SEO Strategies for Websites
In website SEO, speed is a big deal. A slow site frustrates visitors. They click away, bounce, or never come back. Even search engines take note—ranking faster sites higher because they provide a better experience. Now think about your personal energy that way. People Feel Your Load Time Do you take forever to “load” in…
You are optiming websites all the time cleaning up broken links, speeding up page loads, rewriting meta descriptions, and making sure the right people can find us through the right keywords. But what if you looked at yourself the same way? What if you thought about your life—the way you spend time, the way you…
We hear the phrase “Search Engine Optimization” and immediately think of algorithms, rankings, and keywords. We picture a website being scanned, evaluated, and either elevated or buried. But what if we’ve been narrowing the definition too much? What if SEO isn’t just for websites? What if it’s a lens we could use to understand ourselves—how…
This wasn’t the series I originally planned to write. But looking back, I’m glad I followed the impulse to shift gears. Because after writing about myths, misconceptions, overlooked details, and tool support, one thing became clear: SEO isn’t about tricks. It’s about clarity. Clarity in your content, your structure, your goals — and how all…
You can know all the rules. You can write great content. You can structure everything perfectly in your head. And still miss something critical. I say this not as a beginner, but as someone who’s worked with SEO professionally for years — in both client projects and full-time roles. Tools like Rank Math PRO don’t…
If you’ve ever told yourself, “I don’t need an SEO plugin — WordPress is already built for SEO,” you’re not totally wrong… but you’re not completely right either. This belief is one of the biggest half-truths I run into — especially among small business owners and DIY site builders. What WordPress Gets Right (Out of…
If you’ve ever installed a basic SEO plugin and thought, “Okay, it wants me to add a keyword and call it a day” — You’re not alone. That was me a few years ago. But now, after using Rank Math PRO on my own site, I’ve realized just how much deeper real SEO tools go….
We’ve come a long way from stuffing keywords into footers and chasing directory backlinks like it’s 2007. But even now — in the age of AI tools, voice assistants, and smarter algorithms — some SEO myths still hang around like spam in a Gmail folder. Since this week I’m focusing entirely on real, useful SEO…
Back to Past Projects Overview This final chapter is about reconnection, renewal, and choosing to do things differently going forward. By the time Carroll Media Services re-entered the picture, I had been through a full career cycle: the early enthusiasm, the missteps, the wins, and the burnouts. But this time, I didn’t jump in with…
Back to Past Projects Overview It’s wonderful when the right tools and timing hit. After a long stretch of navigating tough fits and heavier roles, Coffee Shopping Network (CSN) was a breath of fresh air. This was the first time I had the tools, platform, and support to run an e-commerce operation the way I…
