http://www.seomanchester.com/blog/index.php/tools/blocks/blog_posts/rss?bID=957&cID=1&arHandle=Main&user=mike Most recent posts from Home feeds http://www.seomanchester.com/blog/new-cookie-regulations/ New laws have come into force regarding the deployment of cookies by websites. The ICO has now issued guidelines on how the laws will be regulated - this blog based on analysis by intellectual property solicitor Keith Arrowsmith summarises the impact of the new guidelines. Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:50:00 GMT http://www.seomanchester.com/blog/do-three-wrongs-make-a-right/ I love lists that allow me to compare things, our recent press release on legal tweeters irked some, and got me thinking there might be a better way of ranking social media presence, without re-inventing the wheel. Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:14:00 BST http://www.seomanchester.com/blog/how-to-incur-the-wrath-of-scottish-lawyers-on-twitter/ We follow quite a few English law firms on twitter and thought it would be worth doing a little press release on who we felt was most influential. When the story was picked up by a Scottish journalist little did we understand how upset people would get. Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:51:00 BST http://www.seomanchester.com/blog/top-10-law-firm-tweeters/ A recent report from Flagship Consulting listed the top UK law firms based on their Klout scores - unfortunately their research was flawed they only looked at the largest law firms - we present a wider based list Wed, 14 Sep 2011 18:43:00 BST http://www.seomanchester.com/blog/the-impact-of-divorce-on-male-children/ One for our divorce solicitor clients. A Study in the Royal Society's Biology Letters journal has revealed that the departure of male parents from a family has an impact on the development of male children. Wed, 07 Sep 2011 08:43:00 BST http://www.seomanchester.com/blog/seo-myths-the-archers/ A recent storyline on The Archers deals with the aftermath of an e-coli outbreak and it's impact on the online brand of Bridge Farm. The plot recommends various steps that could be taken to alleviate the problem - take care these are not the best ways of dealing with this particular problem. Thu, 01 Sep 2011 10:23:00 BST http://www.seomanchester.com/blog/i-love-manchester-love-the-idea-hate-the-realisation-538/ At I-COM we love the #ilovemcr campaign, but we're disappointed with the logo that's been used to promote it. Should the creatives in this city really be satisfied that we're using an albeit iconic 30 year old logo originally used to promote another city. Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:34:00 BST http://www.seomanchester.com/blog/looking-after-the-northwest-for-our-kids-512/ There is a consultation form government regarding the establishment of a high speed rail link between London and Birmingham. The link should have a very positive effect on the North West for future generations - please pledge your support. Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:15:00 BST http://www.seomanchester.com/blog/tips-for-new-business-bloggers-476/ We held a training session for one of our key legal clients JMW. At this session we revealed six key pointers for business bloggers to help them develop a successful business blog. Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:17:00 GMT http://www.seomanchester.com/blog/is-blogging-worth-it-412/ A blog post that tries to establish if blogging has a positive impact on natural search results - using a case study of I-COM's site performance Fri, 15 Oct 2010 12:17:11 BST http://www.seomanchester.com/blog/search-and-the-counterfeitors-399/ Trading standards are trying to get Google to join in the fight against counterfeit goods being sold over the internet. The answer lies with consumers rather than the search engines Fri, 17 Sep 2010 09:35:38 BST http://www.seomanchester.com/blog/vat-on-google-adwords-spend-insurers-and-insurance-brokers-bewar/ VAT on Google Adwords - Insurers and insurance brokers, don't let reverse charging legislation catch you out. Blog post covering the requirement to pay VAT on UK Adwords purchases. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:36:03 BST http://www.seomanchester.com/blog/who-is-the-biggest-fartt-on-twitter-372/ How big a FARRT are you on Twitter? Find out using our FARRT index - I-COM Blog. Sat, 17 Jul 2010 18:19:55 BST http://www.seomanchester.com/blog/creative-credits-get-your-lottery-ticket-240/ Creative Credits are a part of a new experiment fro Nesta. Apply for your creative credits and get £4000 to spend on creative services Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:30:00 BST http://www.seomanchester.com/blog/whats-on-the-page-can-affect-your-listings-233/ A case study on how to improve search listings for ceiling murals and cosmic ceilings for the Manchester-based site superstarsceilings.info Thu, 03 Sep 2009 09:26:00 BST http://www.seomanchester.com/blog/nwvm-hoodwinked-by-search-firm-207/ NWVM has awarded a grant to a Liverpool search agency to set up in Manchester, an odd move considering how buoyant the SEO industry is, so no firms should be needing grant money. Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:09:39 BST http://www.seomanchester.com/blog/death-knell-for-the-anonymous-blog-206/ A High Court ruling may remove the right of bloggers to publish anonymously as they can now be forced to reveal their identity. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:00:00 BST http://www.seomanchester.com/blog/gocompare-googling-by-the-rules-204/ Violating Google's Webmaster Guidelines can lead to a penalty which can cost your business money. SEO by the rules takes time, but delivers the strongest results in the long term. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:51:00 BST http://www.seomanchester.com/blog/google-visualizer-a-new-tool-to-help-conversions-196/ Google Visualizer can help you understand the relationship between search traffic and conversions and help you better target visitors. Wed, 20 May 2009 15:27:39 BST http://www.seomanchester.com/blog/the-internet-in-1994-187/ Watching a video from 1994 about the internet just emphasizes how far it's developed in the last 15 years for both business and leisure. Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:09:00 BST http://www.seomanchester.com/blog/the-three-most-annoying-things-for-an-seo-company-180/ When we receive spam from other SEO firms offering us their services we know it's time for some industry standards for Search Engine Optimisation companies. Thu, 09 Apr 2009 09:56:00 BST http://www.seomanchester.com/blog/google-local-content-in-non-local-search-a-result-of-google-gett/ Google is adding local results into non-local searches but doesn't always get it right. This is great for mobile users where GPS allows geotargeting but not for searchers. Wed, 08 Apr 2009 08:14:00 BST http://www.seomanchester.com/blog/save-the-christie-hospital-call-to-manchester-bloggers-172/ Christies Hospital needs the help of bloggers and Manchester residents to recover £6.5million lost in the collapse of Iceland's banks so they can keep treating cancer patients. Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:39:00 GMT http://www.seomanchester.com/blog/crains-list-digital-media-agencies-171/ I-COM come in at #11 in Crain's List of Manchester Digital Media Agencies and we're the top specialist search agency. Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:05:00 GMT http://www.seomanchester.com/blog/junior-staff-required-online-copywriters-developers-and-it-speci/ I-COM in Manchester has 3 vacancies for a copywriter, a Junior Web Developer and a Junior IT Specialist. Please email us your CV if you're interested. Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:08:08 GMT