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In your name… SEO suicide

By Dave | Published: January 27, 2009
If it ain’t broke…. Whilst reading recently some useful tips on SEO for blogs, one idea cropped up that I hadn’t considered before, and that was to use a custom permalink structure to include the category of the post within the URL. The idea being that if you have good SEO categories, then by using [...]
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Using Flickr photos for free on your website

By Dave | Published: January 23, 2009
Quite often when it comes to building your website, your focus is on photos of the property you’re trying to rent out. However, if you’ve bought the property mid winter, or are mid refurbishment, sometimes you can find your website looking  a bit sparse. When I’m building a website for a client, I always encourage [...]
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Tips for building a Gite website

By Dave | Published: October 6, 2008
Here's a few things you should consider when you're comissioning a website: 1. The site should be in html, not flash. search engines cannot read flash web sites, so you won't be found on google etc if the site is all flash. That said, it's fine to have flash elements on the pages (banners, video, images, widgets etc).
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Welcome to Gite Guru

By Dave | Published: October 6, 2008
Welcome to the Gite Guru web site. I’m Dave, and i’m launching this site to help gite and cottage owners in France to market their properties for rental online. The site will grow organically as i add articles and blog posts with handy hints and tips for getting your gite online and in the gite-renting [...]
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