This is a post I wrote in 2020 that has proven to be true now in 2022. With the latest "helpful content" update from SEO combined with many people using generic AI to spin content, Information Gain has become a differentiator. Check out what I said back in 2020 and make sure you are adding [...]
I have seen a lot of ads in 2022 for services that talk about focusing only on the Google Business Profile (formerly known as GMB) for small business success. I wanted to chime in on how this can be misleading for a few reasons and to generally avoid these services and focus on what truly [...]
Google Ads can be very confusing for small business owners. They know that. That's why they call you all the time to try to tell you what to do and why they try to take over your decision-making with Smart Campaigns, etc. They are trying to make it a bit easier, but also trying to [...]
If you follow my blog and newsletters, you definitely have heard me warn against the dangers of letting Google run your Google Ads campaigns. Performance Max campaigns are another example of a "black box" type ad spend where Google takes your ad dollars and spends them in a way that you have less and less [...]
Sometimes in the world of SEO we get a little too black and white in a world with a lot of grays. Google themselves tells us that the number one ranking factor is user experience (UX), which probably includes hundreds of what we all consider individual ranking factors, which opens up to a lot of [...]
I recently had the amazing opportunity to see one of my bucket list waterfalls in the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon. Multnomah Falls is a large and picturesque waterfall that can actually be viewed pretty easily from just off the main highway that drives through the gorge. I was fortunate enough to pop in early [...]
I recently had the opportunity to visit the National Comedy Center in Jamestown, NY. As a huge fan of stand-up comedy, I was surprised to even learn that this place even existed, but it does not disappoint. You never know what you are getting yourself into driving 8 hours to an unknown museum in rural [...]
SEO can be complicated. There are literally hundreds, if not thousands of ranking factors. Every factor has a balance in terms of the search term and competition, so things can get a bit complicated. When I started in the SEO world over 15 years ago, there were some basic and consistent overall ranking factors. Then [...]
It has been a pretty wild couple of years for everyone, including the world of search. As the pandemic started to take over the way business operated in 2020, we saw more and more reliance on search and digital marketing to connect with our audiences. More and more people were forced to stay at home [...]
If you want to save some time and get right to the point, make sure you are writing quality, unique content that helps your users get what they are looking for. This concept comes up so often in my blog posts and talks with clients. It seems overly simplified, but if you are running a [...]
