My fellow Tokyo tech cheapo Greg Lane and I co-founded TokyoCheapo.com three years ago. From our humble beginnings as a little side project, our baby has really grown up. Three years on and the traffic has really jumped up, especially in the last year – from 50K monthly UV around April 2014 to 150K UV […]
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My Secret Voodoo SEO Technique
I’ve been on the fringe of the SEO industry for over 10 years now. I’ve have watched it change from the good old days of when keyword stuffing would get you at the top of AltaVista to the modern day which uses some of the worlds most sophisticated software and technology. And after experimenting, researching, […]
How to get excellent keyword search results
After many years of toil, sweat and sacrifice I believe I have finally unraveled the secret to obtaining long term ‘excellent’ keyword search results. Firstly, one needs to understand what “excellent keyword search results” actually means. And of course (as I’m sure you’re wise enough to know without being told), they refer to the most […]
Domain names in Japan
Not long after the first time I arrived in Tokyo I noticed (amongst a vast array of other wierd and wonderful things) a common trend among the advertisements on the metro, TV and just about anywhere, and that was the ‘search term’ call to action. Although most of the paper adverts will at least list […]
Wikia Search Reviewers Missing the point
Wikia Search having launched into Alpha today has received a number of negative reivews, but I these reviewers are clearly missing the point. I would forgive them for not understanding what an “alpha relase” is, but the apparent tech centricity of their publishing sites does not allow such concession. When I heard Mr Wales speak […]