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Marketing, HubSpot & RevOps insights.

Guides, playbooks and news from the Revio team — from CRM strategy and RevOps to HubSpot, AI and lead generation.

15 August 2026

How to Choose a CRM: A 14-Day Free-Trial Evaluation Plan That Actually Works

Free trials expire before most teams learn anything. A structured 14-day CRM evaluation plan — real data, real process…

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14 August 2026

Multiple Deal Pipelines and Custom Objects: Structuring Your CRM as You Grow

When one pipeline stops fitting, most teams bolt on spreadsheets. How to use multiple deal pipelines and custom object…

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13 August 2026

CRM Revenue Attribution: Tracking Every Lead from First DM to Closed Revenue

Most teams can report chat volume but not revenue by channel. How LeadSignal carries attribution from first DM through…

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12 August 2026

The AI Funnel Landing-Page Builder: From Offer Description to Live Lead-Capture Page

LeadSignal CRM's Marketing Studio includes hosted funnels and an AI landing-page builder — describe your offer and the…

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11 August 2026

CRM Reports and Dashboards: The 5 Reports Every Sales Team Should Run Weekly

The five CRM reports that actually change behaviour — pipeline coverage, stage conversion, activity, speed-to-lead and…

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10 August 2026

LeadSignal CRM vs HubSpot: An Honest Comparison for Small and Mid-Sized Teams

LeadSignal CRM vs HubSpot compared on pricing, per-seat costs, automation gates, AI features and time-to-value — from …

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9 August 2026

CRM Lead Scoring Explained: From 0–100 Scores to a Priority List Your Team Trusts

What CRM lead scoring is, why point-based models decay, and how LeadSignal's AI scores every conversation 0–100 with a…

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8 August 2026

AI Properties: How LeadSignal CRM Ends Manual Data Entry for Good

AI properties read every real conversation and fill CRM fields — budget, timeline, objections, intent — automatically.…

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7 August 2026

Quotes and E-Signature in Your CRM: Close Deals Without the PDF Ping-Pong

Build quotes from a product catalogue, send a buyer link and capture a legally-typed e-signature — all on the deal rec…

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6 August 2026

How Much Does a CRM Cost in 2026? Real Pricing, Hidden Fees and a Sanity Check

CRM pricing decoded: per-seat vs flat-rate, contact limits, AI add-ons and onboarding fees — with LeadSignal CRM's £49…

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5 August 2026

Instagram & Facebook DMs in Your CRM: How to Stop Losing Leads in the Inbox

Instagram and Facebook DMs convert — until volume buries your setters. How LeadSignal pipes every DM into your CRM via…

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4 August 2026

CRM Email Sequences: How to Build Follow-Up That Runs Until the Lead Replies

Most deals die from silence, not rejection. How to build CRM email sequences — timing, structure and stop conditions —…

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3 August 2026

The CRM AI Agent: Auto-Logged Email, Drafted Replies and Inbox Zero for Sales Teams

LeadSignal CRM's AI agent connects to your inbox, auto-logs every email to the right record, drafts replies in your vo…

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2 August 2026

CRM Workflow Automation: 7 Automations Every Sales Team Should Run

A practical guide to CRM workflow automation — seven high-impact automations for lead routing, follow-up, task creatio…

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1 August 2026

CRM with Unlimited Users: Why Flat-Price Beats Per-Seat for Growing Teams

Per-seat CRM pricing quietly taxes growth. Here is the case for a CRM with unlimited users — and how LeadSignal CRM gi…

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31 July 2026

The Best CRM for Small Business in 2026: What to Look For (and What to Avoid)

How to pick the best CRM for a small business in 2026 — the features that matter, the pricing traps to avoid, and why …

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30 July 2026

What Is a Social Media CRM? Turning Instagram, Facebook & YouTube Conversations into Pipeline

A social media CRM captures DMs and comments as real CRM leads — scored, prioritised and attributed to revenue. How Le…

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29 July 2026

AI CRM Software Explained: What an AI-Powered CRM Actually Does (2026 Guide)

What does "AI CRM" really mean? A practical guide to AI properties, AI agents, automation actions and AI-built landing…

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26 July 2026

LeadSignal CRM Features: Pipelines, Automations, Quotes, Reports & AI — the Complete Guide

