Search Engine Optimisation
How Google finds, understands and shows your pages, and what you can do about it.
How Google finds and indexes websites
Google finds pages by following links, reads them, stores them in its index and then ranks them. Why a page may not appear and how to help.
Read the guideSearch Engine Optimisation · 4 min readHow to improve website loading speed
Slow pages lose visitors, especially on phones. How to measure speed, the usual causes and the fixes that make the biggest difference.
Read the guideSearch Engine Optimisation · 3 min readWhat is AI search optimisation?
AI features now appear in search. What they mean for a small business and which advice is sound, without hype or guarantees.
Read the guideSearch Engine Optimisation · 7 min readWhat is SEO?
SEO means helping search engines find and understand your website so the right people find you. How it works, what to do yourself and what to avoid.
Read the guideSearch Engine Optimisation · 3 min readWhat is schema markup?
Schema markup describes your page to search engines in a standard format. What it is, what it can do and what it cannot promise.
Read the guideSearch Engine Optimisation · 3 min readWhat is an XML sitemap?
An XML sitemap lists the pages of your website for search engines. What it contains, when it helps and what it cannot do.
Read the guideOther topics
- Website FundamentalsWhat a website is, why it matters, how to plan, price and launch one.
- Domains and HostingDomain names, hosting, DNS and who should own what.
- Website SecurityHTTPS, passwords, updates and protecting business information.
- Business EmailProfessional email on your own domain and how it works.
- Website MaintenanceWhy websites need care and the checks that keep them working.
- Digital MarketingGoogle Business Profile and how your online presence fits together.
- Web Systems and ApplicationsBookings, portals, payments and websites that do a job.