Google SearchWiki – personalise your own search results

An all new feature of the Google Search Results for those users logged into their Google Gmail account. This feature allows you to dictate internally within your account how the results for particular key phrases are displayed. In other words you can effectively create your own personalised “top 10″ search results for keywords and phrases you search for regularly.

This wont affect rankings (yet) but I can see it having an effect once this gains momentum and popularity with users and may act as some kind of “vote” helping websites rank higher when more users have them personalised at the number one position within their own accounts, however I´m simply speculating about this at the moment!

For more detailed information about this check out the Official Google Blog here:

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/searchwiki-make-search-your-own.html

Official Google SEO handbook.

Google release an official guideline on how to do SEO.

It was with a little trepidation I downloaded this PDF and began to read as I wasn’t sure what surprises where in store for me. 20 minutes later and with a sigh of relief, I’m happy to say, I have been completely spot on in the advice I give and follow myself in regards the creation, development and discipline according to Google for good SEO practices.

I will be following on with this handbook to my clients as its simple, straight forward and to the point with little technical jargon so making it a valuable document to pass to clients and potential clients alike. The most important point being that its straight from the horses mouth and no one will be able to argue with that!

Heres the official post from Google Webmaster Central Blog and the PDf of the Official Google SEO handbook is right here.

WordPress themes for free

WordPress themes are great, especially when they are free.  Part of the initial excitement and fun of setting up a new blog with wordpress is the choice of that ideal theme to apply to your blog and reflect the personality of your chosen subject matter whether its funny, personal, corporate, executive, social or 1 million other styles and designs.

With that in mind I have sourced a small selection of resources containing WordPress Themes for Free:

WordPress Theme Central

Revolution Two

Smashing Magazine 2007

Smashing Magazine 2008

Massive Press

If you cant find a theme in this list then you are in trouble!