A complete tour of LeadSignal CRM features — deal pipelines, workflow automations, email sequences, quotes and e-signa…

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26 July 2026

What Is LeadSignal CRM? The AI CRM That Reads What Your Leads Actually Said

LeadSignal CRM is an AI-powered CRM with pipelines, automations, email sequences, quotes and reporting — plus an AI la…

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5 April 2026

RevOps for Small Teams: How to Align Sales and Marketing When You're Wearing Every Hat

RevOps without the enterprise overhead. Four practical changes small teams can make in a week using HubSpot Starter, Zap…

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5 April 2026

HubSpot vs Salesforce vs Dynamics 365 vs Zoho: The Honest CRM Comparison for Growing Businesses

An honest comparison of HubSpot, Salesforce, Dynamics 365 and Zoho on pricing, hidden costs, ease of use and total cost …

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5 April 2026

The Complete Guide to HubSpot Custom Integrations for Growing Businesses

A guide to native, middleware and custom API integrations for HubSpot, with real-world scenarios, cost breakdowns and a …

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5 April 2026

Closing the Loop: Why Most Businesses Can't Connect Their Ad Spend to Actual Revenue (and How to Fix It)

Why most businesses can't connect ad spend to revenue, and how AI-powered call analysis closes the attribution loop from…

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5 April 2026

How AI Call Analysis Is Changing Sales and Marketing Attribution Forever

How AI-powered call analysis scores every sales conversation, closes the marketing attribution gap, and turns call data …

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4 April 2026

How to Connect HubSpot to Xero or QuickBooks (and Why Your Sales Team Will Thank You)

Learn how to connect HubSpot to Xero or QuickBooks using native apps, Zapier, Make or a custom API integration to cut in…

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3 April 2026

Zapier vs Make: Which HubSpot Integration Tool Should You Use?

Zapier or Make for HubSpot automation? Compare pricing, ease of use and complex-logic handling to choose the right integ…

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2 April 2026

7 Signs Your Business Needs Custom HubSpot Integrations

From duplicate data entry to slow handoffs, here are 7 clear signs your business needs custom HubSpot integrations — and…

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1 April 2026

What Is RevOps and Why Every Growing Business Needs It

RevOps aligns sales, marketing and service under one strategy. Learn what it means, why it matters, and how to implement…

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1 April 2026

CRM Data Hygiene: How to Clean Up Your HubSpot and Keep It That Way

A practical guide to fixing duplicate contacts, missing fields and inconsistent data in HubSpot, with a monthly checklis…

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30 March 2026

How to Build a Single Source of Truth with HubSpot (Even on Starter)

A six-step guide to making HubSpot the single source of truth for your business — mapping data, connecting tools with Za…

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27 March 2026

Closing the Loop Between Sales and Marketing: A Practical Guide for HubSpot Users

How to close the feedback loop between sales and marketing in HubSpot Starter — shared definitions, lead source tracking…

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17 March 2026

How to Build a Lead Handoff Process That Sales Will Actually Follow

A five-step lead handoff process for HubSpot Starter and Zapier — MQL criteria, instant ownership, notifications, respon…

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16 March 2026

Solving the Bing Ads Attribution Gap in HubSpot

How a custom integration solved HubSpot's lack of native Bing Ads spend data, unifying lead and revenue reporting in one…

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11 March 2026

Sales Reporting in HubSpot Starter: 5 Reports You Can Build Today

Five practical sales reports you can build in HubSpot Starter today, plus a 10-minute Monday review ritual to keep your …

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5 March 2026

How to Hold Sales Accountable Using CRM Data (Without Micromanaging)

A practical framework for holding sales teams accountable using CRM data — clear expectations, visible data, regul…

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28 September 2024

Your Guide to Scaling Your CRM for Success

How to scale a CRM properly — data integration, sales process design, marketing automation, RevOps and AI chatbots — wit…

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28 September 2024

Creating Buyer Personas: A Comprehensive How-To Guide

A step-by-step guide to researching, building and applying buyer personas across marketing, sales and product developmen…

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27 September 2024

HubSpot's New AI Tools & Breeze Co-Pilot

How HubSpot's Breeze Co-Pilot and its AI agents transform customer service, sales prospecting, social media and content …

