Christopher Ratcliff

Christopher Ratcliff is the Editor in Chief of Methods Unsound, and former Editor of SEW and Deputy Editor of Econsultancy. You may hound him on Twitter @Christophe_Rock especially if it's beer/donut/record-voucher related.

What is an exact match domain (EMD) and how can you safely use one?
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What is an exact match domain (EMD) and how can you safely use one?

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Happy Thanksgiving from the Search Engine Watch & ClickZ team
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Happy Thanksgiving from the Search Engine Watch & ClickZ team

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Google adds real-time data to its Popular Times tool in Search and Maps
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Google adds real-time data to its Popular Times tool in Search and Maps

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Google releases new AdWords improvements and stats ahead of Black Friday
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Google releases new AdWords improvements and stats ahead of Black Friday

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Guide to 301 redirects and canonical tags
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Guide to 301 redirects and canonical tags

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This is how Google will present the results of the 2016 US election…
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This is how Google will present the results of the 2016 US election…

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Guide to Google ranking factors – Part 10: backlinks
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Guide to Google ranking factors – Part 10: backlinks

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10 most shared Christmas ads of all time, shockingly not *too* dominated by John Lewis
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10 most shared Christmas ads of all time, shockingly not *too* dominated by...

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Guide to Google ranking factors – Part 9: outbound links
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Guide to Google ranking factors – Part 9: outbound links

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Worldwide mobile internet use surpasses desktop for the first time ever
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Worldwide mobile internet use surpasses desktop for the first time ever

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Paid search click-through rates have risen 38%
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Paid search click-through rates have risen 38%

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Guide to Google ranking factors – Part 8: internal links
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Guide to Google ranking factors – Part 8: internal links

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SEO best practice guide for URLs
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SEO best practice guide for URLs

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Technical SEO checklist: a webmaster’s guide to on-page optimisation
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Technical SEO checklist: a webmaster’s guide to on-page optimisation

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Guide to Google ranking factors – Part 7: Site-level signals
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Guide to Google ranking factors – Part 7: Site-level signals

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Google Search Index set to go ‘mobile-first’ within months
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Google Search Index set to go ‘mobile-first’ within months

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Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP): one year on - stats and infographic
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Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP): one year on - stats and infographic

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Guide to Black Hat SEO: which practices will earn you a manual penalty?
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Guide to Black Hat SEO: which practices will earn you a manual penalty?

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Guide to Google ranking factors – Part 6: Trust, Authority and Expertise
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Guide to Google ranking factors – Part 6: Trust, Authority and Expertise

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Complete guide to meta tags in SEO
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Complete guide to meta tags in SEO

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Three fascinating talks from ClickZ Live: San Francisco [Video]
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Three fascinating talks from ClickZ Live: San Francisco [Video]

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Guide to Google ranking factors – Part 5: duplicate content and syndication
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Guide to Google ranking factors – Part 5: duplicate content and syndication

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Six most important search marketing news stories of the week
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Six most important search marketing news stories of the week

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Penguin 4.0: what does it mean for SEO practitioners?
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Penguin 4.0: what does it mean for SEO practitioners?

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Guide to Google ranking factors – Part 4: content freshness
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Guide to Google ranking factors – Part 4: content freshness

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Penguin 4.0 is finally here, Google confirms
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Penguin 4.0 is finally here, Google confirms

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12 companies hit with a Google manual penalty
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12 companies hit with a Google manual penalty

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