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30 Years in Recruitment
Q: What do 2009 and 1979 have in common?
Let me take you back to 1979 when the UK was in recession, the price of milk had soared to an all time high of 15p and the dawn of Thatcherism was emerging from a highly regulated, state driven economy. Looking forward to 2009, the UK is in recession, the price of milk has soared to an all time high of 45p, and the dawn of a new political era is emerging from the ebbing tides of 30 years of financial deregulation.
Get me a Google number 1 SEO rank!
Over the last couple of months we've had a lot of interest from individuals and organisations with existing websites keen to reach the Holy Grail of internet marketing, or to put it into my customers words "getting to the top of Google (...and making money from it)". There are numerous "SEO, or Search Engine Optimization experts" out on the web and some 37 million entries in google.co.uk. Its a hot topic and now more than ever with the global downturn, businesses large and small are looking to the digital world for a cheap quick fix.
Not being the one to bite the hand that feeds, I have come to realise that a bit of gnawing actually does no harm either. What do I mean by that you ask?! Well let's just say that in my experience a certain amount of realigning of customer expectations needs to happen when it comes to SEO. Whilst yes it is possible to get a site ranked highly in Google (and we have demonstrated this with our customers) there really is no quick fix and no cast iron guarantee either. Whilst the customers search for their elusive number ones so too do the SEOs, keen to tap into the secrets of the Google search algorithm. Sites offering immediate rankings and guaranteed results really do need to be approached with caution: a case in point is the Google Money Tree, which unlike its name has absolutely no affiliation with Google whatsoever. But still people have been duped and will continue to be when the product or company offering the service looks genuine, has a nice professional site and says all the things you are looking for. It's marketing...dubious marketing, but it appears to work.
Trans-Rockies Race Update
Latest updates from the Alkimi-Matrix Trans-Rockies Team
Last updated 16th August Trans-Rockies Race Finish!
Alkimi Launches Matrix Exploration Website
Alkimi are pleased to announce that the website for Matrix Exploration is now live. Matrix Exploration Ltd is a mineral exploration consultancy, specialising in the design, implemention and reporting on a variety of mineral exploration projects worldwide.
UCY2 website goes live!
Alkimi are pleased to announce that the website for UCY2 is now live. UCY2 is an innovative international software vendor who create security and online collaboration software enabling Enterprises to do business faster, easier and more cost effectively.
Alkimi was asked to create and launch UCY2's new content management driven site. The UCY2 site has been designed using Joomla giving UCY2 complete control over their content, optimisation for search engines and secure registered user pages for partner use only.
Alkimi sponsors British Trans-Rockies Cycling Team
For those mountain bike newbies who may be reading this, the Trans-Rockies has been termed “The Hardest Mountain Bike Race in North America”. Not surprising when you learn that the one week epic adventure covers almost 600km of high altitude trails with roughly 12,000 metres of climbing in the process. The Trans-Rockies is the brainchild of Chester Fabricius and Heinrich Albrecht, two legends in the mountain biking world. Having taken their World Cup Race experiences they created an incredible event in the Canadian Rockies, which to this day cannot be beaten for endurance and stunning unspoilt wilderness.
Alkimi customer ranks in Google top 10 after a month of SEO
When we started Google search engine optimisation (SEO) with Care to Listen they were not untypical of many organisations who struggle to gain top rankings for localised searches in Google. They had realised that having a website alone wasn't enough to drive traffic to their site and were keen to put together a strategy that would at least rank them within the first search page of Google.
