Already Living the Dream

Fame. Fortune. Notoriety. The new American Dream is built on these pillars. The social paradigm shifted to the belief that we can all achieve the heights that so few are ever able to attain. But once, these things were simply byproducts of achievement. People worked hard to be something other than simply rich and famous, [...]

Not Writing

They say it’s better to not have a blog than to have one where you don’t bother writing anything. I’m not sure if that’s true, but if it is, then I guess it would be better if I just got rid of the site. I don’t think I will though.

Should I be sad?

How is it that so many people have no idea what the word transgression means?

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The Most Important People on the Web

Pssstt . . . They’re your users.
Google Webmasters support:
Make pages primarily for users, not for search engines.

SEO Should Follow Contingency Design

I recently finished reading Defensive Design for the Web, by 37signals. The guys at 37 signals are great user interface designers and application builders. While reading the book I thought of a few connections between the worlds of contingency design and SEO, and how contingency design can help every SEO be both user oriented and [...]

Optimization and Analytics Learnin’ Goin’ On

I took the first step toward doing a lot more reading by getting my cable turned off today. Ok, so it’s not really turned off . . . yet. The cable will be gone in October, to be replaced by something to download and store video. The thing that really excites me about letting go [...]

I Can’t Wait To See Art&Copy

We’ll have to convince them to come to Phoenix. I don’t want to wait a year for video.

SEO and Copywriting Can Be Real Workouts

I spend a fair amount of time in the gym each week (probably around 5 hours or so) and the more I write copy for ads or websites, the more I see how the work done in the gym is a lot like the work done on the screen or page. Here are just a [...]

Search Optimization Blogroll

On the heels of my last post on some great SEO resources, I’ve updated the blogroll to your right. I’ll be adding to the mix as time goes on.
For now, check out those other great info sources for search optimization information, news and tips.

Great SEO Resources

At the moment, there aren’t any degrees in search engine optimization. That makes learning the SEO trade a pretty scattered enterprise, with a variety of resources and books by many a purveyor of “expertise.” As I’ve picked up the trade, there are several great search optimization resources I can rely on for up-to-date info and [...]