Alastair commented on the following stories on BizSugar
Look At Causes Not Symptoms To Solve Marketing Problems
"This is a very important lesson. Throwing money at a problem by advertising more or cutting prices are often easy knee-jerk reactions to a fall in sales but taking time to find the real cause of the problem is a much better approach. Of course, it is often easier said than done."Industry Specific SEO Consultants Not Needed
"Industry specific experience is a question I have been asked in the past and have never seen the relevance. I can think of very limited situations in which it would be useful. There may be a particular competitive environment in a niche or you may have linking opportunities that you are already aware of I suppose. For the most part I see the relationship as a client understanding their business and market and the SEO understanding SEO. Working together, you get a well thought out strategy. Interestingly, if I was already working in somebody's industry, I probably wouldn't take them on because of conflicts of interest. I wonder how industry specific SEOs deall with this?"Subscribe
Ditch Digg? - Can Niche Social Bookmarking Sites Drive Traffic to Your Blog?
"I don't know how I ended up putting this one in Finance it should be in Social Media. Oops!"