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On 2nd September 2016 Google announced that they were no longer accepting applications for the Grantspro program as part of “new efforts to streamline the program”. After reaching out to Google we have been told that the Grantspro aspect of their popular scheme has been put on hold indefinitely… What is Grantspro? In 2011 Google […]
Here at Coast Digital, we have a long running tradition of the ‘Friday Knowledge Share’. Every Friday morning, one member of staff makes a short presentation to the rest of the company about something of interest from the world of digital, commentary on a relevant current event or presents a case study. This week Digital […]
After Google’s removal of ads on the right-hand side of the search engine results pages (SERP’s) – leading to a subsequent increase in the number of ads at the top of these pages – it has now also added the possibility to increase the number of characters in the copy of the ads. These Expanded […]
If you perform a Google search today, you may notice that the SERP (search engine results page) you see is quite different to what you would have seen running the same search only a few days ago. That’s because, as of the 22nd of February, Google has removed all right hand ads from the SERP […]
I’d heard a lot about BrightonSEO, the Conference based on the South East Coast of England dedicated to online marketing. I was really looking forward to the conference and soaking in the knowledge on offer. This year was the conference’s busiest with over 1,700 tickets selling out in just four minutes. This was evident when […]
Previously I discussed ways to monitor for hacking and discover if/when your site had been attacked when you otherwise might not know. Now I’d like to talk about ways to prevent your site being hacked in the first place… More and more we’re seeing websites being hacked with nefarious content (and links) being injected in […]
In February we officially learned that Google was going to push out a new algorithm designed to reward mobile-friendly web pages. This mobile-friendly update was tipped to be bigger than the Panda and Penguin Google algorithm updates that have hit online marketing within recent years – during the resulting panic the update got dubbed Mobilegeddon. […]
Every now and then the nasty side of our industry rears its ugly head and an innocent business has its website hacked for one reason or another. There are lots of different types of hacking, all with different purposes. Some are obviously aimed at stealing customer details and payment information, this is worst case scenario […]
We all know how mobile is changing search. I’ve talked before about the impact this is having and why ‘Wearables’ and smart technology is not only changing the way we search but the way results are delivered. More and more search results are personalised to your specific needs, location and the context of your query. […]
Imagine the scene: You’ve just built yourself a fantastic new house with more bedrooms than we’ve had hot dinners. From the outside, it looks fantastic and you couldn’t wish for a better design. Yet on the inside, the walls are damp, the furniture’s rotten and the place looks like something featured on DIY SOS. Not […]
