After a website becomes successful, after the SEO is on to newer projects, it happens.
A phone rings on the hip of the SEO responsible for that beautiful 1st page search result of last month. “What happened? Why did it fall?”
Here it is: short list.

Your site became stale
Link decay
Aggressive competition
You fell for an email [...]

Ok ok ok.  Not what you’d think but I had a good time, so it’s worth it.  Last night I sent a tweet saying “Hey, meet us for a drink and I’ll talk about ya” and a couple showed up. A friend named Jim who’s a Calgary real estate agent showed his desire too, but [...]

If you want to create a web app for your iPhone or port a current site that actually looks and behaves like an actual iPhone app, then look no further.
Two ways to build iPhone webapps:

Code it with a template (here)
Create iPhone websites via WordPress theme (oh-so-easy)

So, here I’ve built a template to help web [...]

Real fast – I was emailed a question like this today about 301’s and categories so I’ll share the method.  I say “half dirty” becasue though 301’s are common in SEO some will call it spam or black hat.
This is common to many people, I’m not trying to impress anyone but sometime simple ideas are [...]

Yes, I say Christmas.
Here are my Christmas gift recommendations this year.  They span several genres and I wouldn’t recommend them if I weren’t a happy customer myself.
Feet Pajamas! No matter how macho you are, you know you want them.  It’s 3 degrees as I write this and yes, I’m wearing flannel feet pajamas.
Apple MacBook – [...]

It’s time. It needs to happen. This site is a mess, unfocused and confusing – I know. It was fun, allowed me to play and explore without hurting clients. I never expected some of what has happened and have for a time been reluctant to change things. The size of this blog, all the sub-wordpress [...]

Most of you know I’m a former officer, so you’d understand why this project is not just “up my alley” but also fun.
Project overview, it’s called CopsAlive.com – working with the Law Enforcement Survival Institute it’s a site where officers can visit and participate in exploring the options available for their future. This [...]

The coveted “double listing” or “indents” on a Google SERP is not an accident or just plain luck. Site architecture and link strategies working in concert is what will reward you with a double listing. More importantly it will generate more visits to your site – that means more money!
But why stop there? [...]

There are several ways to make that first inch of your website – your logo, help your overall SEO efforts. Most sites have a logo called, get this – “logo.jpg”! Wow that’s so unique. Here’s a 2 minute way to optimize your logo code to help your rank as well as your users.
Change the name [...]

Today we hit 17 degrees and it snowed all day!  A couple times on the phone I found myself saying “I need my beach”.  I mentioned I’m getting rid of the ‘ol party pad in Destin (see my pics in the menu) and sliding it, with some maturity to a Condo in Gulf Shores.
So, while [...]

Defamation Per se
Some statements are so defamatory that they are considered defamation per se; and the plaintiff does not have to prove that the statements harmed his reputation or that the statements were false.
The classic examples of defamation per se are allegations of serious sexual misconduct; allegations of serious criminal misbehavior; or allegations that a [...]

What a great day! A major competitor of a client of mine has panicked. Don’t get me wrong, I really respect this company, and they’ve been a worthy adversary for a time. They must have thought the same of my client because they have completely rewritten their website. Yes the site [...]