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Duplicate Meta Descriptions: How harmful are they?

In our latest post, the Head of SEO for Castle, Rachel Walton explains everything you need to know about duplicate meta descriptions and whether they have an impact on your website’s SEO. Meta descriptions are a crucial component of the optimisation of your website. Often it is the…

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How long does SEO take to work?

In this post, the Head of SEO, Rachel Walton addresses the urgent question of “how long does SEO take to work” along with providing valuable insights for SEO beginners. SEO is a fantastic tool that is free to use and can provide you with a wealth of organic revenue…

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How to track SEO

In this post, Castle’s Head of SEO Rachel Walton discusses how to track SEO. Looking at the various metrics you’ll want to keep an eye on and what they do – and don’t! – mean for your business. SEO stands for search engine optimisation and it…

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What are the different SERP features?

A SERP is a page that Google presents to you. In this post, our head of SEO talks you through the many different SERP features.

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What is bounce rate and what does it mean for SEO?

SEO is one of the fundamental digital marketing strategies that all businesses can benefit from. However, it comes with a lot of technical terminologies that may be hard for those new to the topic to follow. Castle’s Head of SEO Rachel Walton explores one of the most important but most commonly misunderstood concepts in website optimisation: bounce rate.

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SEO Keywords – which keywords should you target and why?

Keyword research is the bread and butter of any SEO agency. Understanding the many factors that determine what keywords to target are a huge part of any SEO strategy and it’s arguably the biggest factor affecting how much money you can generate from organic search. If you’re blindly aiming for…

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Advantages and disadvantages of Facebook marketing

Facebook marketing is key to extending the online reach of your company. During this blog, we are going to reveal how it works, how to get started, and the advantages and disadvantages of Facebook marketing compared to other techniques. In the competitive social media marketing landscape, Facebook marketing offers an…

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5 ways to audit SEO on your eCommerce website

Optimising your eCommerce SEO audit can be challenging. And is one of the most difficult tasks when it comes to SEO. Especially if you’re dealing with large multilingual online stores. Smaller retailers can also face these challenges, even if they are operating and selling their products in a single country.

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The importance of SEO

Search engine optimisation is a vital digital marketing tool. Used to make your website more visible on search engines such as Google to increase traffic. And create more opportunities to convert prospects into customers. SEO importance is not only useful for bringing more people to your website but by perfecting…

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How to take advantage of GEO in 2026

GEO is quickly replacing SEO as the real driver of online visibility. Instead of chasing search rankings, brands now need to train AI systems to recognise their expertise, quote their answers, and surface their content across Google SGE, ChatGPT, and Perplexity. The brands that understand this shift early will dominate AI search in 2026, because GEO rewards clarity, consistency, and authority. This guide explains how to build a footprint that AI trusts and how to position your business so that generative engines choose you every time a user asks a question.

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Ecommerce is Changing Fast, and 2024 Proved It

A smart breakdown of the major ecommerce shifts seen in 2024, from changing customer behaviour and AI driven search to declining loyalty, faster checkouts, and the rise of values based shopping. This analysis explores what these trends mean for brands preparing for 2025 and how to stay competitive in an increasingly fragmented digital landscape.

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Why GEO Matters More Than SEO in 2026

GEO is the shift from ranking on Google to appearing in AI generated answers. Instead of competing for a place on a results page, brands now compete to be included in the single response people receive when they ask ChatGPT, Meta AI or Perplexity a question. If AI cannot understand who you are, which market you serve or why you are credible, you will be excluded. GEO fixes that by clarifying your identity, removing digital noise and training AI models to recognise your expertise. It is the difference between being discoverable and being invisible in 2026.

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