You may have noticed that I've been blogging a ton lately, actually I've been publishing a post every single day Monday through Friday for a bit over three weeks now. For starters this hasn't been an easy task but I'm getting more in the flow with every new post I publish. It's been a lot of fun but moving the needle is equally important. I have ... Read More →
If you've ever been neg SEO'd then you know how infuriating of a feeling it can be. Depending on your portfolio of sites, many have felt the wrath of this chicken shit tactic of building spam links to your competitors. Most find out that they've been scared for nothing as rankings typically remain unchanged from the attack. In the past I ... Read More →
There are tons of great uses for having a custom post type in WordPress. One of my favorites is having sitewide control over the title and meta for that specific post type in Yoast. I mentioned this before but since it's so incredibly handy I think it deserved some more attention. To get started I've used this plugin before and had good ... Read More →
I love Scrapebox, it's one of my absolute favorite SEO tools over the years. Recently it has been updated to version 2.0. Well I'm one of those resistant to change people , I spent 5+ years using the same interface so you can imagine I wasn't pumped about trying a new one. I'll get there eventually, but in the mean time let's go over some of my ... Read More →
If you're a hardcore SEO then you've likely taken a look at the payday loans search results over the days. It can be very revealing to see what the spammers are doing to rank in payday, especially shortly after an algorithm update. As regulations have changed in the US in recent years, myself and many others gave up on the US market and tried our ... Read More →
All the bullshit aside, why did you get into SEO in the first place? More importantly, why are you still grinding at it? I think it's safe to assume that it was for financial reasons and that you’re not reading this post because you want to spread peace and love across the internet. It’s ok, you don’t have to admit it, that's what you’ve got me ... Read More →
What’s the biggest site you’ve ever built? 50 pages? 100? Throughout most of my career I never built anything too massive, until a recent project which tested my skills causing me to venture into some new territory. After learning some new shit and having a bit of success I wanted to share the nitty gritty with all of you. Before we get ... Read More →
Efficient scraping of Google is arguably one of the best skills an SEO can have. Not just scraping any old bullshit though, being able to effectively drill down and find every last bit of whatever it is that you’re looking for. I’m going to work through an example and scratch the surface to show how hard you can go. Let’s say I’m trying to find ... Read More →