Patrick Coombe

If Google+ shuts down, this is what will go down

There is no denying it, there has been a lot of talk lately about Google+ shutting down. I refuse to speculate on if this will happen or not, because that is a horse that has been beaten to death. Google's done this a few times in the past with social networks, just shut em down. to name a few: [...]

By |2015-09-30T10:27:01+00:00September 30, 2015|Blog, Social Media|Comments Off on If Google+ shuts down, this is what will go down

How to view website HTML/CSS source code on Android

This is one of those things that has always bothered me, but I never got around to doing and that is being able to view the source code of a website on Android. For the most part I don't do any actual coding on my phone, but there are many circumstances where I have to view the source code [...]

By |2015-09-11T23:29:06+00:00September 11, 2015|Blog, How Tos, SEO|Comments Off on How to view website HTML/CSS source code on Android

Journalist Outs Website for Backlinks, Then Links to Them Anyway!

I've been amused with this story all day long since Cyrus Shepard tweeted it. Mark Hill, a journalist for Cracked.com was recently propositioned by a website called "Wingman Magazine." If you are interested, I also went on a bit of a tangent about this story on Periscope (video) so check that out. How it all went down The online [...]

By |2015-09-06T17:32:04+00:00September 6, 2015|Blog, Consulting, Rants, SEO|Comments Off on Journalist Outs Website for Backlinks, Then Links to Them Anyway!

The 5 phases of SEO Consulting

Brand new, clueless and broke At one point or another, most people start out here. You are new to the industry, really have no idea what you are doing and are strapped for cash. With all that in mind: you still have a passion for learning and believe in your heart that you can help people with their website [...]

By |2015-09-03T16:50:19+00:00September 3, 2015|Blog, Consulting, Entrepreneurship, SEO|Comments Off on The 5 phases of SEO Consulting

WordPress: Use Code Instead of Plugins, and 5 Examples

Plugins are complicated, expensive, and most of all taxing on your website speed. They add lots of unnecessary extra CSS and JavaScript to your website and can even cause issues if not updated. There are quite a few plugins that I personally use out of sheer convenience, however I will always try to use a custom solution before I [...]

By |2015-09-01T13:31:12+00:00September 1, 2015|Blog, How Tos, SEO, WordPress|Comments Off on WordPress: Use Code Instead of Plugins, and 5 Examples

How to (Maybe) Get Your Tweets Indexed in Google

By now I’m sure that you’ve heard the news: Google is indexing and displaying Tweets in Google. A few months back they began displaying them in mobile results, and now they are displaying them in desktop as well. Begin by typing this special code into Google: site:yoursite.com enable=tweets Haha! Just kidding :) It's gonna be a little harder than [...]

By |2015-08-23T19:23:43+00:00August 23, 2015|Blog, How Tos, SEO, Social Media|Comments Off on How to (Maybe) Get Your Tweets Indexed in Google

I agree Rand, Modern SEO requires a ton of technical experience

When I sat down last week with my sweet vanilla latte to read my morning dose of SEO, it wasn't Rand's video that perturbed me but the link within his transcription which basically said "modern SEO requires almost no technical experience." Rand gave an awesome rundown on this weeks whiteboard Friday but as a full-time SEO consultant myself I [...]

By |2015-08-14T14:27:31+00:00August 14, 2015|Blog, Rants, SEO|Comments Off on I agree Rand, Modern SEO requires a ton of technical experience

FYI: Google Images Showing PDF’s in Search Results

I was recently made aware of this interesting change in the SERPs, and had to find an example for myself. Apparently Google is displaying images from within PDFs and displaying them as a JPEG. In one case I found, they converted the entire PDF into a JPEG. To illustrate, I did a search for a term that I knew [...]

By |2015-08-11T16:47:12+00:00August 11, 2015|Blog, SEO|Comments Off on FYI: Google Images Showing PDF’s in Search Results

(Audio) SEO Robocall Sales Calls

Update September 2015 - Well apparently Google is now going after some of these companies. I'm not gonna say "I told you so" but I really did tell you so. I like to keep my eye on the competition, but I also like to keep my eye on the darker side of the SEO sales world. These calls are [...]

By |2015-08-06T16:27:43+00:00August 6, 2015|Blog, Rants, SEO|Comments Off on (Audio) SEO Robocall Sales Calls

(Download PNG) New Google Logo PNG

Try as I may, I just searched for 2 minutes and could not find the new version of the Google logo in PNG format. So here it is, hopefully it will be a little easier for people to find and Google Image bot will index this: Download the PNG here What font does the Google logo use? [...]

By |2015-08-01T15:49:07+00:00August 1, 2015|Blog|Comments Off on (Download PNG) New Google Logo PNG
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