Site Speed & Code Bloat
As a web developer, it’s my job to find a balance between the overall speed of the site and it’s features. Yes in a perfect world you don’t have to make any sacrifices and you
Category: Website Optimization
Site Content: Writing for intent
What does it mean to write for intent? The definition helps a little bit, but when you’re writing your website content you have to consider the intent of the user. What’s the purpose of their
Free boost in organic traffic? Yes please!
I’m constantly researching ways to increase traffic to my clients’ sites. However, I don’t want traffic that is just going to increase my bounce rate, I want legitimate clicks that are targeted to the specific
Technical Search Engine Optimization
When most people think about SEO they think about stuffing keywords on specific pages so the world knows that this page is meant for people searching “this” term. Well, there’s a couple problems with that,
Testing, Testing, 123 or ABC?
There’s only a few times in my career as a web developer that I can really say it’s exciting, and 90% of those times is when something has gone terribly wrong. But probably one of
Why I HATE shopping at WalMart
Let me start off by saying this may turn into a rant. There are probably many different reasons people don’t like shopping at a specific place and I know WalMart gets a TON of criticism
Starting at the basics
I was humbled today and it brought a reminder that is valuable and applies to more than just web development. The story goes like this… A user posts on a common web master forum and
What’s a Bounce?
Well at surface level, a bounce is when a user comes to your site and with no interaction, leaves. Whether they hit the back button or close the window or turn-off their computer or maybe
Why I Don’t SEO
SEO means search engine optimization, but your customers are humans so why not human optimize your site and let the bots figure out what humans like? I’ve been doing web development for a long time.