Is AI Replacing SEO?

Is AI Replacing SEO in 2023? January 4, 2023 Let’s talk about artificial intelligence (AI) and whether or not our jobs as SEO professionals and content marketing professionals are in jeopardy. Are the bots taking over? I don’t think so, and here’s why. Our job is to project and amplify the expertise of our clients. … Read more

Hey, SEO Agencies: You’re Doing Keyword Research Wrong!

Hey, SEO Agencies: You’re Doing Keyword Research Wrong! November 3, 2022. In my quest to serve more clients, I’ve been interviewing with agencies looking to hire me outright or else “white label” my SEO/content marketing services. One of them gave me a “test” to take home and complete (which I share below). Now, in theory … Read more

When The Low-Hanging Fruit Turns Out To Be Rotten: The Easiest Customers To Get Aren’t Necessarily The Customers You Want

When The Low-Hanging Fruit Turns Out To Be Rotten   The easiest customers to get aren’t necessarily the customers you want. I learned that lesson the hard way … When I was a teenager in in Southaven, Miss., I had a residential lawn care business. I’d mow and edge my neighbors’ grass during the spring, … Read more

Pico da Dona Joana Hike

Ribeirinha + Hike Up Pico da Dona Joana 12 Jan, 2022   Today Alicia and I did a fun walk through Ribeirinha, Feteira, and a lot of cow pastures on our way to Pico da Dona Joana. Wikipedia explains it in dry statistical language as: … um cone vulcânico de escórias basálticas, constituído por piroclastos negros relativamente … Read more

City Acre Brewing Company’s QUAT-QUAT-QUAD

8% abv. Our 4th anniversary beer! A Belgian Quadruple made with estate loquats and kumquats.

My wife got me a four-pack (well, someone nicked one, so I ended up with a three-pack) of this fantastic 8% abv. 4th anniversary beer from Houston’s City Acre. A Belgian Quadruple made with estate loquats and kumquats. She knows how much I love loquats. Kumquats are good, too. We have one kumquat tree in … Read more

The EXACT process Apollo Digital uses to scale SEO

Apollo Digital is a full-stack digital marketing agency based in Bulgaria. Co-founder Noel Ceta wrote a post, which I’m summarizing below. I encourage you to go check out the original.    This post covers how you: Get your website to load faster (with minimal technical know-how) Optimize your landing pages to rank for direct intent … Read more

Central Texas Runoff Election Tuesday, Dec. 15

Following the November 3rd General/Local elections, the League of Women Voters has confirmed the following runoff races: Austin City Council District 6 (Travis and Williamson County) Austin City Council District 10 Austin ISD Board of Trustees District 5 Austin ISD Board of Trustees District 8 At-Large Georgetown City Council District 2 (Williamson County) LWV will … Read more