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  • The Best Free SEO / Usability / Site Speed Analysis Tools



    The Best Free SEO Site Analysis Tools



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  • Freelance Internet Marketing & PPC Advertising Consultant Various local, national and international clients have selected me to assist and / or train them in SEO / PPC related matters including e-business and communications / marketing consultancies Bite CP, Wise Tiger, Hatton Marketing, Voodoo Ltd, Budcus, Hot Cow, Air CM among others. I have worked on their clients including Yamaha Music, Heals, Horwath Clark Whitehill, Everyone Active etc) and HR consultancy Cubiks among others.
    > 2 years on Chimp
  • Afghanistan's First Oil and Gas Licensing Round



    It's amazing the things you learn doing this job - a look at Google News shows this seems to have evaded the mainstream media thus far...

    By Martin Clark from oilbarrel.com (requires free registration) - July 28, 2009

    If evidence were ever needed as to the resilience of oil companies and their willingness to do business in some of world’s most hostile environments then surely it would be worth drawing on the story of Afghanistan.

    The war-torn country is currently in the middle of its first licensing round but has reported brisk interest from international oil companies, both large and small.

    The government in Kabul launched its bid round back in March in the hope of stimulating investment in an industry that might one day help the country back on its feet.

    A few eyebrows were raised at the time but not among the industry itself, which will always embrace the opening of a new oil frontier and the chance to probe its potential.

    And potential there is. Afghanistan already produces about 200 million cubic metres of gas per year, against up to 5 billion cubic metres during the Soviet era.

    One of the differentiating points of the oil business, of course, is its ability to operate in such areas, supremely agile and efficient logistically, and very much adept in managing risk in all its various guises.

    A bad memory for former Soviet troops and now a war zone to other foreign armies there are those that view Afghanistan with a fresh sense of opportunity.

    Remarkably, despite the flood of bad news coming out of the southern Helmand province in recent times, the bid round has gone well since its launch, with Kabul on track to sign contracts with foreign partners by December.

    So far, all key dates along the way have been met and most encouragingly, there has been considerable industry interest.

    Among the better-known operators pre-qualified to bid for blocks are: Total Exploration & Production, Addax Petroleum – now a target for China’s Sinopec – and another Chinese player, Sinochem Petroleum Exploration & Production.

    A further five less well-known names are also pre-qualified: Nations Petroleum, Oil & Gas Development Company Limited, Orient Petroleum International Inc., Redwood Petroleum Co. Ltd, and Turkiye Petrolleri A.O. Genel Mudurlugu (TPAO).

    Final bid documents are due to go out in early August, to be returned by mid-September, with an announcement of the bidding results expected to follow in October.

    There are three blocks on offer – Jangalikalan, Juma-Bashikurd and Kashkari – all located in the country’s comparatively safer northern regions and close to the border with gas-rich Turkmenistan.

    Significantly, all of the blocks have some proven hydrocarbons potential, and some even have a modest history of production.

    The Afghan Ministry of Mines, which is leading the round, is naturally talking up prospects, suggesting that substantial oil and gas deposits are on offer.

    A Ministry statement said the Juma-Bashikurd block holds natural gas reserves estimated at 33 billion cubic metres (bcm), while the Jangalikalan block holds gas reserves of 19 bcm.

    The oil attraction is the Kashkari block with 64 million barrels, which holds the Kaskhari, Angoat, and Aqdarya oilfields, as well as some gas potential.

    The Ministry of Mines said it is “quite optimistic the potential figure will be much bigger” citing possible reserves at Kashkari of 144 million barrels.

    Angoat is the only field that has been in sustained production, delivering small amounts of oil mainly for local heating purposes.

    In the late 1990s, the Kashkari field was also reported to be producing – at levels reaching up to 13,000 barrels per day – though only for a short time.

    The Mines Ministry said the oil and gas deposits are all in Cretaceous and Jurassic formations, which were discovered in the 1970s under a Soviet-led exploration campaign.

    Indeed, this remains very much frontier territory where little modern-day exploration activity has been allowed to take place. Despite neighbouring Turkmenistan’s proven hydrocarbons potential, Afghanistan is still well off limits for most energy companies.

    Mines Minister Mohammad Ibrahim Adel said recently that a US Geological Survey (USGS) report supported its figures for the three blocks and showed that Afghanistan might even hold far greater riches than previously thought.

    Adel – who has led international road shows to London, Dubai, Singapore and Houston – said northern Afghanistan could hold 600-700 bcm of gas and 25 million tonnes of oil across four basins, based on the USGS data.

    During the bid promotional tour, Adel also met representatives of Shell, BP, Petronas, ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips, although these giants subsequently declined the offer to participate.
  • GetSurrey.co.uk Business blog

    I've started scribbling for the Surrey Advertiser business blog http://bit.ly/let5u. I'll be offering free tips and tricks on how to promote your business or hobby on this blog, as well as reflections on starting a business during uncertain times for the economy.
  • Free Weekly SEO / Internet Marketing Tips and Tricks Newsletter



    For a free weekly newsletter full of SEO / Internet Marketing Tips and Tricks to enable you to make the most of online opportunities, including how to create a website quickly and easily at zero cost, all you need to do is send an email to
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  • Free Internet Marketing / SEO Advice on BBC Surrey Radio (Sussex, Brighton, Hampshire, Guildford, London UK areas)



    I will be appearing on the BBC Surrey Radio (based in Guildford) Breakfast Show at 9AM on the 2nd of April to give some free SEO (search engine optimisation) / internet marketing advice for local businesses and also be "Prime Minister for the Day"!?

    Listen Online: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/bbc_southern_counties_radio/

    BBC Surrey Radio covers the Surrey, Sussex, Brighton, Hampshire, Guildford, and London UK areas.
  • SEO Internship / Internet Marketing Surrey, London, Hampshire and Sussex UK



    SEO / Internet Marketing Internship Surrey / London / Hampshire / Sussex UK

    Freelance Internet Marketing Consultant and Certified Google Adwords Professional currently working for various national and international clients including e-business and communications consultancies bitecp.com, wisetiger.co.uk, HR consultancy cubiks.com (advising on international pay per click advertising) offers SEO Internships for Surrey / London and UK .

    He has also recently taught as a guest lecturer on the BA Communications course at the American International University in London.

    This internship is home-based. The minimum commitment that is required is 5 days work (time scale flexible). Learning resources and phone-based training are provided (if you are local to me I will endeavour to meet up if possible). This position is unpaid but I will use my discretion to reward good work! : )

    Please contact Chris Byrne for more information via cwjbyrne (a) aol.com or 07913 370177.
  • Free Website Review



    Business Link South East are offering businesses in the South East of England free website reviews to evaluate the general design, ease of use and functionality of your site. Contact innovation@businesslinksoutheast.co.uk with your name, postal address and URL.

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