in internet search results. Read more

Comments: 11

Internet marketing: Search engine optimisation (SEO) part 2

30 Apr 06 | Yaro Starak

This follow up article to an earlier Internet marketing article on search engine optimisation (SEO) delves deeper into how to make your site findable via keyword phrases. Plus we reveal the top eight SEO techniques. Read more

Comments: 3

Internet marketing: Introduction to search engine optimisation (SEO)

09 Apr 06 | Yaro Starak

Search engine optimisation (SEO) is the practice of developing your website so it appears high up in search engines. This topic is one of the most frustrating Internet marketing issues for one reason – it takes time. Read more

Comments: 3

 

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