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DrEdBridges, 12 days ago to UKpolitics

How come #NigelFarage gets to turn up out of nowhere and decree that this is now “the immigration election”‽

Ordinary voter here, and I don’t give a tinker’s toss about #immigration. I’d much prefer this to be “the climate change election”, please. If you agree, give this a RT. ♻️

#UKpolitics #UKpol #R4today #ClimateChange #climate #farage

optimisey, 11 months ago to SEO

Just (re)starting on Mastodon after fleeing 'the other place'?

Lots of smart #SEO folks here already, give them a follow:

@rustybrick
@simoncox
@johnmu @MordyOberstein
@phillycodehound @glenngabe
@LilyRay
@ianlurie
@themarketinganu
@andijarvis
@HebaSaid
@dr_pete
@jon
@joe
@wilreynolds
@cyrusshepard
@nikkihalliwell
@badgergravling
@searchliaison
@Fizzle_Up @randfish
@danielle_r

optimisey, 30 days ago to random

🧹Want to declutter your SERPs?
🗑️ Clean out all the 'Features'?
🔗 Yearn for the days of 'ten blue links'?

I built an app for that (well, a Chrome extension).

I'd love for you to try it out: https://optimisey.com/optimisey-search-simplify-your-search-results/

optimisey, 11 months ago to Cambridge

I'm co-hosting a #DigitalDinner with @Majestic is #Cambridge on Thursday 20th July.

Dixon Jones, Anna Corbett and David Bain are co-hosting with me.

Just £10 to book a place (to prod away the time-wasters!) but Majestic will cover dinner & drinks.

Come. Join us!

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/join-dixon-anna-andrew-and-majestic-for-a-digitaldinner-in-cambridge-tickets-640579108357

optimisey, 11 months ago to threads

I feel like Mastodon is missing out and I'm not sure why.

Insta flutter their eyelashes with #Threads and, it seems, the world and his wife cannot scramble over there fast enough.

Despite history telling us this is jumping from the frying pan into the fire.

Meanwhile Mastodon is "too hard" or "too quiet" or "not cool" or whatever.

I REALLY want Mastodon to work... but I'm not sure how to help?

So many 'names' in #SEO have set-up accounts which now lie dormant. 😔

optimisey, 1 month ago to SEO

Photo dump from another brilliant #BrightonSEO

(Added bonus this time: meeting some fellow #SEO 'Dons in @RBW and @simoncox! Though I forgot to get photographic proof!).

Claire Carlile speaking at BrightonSEO
Thierry Ngutegure starring in the BrightonSEO intro slides
A purple branded Lumar BrightonSEO swag bag for speakers, listing the speakers on the Lumar stage! (so cool!)

optimisey, 11 months ago to Futurology

"Embrace, extend, extinguish" sounds about par for the course for the likes of #Meta. 🙄

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-66155433

"...some worry #Threads threatens the idea of this system altogether, because of a practice big tech companies have utilised in the past - "embrace, extend and extinguish", when a company with a lot of resources extends what is possible from a new technology so drastically it becomes the new standard, leaving people with no choice but to use its platform."

optimisey, 10 months ago to SEO

Just a heads-up for my #SEO friends: the lovely new @screamingfrog crawler is ace... but didn't like my latest version of Windows: JavaScript rendering was disabled.

I wasn't in compatibility mode (I checked) - but running the compatibility trouble-shooter soon sorted it.

I'm now back to merrily crawling the web - good as ever.

optimisey, 8 months ago to SEO

New #SEO bod joining #Mastodon Alert! (hmm... needs a catchy acronym... NSBJMA? Clunky... I'll work on that!)

Anyway, welcome: https://mastodon.social/@mjfield give him a follow 👍

optimisey, 8 months ago to random

Holy...

Just using the @screamingfrog "Visual Custom Extraction" tool and... Mind. Blown.

For someone like me, that struggles to get Xpath to do what I want it to do (to the point of nearly launching various laptops across various rooms) this is mana from heaven.

❤️ :screamingfrog:

optimisey, 7 months ago to SEO

The marvelous and charming @stevechippy, from the marvelous @sistrix is on Mastodon!

Give him a follow 👍 #SEO

optimisey, 1 year ago to random

Shared on FB by Brett Tabke but I think you'll get a kick out of this guy @simoncox https://www.tiktok.com/@the_josemonkey

He basically does your "Find me" game... on steroids. 😄

optimisey, 6 months ago to SEO

From 8am NYT|1pm UK|2pm CET|9.30 Dehli - I'll be part of the #SEOin2024 book launch with @Majestic's David Bain and a host of other fellow #SEO nerds.

Do come along, it'll be fun... and you might even learn something!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWix7UtZ6rk

optimisey, 4 months ago to SEO

Still one of my biggest eyeroll moments in #seo - #Google Business Profiles showing maps that look like this for UK businesses.

Both because the website owners should spot this and work out how to fix it.

But mostly because this is just a silly oversight by Google which could be easily fixed.

optimisey, 6 months ago to random

"Outside the specified range" you say?

That... that must be a good thing? Right? 😂 #SEOlife

(Is this a bit like in Chernobyl where they were relieved the Geiger counters showed the radiation was 'only 3.6 R/h'... when in fact, it was just that was as high as the counter's range went.)

optimisey, 1 year ago to random

So @andijarvis is 'On The Don' now.

Former #BrightonSEO keynote; frequent (and bloomin' great) speaker; he's a marketing strategy maven and irritatingly lovely (clearly murdered kittens in a previous life).

Well worth a follow.

optimisey, 10 months ago to UX

Reasons I hate GA4 #317

This great bit of #UX when trying to set a custom date.

Where's the OK button? Ah... it's under the prompt to complete all the tasks I need to {checks notes} migrate to #GA4.

optimisey, 11 months ago to SEO

Tim is here too: @pjeedai

Give him a follow. Even if he's "not an #SEO" he's a jolly smart chap (mostly around optimisation and analytics) and is occasionally pretty funny too - but don't tell him I said so. 😄

MikeBlazer, 23 days ago to SEO

Can Google be held accountable for what it shows in the SERPs, whether it's AI Overview or Featured Snippets, if it takes the data from third parties?

If someone dies from eating glue, drinking urine, or committing suicide based on the advice shown in the SERP, who's responsible? #seo

simoncox, 19 days ago to SEO

Well that was quick...

Google Gemini already admitting that Google have siteAuthority.

#seo

optimisey, 16 days ago to meta

Uh oh...

#Meta joining the "we're taking all your data to feed the #AI" train.

jwildeboer, 16 days ago to random

The NY case against #Trump was often described by the media as the “runt of the litter” compared to the other 3 cases. Well. It’s the only case with a conviction now. And the decision by the jury leaves zero doubt. Guilty on all charges. I tip my hat to the prosecutors for building a solid case and seeing it through. I tip my hat to Stormy Daniels for taking the stand and refusing to be intimidated. To Michael Cohen. And to the judge for staying laser focused on keeping the schedule.

ilovechoclates_, 5 months ago to random

Do you know why some people are not happy with Ahrefs pricing and moving to other SEO tools?