Different Aspects
of website performance

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Annie Veale Freelance - SEM SEO
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Tools and Advice to improve website performance

This page provides a number of resources allowing you to learn more about the analysis involved in firstly, determining the standard of your website from the perspective of page speed and performance as well as user engagement performance and SERPs performance.

Carefully selected articles here provide comprehensive access to articles written to help point you in the right direction – whether you have a brand new web launch or are looking at what can be improved for a site of age, there are always improvements you can make to improve the visibility and engagement of your web pages.

Content audits and strategies are essentially what is needed to get ahead at the moment and simply churning out what everyone else is doing is not good enough! You may also be interested in getting a full site audit or understanding a bit more about how I approach the ongoing SEO reporting and analysis, you are welcome to get in touch if you have a specific query or issue to resolve.

If you are looking for specific information on SEO you will find a number of topic relevant articles here, and additional information on UK SEO packages and deliverables.

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SEO Aggressive and AI Ready – A wise move for Q1 2026

Indecision, busy schedules and yes, more technical debt is causing discord for companies large and small – to identify where to increase your SEO efforts and accurately assess the channel as an opportunity for growth – you need technical expertise. You need knowledge and Ai Ready essentials even to be visible.

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The Case for Modular Entity based design

Laser-focused article on addressing high-cost failures (GA4, server-side tracking, code dependencies and out-dated content deliveries). Explaining the strategic gains of modular architecture and emerging tech.

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Operational Liability

Deep dive into Operational Liability from two critical perspectives—The Wallet (Leadership) and The Execution (Code, Data, & Content)—to help you escape the low-quality vendor cycle and reclaim your strategic focus.

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alexa voice search optimisation

Boosting your local presence via voice search is a smart move.

Smart, because it is often the first and also the final action during the sales cycle. Smart because there is data to suggest as many as 52% of adults use smart speakers at home.

Smart, because despite the advanced evolution of voice search, very few businesses are yet to adopt it within their marketing.

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What exactly is GTM your agency should have GTM specialists

If you haven’t looked at server-side tracking, Tag Gateway, or consent-led analytics yet — here’s why agencies should pay attention.

GTM (client-side) = controls scripts on the browser

Google Tag Gateway (server-side) = routes data BEFORE it reaches GA4/Ads, giving you privacy, speed, and governance

Cookie Consent = decides what data is allowed to flow

Cloudflare = protects the stack and keeps the site fast

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Protect your site and content from web scraping

Stop leaving your work exposed. Protect your writing, engage your readers, and turn every page into a high-performance content asset. It is more than possible to implement technical measures to protect your work and maintain copyright – You can also simultaneously publish assets while maintaining control of your intellectual property.

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SEO adds tech to an already tricky mix of identity, research, insight, creativity, trends, timing and memorability. The essentials of Marketing.

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