DuckDuckGo celebrates a milestone as it reaches 100 million searches in a single day. DuckDuckGo’s public traffic data indicates the record was hit this past Monday, January 11. Including Monday’s milestone number, DuckDuckGo is on track to hit around 90 million daily average searches for the month of January. For comparison, DuckDuckGo averaged around 52 Read more
Someone asked a great question in a recent Google SEO office-hours about preventing Google from showing published dates in the search result. Mueller recommended what to do in that situation where a date published should be prevented from showing in the search engine results pages (SERPs). Static Pages and Publication Dates Normally Google doesn’t show Read more
Google’s John Mueller answered a tweet about the URL Removal Tool and why it wasn’t working how it was expected to. The question was in the context of a site that was hacked and generated Japanese spam pages. Google Search Results Show Hacked Pages One of the most frustrating things to happen to a site Read more
When it’s time to find a healthcare practitioner, many patients turn to Google to find their closest and best option. Your website appearing on top of the list means patients are more likely to click through and schedule an appointment. If your practice isn’t at the top of the search results, someone else is. Your Read more
Confusing, Long, or Unbalanced Reports Whether it’s a fully automated 70 pages report containing every single SEO action the agency’s done or a document with inconsistent branding and copy-pasted data from various tools – it’s not an actionable document that a client can easily read and understand. You need to have the end goal in Read more
A survey of nearly 500 SEO specialists reveals that less than half feel secure in their positions, citing algorithm changes as a source of worry. Roughly 80% of SEOs are concerned algorithm changes will negatively impact their career. Nearly 3 in 4 are concerned that algorithm changes will have negative implications for the industry overall. Read more
Someone asked me if calling out a “hacker” makes you a snitch? I smiled and told them, being a snitch is decent. People who don’t like snitches are doing things they are ashamed of and know it. In IT we need to be snitches a lot more and loudly. Its pretty fun being your own Read more
Cloud Computing: Digital Ocean vs Google Cloud vs AWS November 7, 2019 Visit Cloud Computing: Digital Ocean vs Google Cloud vs AWS for the whole story This may seem off topic but its on topic, technical SEO is imperative … you’re not going to rank number one on Google using Shopify or Wix. It just isnt Read more
Longevity isn’t long for freelancers who work fast and know what they are doing. Conversely if clients are likely to remove you once they are doing well, what value does pay for performance bring? This is the first entry of a series on being a freelancer. It seems like, and I agree it makes little Read more
I left Louisville in 2010 and moved to Chicago, it was the best thing I could have done and I often tell anyone you have to move away from your hometown at least once. It builds confidence, challenges you’re assertions and in my case really helped focus my career. I returned to Louisville in 2016 Read more