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Search rankings with Google Spreadsheets

Posted by: Tara Stockford, Posted on: 12 April 2013 - Categories: Data

As one of the product analysts for GOV.UK, search is my main focus. Recently I built a handy tool to get an overview of Google search results, to help us review and optimise our content. I thought it was worth …

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SEO performance on launch: comparing GOV.UK with Directgov

Posted by: Lana Gibson, Posted on: 22 November 2012 - Categories: GDS team, GOV.UK

The search engine optimisation landscape is changing. As I have blogged previously, we are doing our best to make sure we use the same search terms as our users to make content easier to find. Now that Directgov and Business Link are …

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