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14 July 2023

HubSpot Expert Specialist Marketing Automation Techniques and Use of Artificial Intelligence

How HubSpot CRM's marketing automation features work alongside AI tools like chatbots, predictive analytics and content …

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3 July 2023

HubSpot CRM Consultant Technical Consulting: A Guide to Certification and Qualifications

A guide to becoming a HubSpot CRM Professional Technical Consultant, covering certification prerequisites, courses and c…

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3 July 2023

How to Implement HubSpot Scoring: A Comprehensive Guide for HubSpot Consultants

A comprehensive guide to implementing HubSpot lead scoring, covering scoring criteria, point values, workflows and how t…

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3 July 2023

Exploring Typical HubSpot Consultant Sales and Marketing Jobs and Salary Trends

An overview of typical HubSpot sales and marketing roles — Channel Manager, CRM Manager, Marketing Manager and Marketing…

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23 March 2023

HubSpot Salesforce Integration Issues, Limitations, Problems and How to Solve Them

Common HubSpot to Salesforce integration issues around picklists, duplicates, campaigns and multi-currency deals, with p…

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15 January 2023

Compare the Best CRM Software Platforms – User Reviews 2023

A guide comparing HubSpot, Salesforce, Zoho, Insightly and Pipedrive to help you choose the right CRM platform for your …

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26 November 2022

Successful Sales Enablement process and method here

A modern sales funnel needs three things: a tailored process, an optimised CRM, and smart sales enablement. Here's how t…

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29 December 2021

Digital Marketing Trends, Ecommerce Predictions & Developing Technologies for 2022

Our pick of the digital marketing and ecommerce trends set to dominate 2022, from hyper-personalisation to the rise of A…

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29 September 2021

Advanced Hubspot Reporting: Building Reports for Insights

HubSpot's native reporting has real limits. Here are five third-party tools — Wicked Reports, Supermetrics, DashThis, Da…

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9 August 2021

The Ultimate Hubspot Audit Check list for Sales & Marketers

A full Hubspot Audit Check List to help you establish a more organized contact database, easier segmentation, cleaner da…

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19 May 2021

Hubspot Account Based Marketing (ABM) Strategy & Setup Guide

A practical guide to building an Account Based Marketing strategy in HubSpot — target accounts, buying committees, conte…

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6 April 2021

O2 Services-Online Scam Fake Smishing Vodaphone & Three Email and SMS Messages

A guide to spotting the O2, Vodafone and Three smishing scams doing the rounds by fake SMS and email, plus the steps to …

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5 April 2021

Outfunnel is a Good Hubspot Alternative to Hubspot Professional and Email Marketing Automation

Outfunnel connects your sales and marketing data and automates email sequences for a fraction of the cost of HubSpot Mar…

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24 September 2020

Is it the End for Shops and Retailers

Physical retail faces mounting pressure, but it isn't over. Here's why unified commerce and genuine customer relationshi…

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6 July 2020

How to and When You Should You Stop & Prevent Free Emails In Lead Forms?

Should you block personal email addresses like Gmail and Hotmail on your lead forms? Here's how to weigh it up, and how …

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10 May 2020

7 Things SME's Can Do Right Now to Prepare for the End of Lockdown and the Best Tools to Use

Seven practical steps SMEs can take to survive and adapt during COVID-19 — from reshaping financials to diversifying, pl…

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9 February 2020

How to segment your Hubspot Data & Contacts

Three practical HubSpot contact filters — sales activity totals, sales email clicks, and video-interest tracking — to he…

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12 January 2020

Hubspot Lead Statuses - some friendly advice, best practices Do's and Dont's

A practical guide to setting up HubSpot lead statuses the right way — best practices, common mistakes, and a smart…

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6 January 2020

Exciting New Digital Design Trends in 2020

Our roundup of the UI design trends shaping 2020 — dark mode, personalised product text, bold colour, the decline of fla…

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29 October 2018

Build a Lightning Fast Website Using AMP for Wordpress

A step-by-step guide to building a lightning-fast AMP WordPress site with the AMPFORWP plugin, from install through SEO …

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22 July 2018

The 10 Step Roadmap for Implementing Hubspot Marketing & Sales Platform

A 10-step roadmap for implementing HubSpot's marketing and sales platform, from the initial consulting call through goal…

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17 July 2018

How to reorder woocommerce checkout fields Priority

A functions.php snippet for reordering WooCommerce checkout fields by priority when theme sorting functions block the dr…

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14 June 2018

Google Adwords Remarketing: how to retarget customers who have left your site

Learn how Google Adwords remarketing lets you retarget customers who left your site, with standard, dynamic and search r…

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26 April 2018

Inbound Marketing & Automation is FRESH – Outbound is OUT!

