Solent Media Marketing

Solent Media Marketing Helping Local Businesses get Noticed Online.
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Social Media Marketing
Facebook & Instagram Ads
Websites, Local SEO & Google Business Profile
AI Website Optimisation

Want more AI recommendations? 👌🏆 Forget the shortcuts. AI systems don't trust what you say about yourself. They trust:✓ ...
17/06/2026

Want more AI recommendations? 👌🏆 Forget the shortcuts. AI systems don't trust what you say about yourself. They trust:
✓ Consensus across the web
✓ Entity matching
✓ Relevant attributes
✓ Trust evidence, not trust signals
schema.org = proven
sitemap.xml = essential
llm.txt = experimental Don't let anyone sell you shortcuts. 👎

Everyone wants SEO secrets. Most websites don't need secrets. They need structure. They need clarity. They need evidence...
11/06/2026

Everyone wants SEO secrets. Most websites don't need secrets. They need structure. They need clarity. They need evidence. Google is trying to understand three simple things: What does your business do? Where does your business operate? Why should people trust you?
The easier you make those answers, the easier it becomes for Google to understand when your business should appear in search results.
That's why I spend far more time on website structure, service pages, local relevance, internal linking and trust signals than chasing the latest SEO hack.
THE FUNDAMENTALS STILL MATTER.
What do you think is the most misunderstood part of SEO?

Businesses spend hundreds or even thousands of pounds on backlinks. Then never actually check what they bought. Follow o...
07/06/2026

Businesses spend hundreds or even thousands of pounds on backlinks. Then never actually check what they bought. Follow or nofollow? Direct link or redirect?
Indexed or not indexed? Most SEO tools make assumptions. This guide shows you how to inspect a backlink yourself and verify exactly what you're getting.
No guesswork. No SEO myths. Just evidence. Read the full guide here:
https://solent-marketing.uk/how-to-check-backlink-is-follow-or-nofollow/

SO NO ONE TOLD YOU, Spending Thousands on a Website and Missing Something Very Important. Google Business Profile. Don't...
04/06/2026

SO NO ONE TOLD YOU, Spending Thousands on a Website and Missing Something Very Important. Google Business Profile. Don't get me wrong. Website matters.
But if your Google Business Profile isn't properly optimised, your potential customers may never reach your website in the first place. For MANY LOCAL BUSINESSES, improving Visibility comes before improving Conversions. Because before someone can become a customer... THEY NEED TO FIND YOU.

What's more important for a local business in 2026 - A better website or a better Google Business Profile?

WE are ALL GUILTY OF COMMITTING THE SAME CRIME .We spend months worrying about what marketing might look like in 5 years...
03/06/2026

WE are ALL GUILTY OF COMMITTING THE SAME CRIME .
We spend months worrying about what marketing might look like in 5 years while missing the opportunities right in front of us today.
For MOST BUSINESSES the biggest improvements over the next 12 months won't come from secret tricks.
They will come from:
Keeping your Google Business Profile up to date
Collecting reviews consistently
Making it easy for customers to find you
Showing what you do with real photos and content
Staying visible in your local area
EVERY BUSINESSES that focus on these basics will be the one that get found first.
What DO YOU THINK makes THE BIGGEST difference when customers search for a local business?

Started a bank holiday Mac clean-up. Nearly deleted civilisation. 😂 If your Mac is painfully slow, storage is mysterious...
25/05/2026

Started a bank holiday Mac clean-up. Nearly deleted civilisation. 😂 If your Mac is painfully slow, storage is mysteriously full or you’ve got random files you’re scared to touch... I put together a practical guide on what you can safely delete and what you absolutely shouldn’t .

https://solent-marketing.uk/what-files-can-i-delete-on-mac/

AI coding mistake 😆 Asking Codex what prompt it wants and ending up in prompt recursion 😂 Better approach? Just tell it:...
20/05/2026

AI coding mistake 😆 Asking Codex what prompt it wants and ending up in prompt recursion 😂 Better approach? Just tell it: what’s broken, what should happen, what must stay untouched. Clear instructions ALWAYS better outputs .Who’s done this then? 😄👇

A lot of people assume raw HTML automatically means “better performance”. Not always. Elementor blocks already handle a ...
17/05/2026

A lot of people assume raw HTML automatically means “better performance”. Not always. Elementor blocks already handle a huge amount of mobile responsiveness for you behind the scenes. Raw HTML gives more control, but DON'T FORGET, it usually needs properly coded responsive CSS to avoid breaking layouts across devices.
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