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What’s the difference between Organic and Paid results?
Organic search results are natural listings that appears on search engine results pages based on their relevance and authority in relation to the search query. With paid search results (often labelled as ‘Sponsored’), businesses pay search engines to display their...
Why referrals are important for your firm
At PracticeWeb, we believe referrals are one of the most important things for your firm and here’s why.
Business insights: October edition
We have been back on UK Business Forums digging through the posts from the last month to pull out conversations small businesses are having that you need to see. First, while of course we know you are friendly bunch, it seems that an initial appointment with an...
Change is good?
The new PracticeWeb.co.uk is here. It's all shiny and fresh out the wrapper. We really hope you like it. The new site is just but one piece of a larger transformation project that has been running through the core of the business for 18 months now. Why change? Well,...
Reinventing PracticeWeb
Mike Crook is our Chief Digital Officer and in the past year has taken the lead on an overhaul of PracticeWeb's proposition, positioning, products and services. PracticeWeb's editor, Ray, sat down with Mike to find out how he went about getting from a blank project...
The secret science of writing headlines
We see plenty of headlines each day. From reading Metro on the bus to work to trawling through a BBC app, we all scan headlines searching for content that's relevant to us. At their best, they grab your attention and lead you into reading the article. At their worst,...
Budget 2018 is coming, what can you expect?
Budget 2018 is just around the corner after Chancellor Philip Hammond gave less than a month’s notice that the UK’s main fiscal statement will be just two days before Halloween. Exactly five months before the UK is scheduled to leave the EU, the Chancellor may reveal...
Writing an engaging blog post: 4 tips
Blog readers have different expectations of web content than they would with a novel or an essay. Instead of large blocks of text, they're likely to expect small chunks of content that can be skim-read for the information they want. You should also consider breaking...
Interview with Business Owner: Euan Pringle
Earlier this year we took some time to speak to business owners about what they want from their accountants and the challenges they face. Now we want to share with you the insights that emerged from those conversations. First, here’s what we learned from talking to...
Listicles: the format everyone hates to love
Ask most writers what they think of listicles and the chances are they'll groan: “Ugh! Shallow, patronising clickbait, lacking in nutritional value - no thank you very much.” But readers love them, and they have great potential as a way of making writing about tax and...
Google Core update: Reputation of the content creator
There has been a lot of buzz in the search marketing world of late, after Google recently published an update to a very important document - the search quality raters guidelines. What are search quality raters guidelines? Google's sizeable team of search quality...
Writing an About Us page
Imagine you're visiting a website for the first time. Maybe it's one that your friend recommended, or you found it through a quick Google search. Either way, you want to get a feel for the company before you start looking into the services they offer. Where would you...
The complete guide to websites for accountants
Updated edition for 2022 and beyond
Everything you need to know to get the right website to help your accountancy firm meet its business and marketing goals, achieve maximum return on investment, and stand out in the accountancy marketplace.