Why inbound marketing and automation are replacing outbound cold-calling and bought email lists as the smarter way to at…

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22 October 2017

Happy Halloween 25% OFF Web Design Offer

To celebrate Halloween, Revio offered 25% off web design projects for a limited time.

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25 September 2017

StartaDesign refreshes their brand and logo

StartaDesign unveils a refreshed brand identity and new logo design, marking a new chapter for the HubSpot consultancy.

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1 October 2016

Howard Taylor Jewellery Web Design: custom branding & build on Wordpress

A case study screenshot of the custom WordPress website Revio designed and built for Howard Taylor Jewellery, featuring …

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30 September 2016

What to Do If You Suspect Your YAHOO account has been Hacked?

Practical steps to take if you suspect your Yahoo account has been hacked — from resetting your password to spotti…

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30 August 2016

How Jquery Can be Used to Add and Position Elements

A practical example of using jQuery to add and position a button element in the DOM without editing restricted HTML sour…

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16 May 2016

How to Make Wordpress FASTER!

A quick-reference infographic covering the key ways to speed up a slow WordPress website, from caching to image optimisa…

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15 February 2016

WordPress Emoticons & AVG Alert

Why WordPress 4.2's built-in emoji icons can slow your site and trigger AVG antivirus alerts, plus the functions.php cod…

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13 February 2016

Lets 'Talk Talk'...About Wordpress Security Hardening: how to prevent hackers?

Why WordPress sites get hacked, and a practical checklist of hardening steps to secure your WordPress installation again…

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13 February 2016

Choosing a Wordpress Theme: ThemeForest VERSUS Bespoke Custom Theme

What to look for when choosing a WordPress theme: avoiding slow, plugin-heavy themes and weighing ThemeForest options ag…

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14 June 2015

Why Agile Project Management is Key to Website Builds & eCommerce Development?

Why Agile project management suits website builds and eCommerce development, with the key traits that make a project a g…

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2 March 2015

Twitter Advertising Campaigns: how to make the most of your ads

A practical guide to setting up and managing Twitter advertising campaigns to promote your account and tweets effectivel…

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12 February 2015

PCWorld's Know How Marketing Needs a Rethink

A frustrated customer's take on PCWorld's Know How repair brand — and why its marketing promises don't match the s…

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12 February 2015

How to Track Sales Conversions From Facebook

A guide to Facebook conversion tracking and offsite pixels — how oCPM works and how to set up ads and tracking ste…

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12 February 2015

Digital Marketing Strategies for the iGaming Industry

A look at what to consider when devising a digital marketing plan for the highly competitive igaming and egaming industr…

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17 September 2014

How to Super Charge WordPress for Speed & Fast Page Load

13 practical ways to speed up a WordPress site — caching, image optimisation, GZip, CDNs, lightweight themes and m…

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17 September 2014

Calendar Plugin: a Professional, Well Thought Out Add On for WordPress

A look at WordPress Pro Event Calendar — a responsive events plugin with Google Maps, iCal and MailChimp integrati…

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9 August 2014

A Selection of Logo Designs from Our Portfolio

A selection of logo designs from our portfolio, including work for VIP Apps, Digital Metrix, Vue Property, Hanson, Fit F…

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9 August 2014

5 Web Design Tips: Keep It Clean

Five worthy web design tips: whitespace, clear messaging, readable fonts, dedicated landing pages, and honest calls to a…

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9 August 2014

3 Top WordPress Themes that Will WOW: one for all, all for one!

Three versatile WordPress themes worth considering — Splash, Jkreativ and Portal — all WooCommerce compatibl…

