SA Blog awards have some flaws in their nomination process that need to be addressed if they ever wish to hold any credibility in future years. Many blogs are ending up as finalists in the wrong category and the nomination phase needs to be more than just a “tell a friend and win” exercise.

Bing South Africa no longer exists. Why? Seems Microsoft thinks South African searchers are not as important as other international searchers. Bing is sure to lose South African market share at a rapid rate if they don’t start to re-think their approach for South Africa. No more Bing.co.za , no more local search on Bing. What is Microsoft thinking?

Have you dropped off the Google index and not sure why? You may want to check your page in Google webmaster tools to see if you have been hacked. If you are not sure, Google has some easy solutions to identify the problem.

SEO in South Africa seems to be focused on only one city… Cape Town. There are many highly experienced SEO gurus all over South Africa who should be given the chance to spread their knowledge and skills even if they do not live in the mother city. Lets get some SEM expo’s to Johannesburg or Durban and raise awareness.