Google Suggest Has Wildcards?! KW Planner Hides Data?! Crazy.
Google’s Search Suggest is a wonderous feature. Not only does it save humans beings around the planet millions of key entries each day, it’s…
This Chart Does Not Show SEO Is Dying
Sigh… Every few years, there’s a renewed effort in the worlds of shoddy journalism, clickbait, and cheap pageviews to claim the death of SEO.…
The False Narratives We Tell Ourselves
I carry a story around in my head. It’s not a true story. But it’s a story that’s hard to escape. It goes something…
On Being Wrong and Not Knowing the Answer
There’s the naive view of expertise – the one that we all have as young people – where we think that Eddie Vedder must…
The 5 Best Things I [______] this Year
It’s quiet out there on social media. I’m in San Diego with my wife’s family for the holidays, as per usual. And, as per…
Heresy: Google and SEO Don’t Actually Change that Much
This post is going to sound like clickbait to some, irrational to others, and probably sane to only a handful of practitioners, but I think…
Negative Self Talk and Self Deprecation
I’m not sure if I can short form blog effectively (like two of my blogging heroes – Brad & Fred), but I’m going to…
Some Non-Obvious Advice on Thought Leadership
I don’t particularly like the phrase “thought leader” or “thought leadership” for two reasons: 1) just *thinking* about something doesn’t make you a leader,…
A Long, Ugly Year of Depression That’s Finally Fading
Yesterday morning I woke up early to speak at the Business of Software conference in Boston. It was my first time there, and it’s…
A Video About Independent Games Provides Surprising Insights into Marketing & the Web
Yesterday, a Mozzer shared this video with the company over an allstaff thread. I started watching, as I usually do, thinking that 1-2 minutes…