We Sold Out

Posted on Saturday, 29th September 2007 | 1 Response
As you may have read, earlier this week Rob and I threw off any ounce of credibility in the SEO industry that we may have had, by selling out and exhibiting Ayima at Ad:tech London. The thing is though, it really was far more successful than I imagined, and we got loads of great leads out of it. I definitely wouldn't recommend Ad:tech to anyone as an (more...)

Esrun Joins the Ayima Team

Posted on Monday, 10th September 2007 | 4 Responses
[alt-title: Ayima hires yet another dirty black-hat spammer] :) Anyone who's trying to run a growing search operation knows how hard it is to hire good SEOs. Some people like to take on newbies and train them up but who really has the time to do that? And as I have some quiet strict ideas about what makes a proper SEO, its rare to find a newbie who I think (more...)

SEOs in the Strangest Places

Posted on Monday, 10th September 2007 | No Comments
I'm sure most others in the industry are used to the general public not having a clue what we do for a living. When asked what I do, it's normally safest to mention I.T. or a vague 'online marketing'. So I was very surprised today, that while sat in my optician's chair having an eye exam, when I said online marketing, he said "with search engines?". I was suitably impressed to discover (more...)

The Launch of Ayima

Posted on Saturday, 8th September 2007 | 1 Response
I would hereby like to officially introduce you all to the future of SEO consulting - Ayima Search Marketing!! Ayima was born out of the frustration felt about the poor reputation of the UK SEO industry, caused mainly by the low quality of the UK's mainstream agencies. We really feel there is a gap (more...)

A Nice Break

Posted on Friday, 7th September 2007 | No Comments
Well wasn't that a nice little break? 19 months since my last post is definitely something to be proud about!! But I suppose its time for me to get back into the blogging game and it really is quite overdue. Trying to think of everything that has happened to me in the last year and a half is not easy - especially with my shockingly poor memory. The most important land mark occasions (more...)

Mya Poem Reading

Posted on Saturday, 28th April 2007 | No Comments
Last month we had a naming day for our second daughter Lana on her first birthday. As part of the ceremony, our 6 year old daughter Mya read a beautiful poem dedicated to her little sister.