There's a lot of misinformation and confusion about how to rank a website well in Google with all of Google's algorithm updates in 2018 and beyond. The answers I give in the video below may surprise you! Approximate Transcript of…
Many website owners got a message in their Google Webmaster Tools (AKA Google Search Console) regarding a new "feature" that the Chrome web browser will contain. Chrome will now notify its users if a website is not https (ssl) and…
I get a lot of questions about my Off Page SEO and Link Building and there are some important reasons why I can't reasonably share everything I do. First and foremost, link building is a deep rabbit hole where each…
What is often repeated online as the most important to rank your website is not based on reality, but on what people want to or wish to be true. I deal with the realities of how Google rank's a website. …
The speed that websites rank in Google's search results has changed since I last talked about it. Many of the factors are the same, but the way in which those factors affect the expected timeline has changed. Almost every person…
SEO Myths and Half Truths was a long time coming. There have been many myths and misunderstandings propagating through the world of SEO (mis)information for years. It is amazing to me that some of them have lasted so long. That…
Stone Temple Consulting released a study concluding that links still are a major ranking factor. If you've listened/read/watched any of my previous content you would see that this aligns well with what I've been saying in the past and what…
Many of the SEO Tools you will see in the following video can help understand how Google and the other Search Engines think of your site. The tools can also trick you into believing inaccurate things about your website. In…
In December of 2014, I shot a video about the Undying Principles of SEO. The main idea was that, despite many statements to the contrary, the fundamentals of SEO have not really changed that much over the years and will…
Ranking your website well in the search engines requires different critical pieces of a formula to work. Without 1 of these pieces you are not likely to rank no matter how good the other pieces are. If you're making bread…
Are you or your team members spending time or resources on Social Media Marketing? I guarantee you could be utilizing that time more effectively from an SEO standpoint. I have yet to see a company that naturally uses their Social…
Ranking well in Google Maps has become VERY important over the last year. There are maps listings at the top of search phrases today where there were none 12 months ago. Furthermore, there used to be up to 7 spots…
Getting a consultant or company that is focused exclusively on Search Engine Optimization to try to rank your website in Google is very important to your search engine marketing success. The spoils go heavily to the victor -- the data…
Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) is the new big Mobile thing with Google. Mobile is increasing in importance online and AMP pages are wicked fast. They are stripped down pages to their most basic and simplest form to improve the mobile…
Videos and YouTube continue to be powerful for SEO and Online Marketing in 2016. Videos are the most engaging form of content. Google knows this. That is why they bought YouTube and continue to believe in it. YouTube is also…
It has been over a year since I've shot an About Me update, so I thought it was due! Because you woke up this morning thinking, "I'd LOVE to know more about the Dallas SEO Geek!" It must be your…
Why does Yellow Pages create so much waste?! Below is the offensive image -- look away if you must! If you spent money with Yellow Pages last year and got nothing, then contact me. More about the Dallas SEO Geek:…
Despite being a competitive market for SEO Services, I've had good success making Attorneys a lot of money by driving their target markets to their doors via Organic Traffic. Do you want more clients for your law firm? Submit a…
In 2015, Google significantly changed how they displayed their Maps search results. This has had a huge impact on many local businesses. There are only 3 spots available, yet the maps portion takes up about the same amount of space. …
Non-linearity (numerical data that does not graph as a straight line or "curvy" data) shows up repeatedly in SEO, Internet Marketing, and Business in general. If you would like to understand these things on a deeper level, then watch the…