Basics of Technical SEO Technical SEO can sound really intimidating. But don’t worry, because it doesn’t have to be scary at all! Technical SEO simply refers to “things” that are related to code, settings, and servers. It includes things you can see and things you can’t see. Today I'm going to primarily focus on those items you can discover and fix, which means you can "see" them online. What I like about technical SEO is it focuses on discovering issues and fixing these problems. All ... Read More
Archives for August 2016
A Visit to the StudioPress.FM Podcast
I recently had the pleasure of recording a podcast episode of StudioPress.fm with Brian Gardner and Lauren Mancke. This is a brand new podcast series from the Copyblogger team and I was fortunate enough to be their first guest. I'm not sure how that happened, but I'll admit I jumped at the chance when asked. The podcast covered a wide range of topics ranging from website design and SEO to my struggles in running an agency. Here is a full list of topics we chatted about: My path to ... Read More
What Matters in Today’s SEO
Two weeks ago I wrote a blog post about SEO lies and misconceptions. As a follow up to that post, I recently visited WP Tavern's WordPress Weekly podcast and chatted with Jeff Chandler and Marcus Couch. We discuss a number of topics surrounding SEO including what’s changed in the past five years, the purpose of SEO plugins, common misconceptions about search engine optimization, and the amount of effort involved in obtaining real, long-term results. As Jeff stated, I was on fire and ... Read More
SEO Bootcamp is Coming!
I am super excited to announce open registration for SEO Bootcamp. This is an onsite, interactive training session that is taking place this winter. We're holding three days of intensive SEO training in a hands-on, collaborative setting. The Backstory on Hatching the Event I've been doing group training sessions since 1995. Back then it was operational training for businesses my company had recently acquired. I had to mix in how-to instructions with empathy for employees who were in massive ... Read More
Join Me for WordCamp Ann Arbor and a Special WordCamp WarmUp
WordCamp Ann Arbor is coming this fall and tickets are now on sale. This year I'll be speaking and I'll also be leading a special event prior to camp called WordCamp WarmUp. WordCamp Ann Arbor The main event is taking place October 14th and 15th. I'll be presenting a session called WordPress, SEO, and You on Saturday at 10:15am. If you are in the area, I'd love for you to join me. But I'm not alone. There are so many really great speakers this year. And I'm fortunate enough to call many of ... Read More
Digging Into Beaver Builder Free vs Pro Options
Last fall I attended a small WordPress conference called CaboPress. While there I met a gentlemen named Robby. I did not know Robby prior to Cabo and honestly I don't even know if I had known of him. I had briefly heard of his product Beaver Builder but I didn't know the man behind the plugin. Since I liked Robby immediately upon meeting him, I made a mental note to try out Beaver Builder upon my arrival back to the states. I hate to admit this, but I never did. Life caught me up and ... Read More
Getting Rid of SEO Lies and Other BS You’ve Heard
On my way home tonight my Twitter notifications started to chime. Apparently there was some chatter about SEO being similar to “nasty oil salesman, slimy tactics” and I was being brought into the conversation. For the last year I have been a very loud advocate for SEO within the WordPress community and I've really tried my best to remove the remove SEO lies and other BS discussions from SEO conversations, blog posts, and webinars. Today's Chatter on SEO Lies and BS Here is how the Twitter ... Read More
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