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Not sure what you mean? Would you suggest building links via article directory sites, or a different approach entirely?

Hi all, I'm working with a client who has been burned in the past by a Penguin penalty. He's cautious to say the least. As part of some link building activities I've been able to create a lot of very valuable guest posts via some highly reputable blogs. However, while these blogs have strong...

Very interested in this service. Can you PM me sites which are UK specific only​ please?

Optimizely is very useful for split testing landing pages. HotJar is a new(ish) solution to give you insights to visitor behaviour with video recordings and heatmaps. The free version of Hotjar should give you a good feel for the solution and whether it's right for you.

Value of having "Real" likes is that these are potential customers or subscribers which could help generate you income. If you want to buy hundreds of thousands of fake likes then this can help with with social proof to a certain extent (although it's easy enough to identify pages filled with...

Ah right... not an option so. The 301 passes link juice to the new page by the way. 302 won't as it's classed a temporary redirect rather than a permanent one.

Hi labs8vivek. Seems like a very interesting service. Could you PM any samples of UK focused sites in the network please? Thanks

Organic traffic from Facebook used to be a great source about two to three years ago. However, on the back of countless updates, Facebook really throttle the reach of posts you make. I manage about seven brand pages for established UK businesses and see an average organic reach of about 3-7% to...

I'd suggest making sure your ASO is as solid as it could be. Search "ASO optimisation) and a kissmetrics article should come up which has a lot of good tips in it (sorry, I can't post links yet) ASO is your route to organic traffic which you can benefit from long-term. Engaging relevant...

If you know that the .edu links are the reason it's ranking I'd suggest you go about trying to contact the webmaster of those .edu websites. Ask the webmasters to change the links to the more relevant page as it would offer greater value/relevancy to the visitors of their site.

What are the core keywords you're attempting to rank for? It'll be easier to advise if we know this info.

If the links are removed after four week then they won't offer you any benefit long-term. You might get a short-term burst, but it's not really worth it if you're looking for a long-term impact.