SVG basics with WordPress (inline SVG and embedding SVG images)
ย How to make WordPress play nice with SVG. This is the first post in a "thinking out loud" series that I am doing. You might encounter this post half way finished or barely even started. It is basically meant [...]
Fix: WordPress strips code when switching from visual editor
This problem has been persistent and a real pain in the neck for the last few years. I first ran across this example when implementing schema (itemprop, etc) within my code. I would be hacking away in WordPress HTML editor [...]
The most hilarious SEO’s on the Twitter
My list of who I think are the most funniest SEO's out there. In an industry known for being really dry at times, it is nice to follow some people that like to spice it up. Dr Pete definitely gets [...]
Grow your SEO agency: do stuff no one else wants to
Have you ever heard yourself saying the following: "It's just not worth it for me" "I charge $150 an hour, there is no way I'm doing that" "I don't work for free." Well stop it, just stop it right now! [...]
Big Websites that use WordPress
How many times have you heard "WordPress is only for small bloggers" or "you can't use WordPress for a business or enterprise site." Personally I've heard it one too many times. I scraped a number of lists including Alexa top [...]
How I signed my first SEO client ever
The year was 2008. I was in late 20's, had a bronze Florida tan, and tons of entrepreneurial energy. At this point I made somewhat of a living making websites and doing network admin stuff. One weekend I spent inside [...]
The lowdown, and problem with new gTLD’s (aka fancy domain names)
In 2013 ICANN announced that they would be expanding the current TLD system from about 20 or so domains (.com, .net, etc) to over 1400 domains. For an internet savvy fellow like myself, this opened up a world of new [...]
WordPress Security Scanning for Total Newbs
Network security has always been a hobby of mine. I've always been interested in vulnerability scanning, pen testing, hacking and the likes. Last year when our website got hacked I actually got a little excited because I got to figure [...]
Google considers these 10 SEO articles “in-depth,” do you?
Twas' browsing the SERPs recently and reflecting upon a post I ran back when in-depth articles first came out. It's been about a year and a half since then, and I wanted to do a brief check in on one [...]
Scrapebox Version 2: A look at what’s to come
Black, white, or grey - if you are an SEO you probably use Scrapebox as a tool for one purpose or another. It is at the top of every "SEO tools" list in the industry and is still talked about [...]
LinkedIn’s Permalinks are Down Right Ugly
As many of you know, I'm not a huge fan of LinkedIn. I mean, I don't despise them as I do Yelp or even the BBB, but I put LinkedIn into the category of "weird, confusing, and challenging." So today [...]
SEO life: I work with my wife everyday, here’s how
I'd like to start by saying I love my wife, and we are best friends and partners, truly. She is also one of the most talented and ambitious people I know. We truly enjoy, appreciate and compliment one another. We [...]