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30 July 2014

A New Responsive eCommerce Site for Pushkin Antiques

How we researched, sketched, mocked up and built a responsive WordPress and WooCommerce eCommerce site for Pushkin Antiq…

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28 July 2014

Webdesign Infographics with Design Tips and Tricks

An infographic covering the best 11 tips for increasing user engagement on your website, with practical takeaways for we…

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4 January 2014

SEO Event: Search Marketing Expo London – 13 & 14 May 2014

Search Marketing Expo London, hosted at Chelsea FC on 13 & 14 May 2014 — a conference for experienced internet…

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4 January 2014

We Are Now Accepting Bitcoin

We're now accepting Bitcoin alongside credit card and PayPal payments via the secure Bitpay gateway, catering to all cli…

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30 December 2013

Infographic Design Highlights from 2013

A summary of infographic artwork from the Rankability Studio in 2013, including a Green Facilities infographic and a PIS…

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16 September 2013

Web Design Elements: a Few Simple Tips to Help Improve Your Site Design

Simple web design tips covering design consistency, composition and whitespace, usability and navigation, and designing …

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11 September 2013

What You Should Be Looking for When Choosing a Web Design Company?

What separates a good web design company from a bad one — requirements, UX, mock-ups, project management and testi…

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20 July 2013

How To Edit a Facebook Post

A quick step-by-step guide to editing a Facebook post after publishing — and why photos are the key to unlocking t…

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2 June 2013

How to Create a Pro Marketing Video Without Breaking the Bank

A simple 6-step process for creating a professional marketing video on a budget — from concept and script to recor…

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26 May 2013

Pengiun 2.0 Google Update: how to approach SEO now?

Google's Penguin 2.0 update cracked down on unnatural links — here's how to keep building genuine SEO value throug…

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18 April 2013

Google Panda Update 25 (18th April 2013), but who's counting now?

Google's Panda Update 25 rolled out in April 2013, hitting low-quality content sites — here's what changed and why…

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17 March 2013

Link Removal Services: what's the loss and gain for Businesses?

Why businesses hit by Google's Panda and Penguin updates are paying twice — once for spammy directory links, then …

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12 March 2013

Facebook News Feed Gets a Makeover: is bigger always better?

Facebook's news feed redesign reorganises content by topic — what it means for user engagement, advertiser targeti…

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13 February 2013

Mobile Search Ranking Factors, Myths & Best Practices

Key mobile SEO ranking factors, common myths and best practices — from responsive design to robots.txt pitfalls an…

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9 February 2013

Probably The Best Link Building Analsyis Tool in The World!

Why Ahrefs stands out as a link building analysis tool — extensive backlink database, smart anchor text reporting …

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9 February 2013

100% Pure Beef & Juicy Content: be careful what you let your customers consume…!

Eight practical tips for creating original, engaging content your customers actually want to consume — and why dup…

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30 December 2012

Digital Marketing Strategies & Trends for 2013: observe or evolve

Five digital marketing trends to watch for 2013 — real-time optimisation, behavioural email, omni-channel marketin…

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20 December 2012

How Social Media Tools are Reducing The Reachability of Your Facebook Posts

Posting to Facebook via third-party tools like Hootsuite can quietly reduce your organic and viral reach — here's …

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20 December 2012

Facebook to Remove Credit When Pages Post via Third-Party Apps

Facebook is stripping the 'via [app name]' attribution label from page posts published through third-party apps like Hoo…

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19 December 2012

Facebook Ads Revamped for Small Businesses: we all want to be liked

Facebook's simplified ad options for small businesses — page likes, promoted posts and advanced targeting — explained.

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13 December 2012

Google Disavow Tool & Site Reconsideration

How the Google Disavow tool helped one client recover rankings after a Penguin penalty caused by an offshore link-buildi…

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9 December 2012

Photoshop Creative Design Tip For a Background Lighting Effect

A simple Photoshop technique for creating atmospheric background lighting effects by blending a warm-toned image layer b…

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11 November 2012

Social Media Cheats: fake Twitter & Facebook Likes

Fake followers and purchased likes carry real risk — how platforms detect fraudulent accounts and why genuine enga…

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11 November 2012

How to Create DIY Infographics: data, tools and tips

A roundup of free tools for building your own infographics — from Google Trends for research data to Piktochart an…

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8 November 2012

How to Develop Your Company Blog & Why You Need One?

