SEO – Magdalena Marsden

6 ways to drive traffic to your website for free

Magdalena — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 20:59:06 +0000

I’m a regular visitor to many online forums and there is one question that people who have just built their website always ask. ‘I finished building my website last week, but I have no sales, yet? Why is that?’ This really breaks my business coach’s heart. When people start their business, they know that they ‘need a website’ so they build one (possibly really badly) or have one built for them.

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How to know when to redesign your website

Magdalena — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 14:07:16 +0000

Everyone knows first impressions count. When it comes to websites this is even more important. It takes only a few seconds for your visitor to form an opinion and if they don’t like what they see, they leave, possibly never to return. That’s why it’s important to keep updating your website and keep things fresh. But how do you know when to redesign your website? Here are few suggestions...

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How often should I update my website?

Magdalena — Wed, 15 Feb 2017 14:53:44 +0000

Since you’ve asked…every…single…day… Now you are probably thinking that’s a little over the top, but I would like you to get used to the idea that your website should be at the centre of your business, not a just a side shoot. I’ve seen so many websites where the owners run the most amazing businesses, but their website design simply doesn’t reflect that. Usually because it’s been built 3 years...

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What’s the best website platform for my business?

Magdalena — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 12:37:02 +0000

This is one of the most commonly asked question, that I hear in various online forums and the one that get’s everyone fired up. The answers, as helpful as some of them are, mainly consist of personal recommendations and the type of website that everyone has. ‘Squarespace is the best one!’ ‘Oh, no don’t bother with that, you have to have WordPress website if you are serious about your business!

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10 SEO tips to stay ahead in 2016

Magdalena — Thu, 07 Jan 2016 08:13:58 +0000

SEO has changed so much over the last few years, but there are unfortunately a lot of conflicting messages flying around on the internet. There are some people, who are adamant that SEO is dead, but these are usually people who don’t quite understand how SEO works or they are using ‘black hat SEO’ (not that they would ever tell you that!) What has changed (and is still constantly changing!

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How to incorporate SEO into your business when you don’t even know what it means

Magdalena — Mon, 09 Nov 2015 12:39:04 +0000

If you are reading this blog post, then you are probably at the beginning of your new business venture and somebody mentioned that you should ‘have an SEO on your website’.[pullquote]And for the record, SEO means ‘search engine optimisation’ and it’s a way of getting your website found by the search engines[/pullquote] ‘Having SEO on your website’ sounds like some sort of ‘thing’ you embed into...

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Open letter to all SEO spam e-mails landing in my inbox

Magdalena — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 10:24:11 +0000

If you’ve been in business for a while you’ll probably remember that when you start getting more e-mails, it’s both good and bad. Good, because you are receiving all the wonderful orders, queries and feedback, but not so good because you get increasingly targeted by spam emails. Of course, there are ways of filtering this in your settings by your e-mail provider, but still a few e-mails like the...

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Small Business SEO

Magdalena — Sat, 04 Jul 2015 10:21:32 +0000

If you are just starting to run your own business, SEO can be quite a daunting subject. I was definitely baffled by it in 2011 when I set up my first business Cocoa & Heart. I initially thought: ‘What’s the point of even attempting to understand small business SEO, when I can never compete with large companies that have been around for ages?

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10 things that still work in SEO in 2015

Magdalena — Thu, 29 Jan 2015 13:33:28 +0000

SEO has changed so much over the last few years. When, in so many areas of running a small business, things are getting more complex with new rules added (please don’t even mention the new VAT rules on digital products!), it’s actually quite refreshing to find out that SEO has become more human and even mere mortals can now master it!

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