What is the name of your Blog?Gocompare Blog
What is your name?
Ryan Michaels
Where are you from? (include country, state and/or city)
UK
What is your current age or age range?
30-40
Please describe your blog
Covering the recent Google penalty suffered by price comparison website gocompare.com as a result of using black hat SEO methods.
Describe the main purpose of your blogging, what are you trying to accomplish?
Explain why Google inflicts penalties on sites that break its guidelines and warn people of the consequences of using such tactics
What blogging platform do you do and why?
Blogger because it is free, quick and easy
What do you blog the most about?
SEO
What kind of blogs make you angry?
Those that exist merely to peddle adsense rather than contribute meaningful information
Give five of your best blogging tips.
Be passionate about what you write Spell check Don't follow the crowd Be prepared to court controversy Be truthful
What are some things you would NEVER blog about?
Making money through blogging
Did you start blogging for the purpose of making money and if so, are you making enough money?
No I didn't but yes I am
How long have you been blogging?
2 years
About how many hours per day do you spend blogging?
1-2
Do you track RSS feeds and if so, how many do you usually track daily?
Yes, about 20 feeds
Do you use Digg, and why or why not?
No, too much spam
Do you use Stumbleupon, and why or why not?
No, too much spam
What promotional techniques work best for you and why?
Word of mouth networking
If you could post a blog on any blog in the world, which one would it be and why?
Matt Cutts because thousands of people would see it
What mistakes have you made that you could warn others about?
Failing to spell check - looking like an amateur is blogging suicide
What is the url of your blog?
Gocompare Blog
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