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I used this site to find out what speeds were available in my area, and what deals were going. Depends if speed is an issue.

Broadband Speed Checker - Compare Broadband Deals

Went against my instinct and went with BT as I saw a big "We have Fibre" sticker on the local exchange

lol cynic

So if you want a bacon sarnie from the buffet car on the way to work, then you really have had it

Yep, the Country's back to normal...

Some rail fares in England will rise by 6.2% in January - about double the rate of inflation - although other price rises may be higher.

The Retail Prices Index (RPI) measure of inflation in July - which stood at 3.2% - is used to calculate the rises.
BBC News - Rail fares will rise by 6.2% in January

Yup I'd be wary of a 3rd party tool, think I'll sit patiently and wait for Google God

I must admit, I've never really taken much notice of Google Images, and I let this image update pass me by, but the facelift of Google Images is actually pretty impressive.

Instead of trying to explain it, it's easier to watch this very short Google Promo:
Search by Image - YouTube

So I tried it out and just literally dragged the logo off our site into the Google image search box

And low and behold lots of related images. You can also upload photos and see the same effect.

So from a business point of view, it's always been advisable to give your images sensible names, but now even more so.

Don't call it logo.jpg like most of us, but call it your <business name>logo.jpg

Or have any interesting images or graphics on your site, then think how you name them.

So does anyone make the most of their images? Do you see any decent traffic from them or have any marketing tips to share?

Huzzah!!! About time too!

Now just need a date for when they decide to roll out to us lessor mortals now Coke and Beckam have theirs

Hi Nashir, not quite sure I understand the question?

It's quite interesting running Biz Directories, because we are a good hunting ground for the lazy SEO'ers. We've had to roll out automated block lists because of the volume of rubbish.

But recently, we've actually started contacting a few businesses on our site, where they are obviously all above board, but then get hammered with 10 or 15 positive reviews in pigeon English, blatant and obvious self promo or someone tries to relist the same business umpteen times with different keyword combinations.

9 times out of 10, it's a mickey mouse SEO company that's done it, and when you speak to the actual business owner, they are genuinely mortified, angry and embarrassed as they are paying out a lot of money in good faith to these SEO muppets.

Trouble is, this rubbish is replicated across hordes of directories with countless duplicate cheesy reviews, which Mr G is now going to start penalising So the poor innocent biz owner is out of pocket, and then gets whacked by Google

Lazy SEO at its worse and the sooner it dies out, the better for everyone.

Sounds like a good idea.

Only flaw in the plan for me is I'm a rubbish blogger and useless at updating my own blog, let alone writing blogs for other sites!

But I know there are a few on here who are into their blogging. Is anyone up for some guest blogging, or know of any opportunities?