October 12th, 2009 - 6:14 am ≡ by Webmarketing4you ≡ in Australia, News Stories

1st Annual AMBER Awards – Highlighting the Cream of Australian eCommerce

Only two days to go until the 1st AMBER Awards are announced.
The new AMBER Awards have been launched by the Australian Interactive Media Industry Association (AIMIA) to recognise excellence in Australian eCommerce, with a focus on web-based services such as online banking, retail and travel.
The 35 finalists have been whittled down from over 100 nominations [...]

October 6th, 2009 - 8:43 am ≡ by DanW ≡ in Global, Google, SEO

Keyword Meta Tag Not Used by Google in Search Results

Just in case you missed it Google does not use the keyword meta tag when ranking search results.
Don’t take my word for it.

I think that’s all that needs to be said about keyword meta tags for now.

October 6th, 2009 - 2:58 am ≡ by DanW ≡ in Australia, Google, Local Search Review

Find "accommodation in Manly" – Local Search Review

Manly is known for being a tourist hotspot of Sydney. Being a local I could go in to detail about the pros and cons of Manly — what you should see and what you should try to avoid. But my job isn’t to convince you to visit Manly. I promise.
As Manly is a destination for [...]

October 1st, 2009 - 5:23 am ≡ by DanW ≡ in Google, Search Engines

Google Hot Trends Appearing in Search Engine Results

Earlier today I was using Google Trends and noticed something different when I conducted a search on a trending topic.
Let me explain.
Today’s most trending topic is for the term Regina Lasko. The name mean’t absolutely nothing to this Aussie lad. So I typed the phrase in to Google only to find Regina Lasko is David [...]

September 11th, 2009 - 8:32 pm ≡ by DanW ≡ in PPC, SEO, Search Engines

Cheaper Car Insurance in Australia. Competition heats up online!

Over the past few years the Australian insurance market has seen an increase in competition from the likes of Budget Direct, Real Insurance and Youi.
There are other online insurers such as Bingle, The Buzz (part of IAG/NRMA), eCar Insurance and Just Car Insurance, but for the time being lets take a look at the first [...]

September 3rd, 2009 - 9:40 am ≡ by DanW ≡ in News Stories

Our First Post…How Sweet!

That’s right, it’s the very first post for the Webmarketing4you.com.au blog. I suppose we need to start somewhere.
Most of the time I will be posting on topics relating to website marketing including Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), Pay Per Click (PPC), Link Building and a variety of other marketing and business topics that I hope you [...]