Six reasons your business needs a blog — brand awareness, trust, readership, competitive edge, authorship and social rea…

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21 October 2012

What is Google Author Rank & What Does This Mean for SEO

What Google Author Rank means for SEO, the likely ranking factors, and how to implement and leverage authorship on your …

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14 October 2012

SkyFall-ing Rankings – you need an SEO Agent, that's no secret.

Rankings dropped after a Google update? A combined search and social media strategy is the way back — here's a full camp…

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1 October 2012

How to Use Instagram Part 2

Part 2 of our Instagram guide covers navigating your profile, geo-tagging photos, the photo map feature, and following/f…

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21 September 2012

Weekly Digital Mash Up: Instagram, Slice for Twitter, Global Chrome

Our first weekly digital mash-up: Instagram tips, a Twitter de-cluttering app called Slice, and a handy global rank-chec…

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21 September 2012

How to Use Instagram Part 1 – How to Take Pictures Using Instagram

A step-by-step guide to taking, editing and sharing photos with the Instagram app, plus tips on the square-format altern…

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20 September 2012

You Can't Beat a Good Rank: geo-ranking global chrome extension saves time

Google Global for Chrome lets you check keyword rankings across countries without proxies — a handy tool for internation…

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19 September 2012

Slices for Twitter: a brief taster

Slice for Twitter helps you de-clutter your stream by organising tweets into topic-based verticals — here's a quick guid…

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25 August 2012

Prince Harry Vegas Photos Cause Negative PR

What Prince Harry's Vegas photo scandal teaches businesses about online reputation management and controlling negative c…

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28 July 2012

Google Product Listings Ads to Replace Free Google Product Search – Killjoy for SME's

Google is retiring free product search listings in favour of paid Product Listing Ads — what it means for ecommerce SMEs…

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24 July 2012

The EU Cookie Law Compliance: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly!

What the EU cookie law requires, its legal background, and the three implementation options available to website owners.

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9 July 2012

Google Panda & Penguin Update July 6th 2012

A quick diagnostic checklist for websites hit by Google's July 2012 Panda and Penguin refresh, covering links, content a…

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5 May 2012

Google Penguin Update: it's all Black and White to Me..?

Google's Penguin update targeted web spam and over-optimised link building. Here's how to tell if you were hit, and how …

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18 January 2012

Have You Ever Outsourced to an Offshore or Indian SEO Company?

Ten warning signs and facts about offshore SEO outsourcing — bulk automation, low-quality link networks, and why cheap t…

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23 November 2011

Bing! Bing! Yahoo Site Explorer Alternative. What Now?

Yahoo Site Explorer has closed — here are six free and paid backlink analysis tools to replace it, from SEOmoz to Majest…

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15 November 2011

A Snapshot from Our Facebook Page Designs

A look at a custom Facebook business page design built with iframes for the myphotoschool project, and how it can help c…

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13 November 2011

Digging Deep: Link Building and Scouting with Search Queries Part I

A ready-to-use library of Google search queries for scouting forums, guest posts, directories, roundups and more for lin…

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12 November 2011

LondonSEO - For the Thirst to Come!

A recap of the LondonSEO networking event at the Grace Bar — a great place to swap ideas with other digital market…

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6 October 2011

Junglepay from txtNation – No Monkey Business with a Winning Mobile Billing Solution

txtNation's Junglepay offers a plug-and-play mobile billing widget for SMS, credit card and telephone payments across gl…

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1 October 2011

If On Page SEO Was a Form of Art!

A tongue-in-cheek look at on-page SEO copywriting rules, from title tags and header structure to word counts and interna…

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25 September 2011

The Ultimate SEO Link Building Tool – Does it Exist?

A hands-on comparison of Ontolo and LinkDex link building tools, weighing their prospecting, reporting and workflow stre…

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25 September 2011

iPhone Mobile Apps & iPad SEO Tools for On the Move

A review of Koozai's Site Analyser iPad app for on-the-go SEO analysis, covering domain info, on-page SEO and link profi…

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12 June 2011

The Next Big Thing in Internet Marketing: Affiliate Ideas for 2011?

