Google Authorship: Why and How
On November 7th, 2013 I was invited to speak at SEMCLT about Google Authorship. My associate, Kelsey Lee, helped with the presentation.
Excel formula to get domain name from URL
While doing SEO professionally I am always dealing with long lists of URLs. The best way to manage this is with Excel. Sometimes I need to take a list of URLs and parse them just…
How Social Media is Changing SEO
I was invited to speak to Social Media Charlotte (SMCLT) Breakfast on January 24th, 2013 about how social media is changing SEO.
Google Above-the-Fold Algo Update #2
On November 1, 2012 I was invited to speak at SEMCLT about the second Google Above-the-fold algorithm update.
Basic .htaccess Template- Explained
Every site needs an .htaccess file. Still, with every website I build I always forget what to put. So I thought it would be a good idea to write up one, simple .htaccess file that…
Keep Website Content Fresh with RSS and XSL
The Google Inside Search blog post from April 3rd turned the SEO world upside-down. Although Google has been telling us about changes they’ve made to the algorithm for a few months now, this one was…
Looking for Charlotte, South Carolina?
Are you looking to find Charlotte, South Carolina? Keep looking because Charlotte is actually in North Carolina. I understand the confusion- many people haven’t been to this part of the country and might make this…
Dispelling the Myths- Does Social Really Impact Search?
On September 1, 2011 I was invited to SEMCLT to speak about the impact social networks may have on search engine results.