Thoughts on spotting emerging trends and niches for affiliate marketing, from keyword-rich domains to targeting recessio…

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12 June 2011

Facebooks Face Recognition Software: an unwelcome future girlfriend scenario

How Facebook's face recognition photo-tagging feature works, why it can cause awkward moments, and how to switch it off.

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22 March 2011

Fishing for a Keyword Rich Domain. Maybe Think Again?

Why Google's stance on keyword-rich domains was shifting, and what that means for smaller sites competing against big br…

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1 December 2010

When is the next Google Page Rank Update?

What page rank actually measures, why it matters less than people think, and practical tips for building and maintaining…

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11 September 2010

Google Chiefs Release Instant Search - "I Predict a Riot" Amongst the SEO Industry!

Google Instant Search changes how results appear as you type. We look at what it means for users and predict its impact …

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4 September 2010

Using Old Domains for Search Engine Optimisation

Is buying old, expired or dropped domains a good SEO strategy? We break down the short and long-term approaches to acqui…

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4 September 2010

iTunes Ping Loses Face and Closes the Book on You Know Who!

Apple launched Ping, its social music network inside iTunes. We take a first-hand look at how it compares to Spotify and…

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29 July 2010

Web Directory Submissions - Are They Still Effective?

Directory submissions still have a place in link building when used selectively — here's how to keep them a small …

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28 June 2010

FaceBook Go Mobile With Zero

Facebook Zero strips out images for a lightweight, text-based mobile experience aimed at expanding reach through mobile …

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26 May 2010

World Cup 2010: England Versus Germany - Names to Remember

A look at the keyword-rich domain names ranking for "world cup 2010" and what buying a targeted domain name ca…

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10 May 2010

The Biggest SEO Myths Revealed - Industry SEO Report

Rankability uncover the top SEO myths and explain how to spot the less reputable SEO experts when choosing a company to …

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27 January 2010

Simon Cowell Official Blog or Not!

Simon Cowell doesn't have an official blog on page one of Google. We use it as a case study for on-page SEO and online r…

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21 December 2009

SEO and Website Conversion – the Big Brands

Ranking number one doesn't guarantee sales. We look at why SEO alone isn't enough and how brand, design and conversion s…

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27 November 2009

Link Building Myths and Secrets for Success

We debunk five common link building myths around anchor text, off-topic links, no-follow links, forums and link velocity…

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7 October 2009

Top Tips for Technorati

A quick tip on getting an instant backlink by joining Technorati and adding your blog, plus why social media matters for…

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1 October 2009

Rankability Wins Award for Social Media Optimisation

Rankability, now Revio, was named a top SEOs winner in the social media optimisation category across three consecutive a…

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30 September 2009

Google Wave Is Coming to You Today!

Google's real-time communication and collaboration tool Google Wave launches in beta. Here's what it does and how the op…

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20 September 2009

Family Fridge Owner Keeps a Cool Head on Dragons' Den

FamilyFridge secured investment on Dragons' Den. We take a look at the family social network's business model and where …

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15 September 2009

AdWords and Gambling Online Advertising

Google lifted its ban on advertising online gambling sites through AdWords in the UK. Here's what operators need to know…

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13 September 2009

Online Reputation Management – Scams & Bad Reviews

How can bad press, scam allegations and negative reviews hurt your business, and what strategies help you manage and imp…

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10 September 2009

Derren Brown's Lottery Prediction

A look at Derren Brown's audacious live lottery prediction and the theories doing the rounds on social media about how h…

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19 April 2009

Susan Boyle is Living the Dream

How Susan Boyle's YouTube breakout illustrates video marketing power, plus top tips for optimising your videos on YouTub…

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24 March 2009

WordPress Sites and Optimisation

Practical WordPress SEO tips covering plugin management, header tags, meta tags, internal linking and image optimisation…

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4 March 2009

Flexicover Merge Their Travel Websites

What to consider when merging two websites, using Flexicover's .co.uk and .com merger as a case study for domain strateg…

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3 March 2009

Mindshare Expand Their Minds

Media group Mindshare launches a dedicated Search Media division covering SEO, PPC and social media as client demand for…

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