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The Best SEO Plugin for WordPress [really] [no, really this time]

Tuesday, 07 January 2020 by Paul O'Brien

What are the best SEO plugins for WordPress? I love these kind of questions where every plugin developer jumps in with a “hey check out mine which I build because the mist popular one didn’t do what I want… and here are some SEO services.” And it’s particularly amusing in this case because one could

Published in Google, Natural Search / SEO, Search, Web Design

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How to SEO, Considering the Top 10 Google Ranking Factors

Monday, 09 September 2019 by Paul O'Brien

Despite my frequently sharing that I don’t do SEO, an SEO piece for those trying to figure it out. One of the most notable people in Search, Rand Fishkin, just published this data. The 26 Google ranking factors, prioritized. Largely working with startups and new ventures, it’s clear that countless continue their search for “SEO”

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Published in Advertising, Insights / Research, Mobile, PR, Search, Social Media

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Too Frequently Asked: How difficult is it to get 20,000 unique visitors a month from Google?

Tuesday, 23 July 2019 by Paul O'Brien

It’s actually quite easy BUT keep in mind SEO is not a specific, single channel. You will NOT get there by URLs, keywords, and links alone. Google is looking for high quality results for their users and there are an increasing number of metrics used to determine that you are delivering as much. The thought

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Published in Advertising, Natural Search / SEO, PR, Search

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A Thought on Being the Best Online Marketer You Can Be

Tuesday, 30 April 2019 by Paul O'Brien

Digital marketing, online marketing, internet marketing, interactive, social media, content marketing, growth hacking…. it’s enough to make your head swim! And in my experience with most who use those terms, they’re really just tactical specialists who have a skill in an online media channel. The bottom line is that Online Marketing is Marketing, online. Digital

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Published in Advertising, Social Media

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STAHP! Before you SEO, Read This!

Tuesday, 11 July 2017 by Paul O'Brien

I’m tired. I’m SO tired. Damn if I didn’t have this implication in my name people might stop saying I do SEO. Someone can’t do SEO for you. I don’t do SEO. I know a lot about how search engines work, I’ve been involved in a few search startups, and I’ve helped more companies than I

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Published in Search

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The 8 Things Startup Founders Need to Know about SEO (and one more that will surprise)

Thursday, 06 October 2016 by Paul O'Brien

In the spirit of the great Buzzfeed content marketing hacks, here are the 8 things startup founders need to know about SEO! Honestly, what you’re in for is a non-marketing, non-search oriented exploration of why SEO is critical to startups, founders, and your success or failure as a new venture. I had the honor of

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Published in Natural Search / SEO, Search, Startups

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Who is the best SEO expert in Austin?

Thursday, 22 September 2016 by Paul O'Brien

Who is the best SEO expert in Austin you ask? That’s a good question but one with no answer other than, it depends. Frankly, I’m posting this article about who the best SEO expert in Austin is just to make that point and show you that it isn’t hard to get the result that led

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Published in Austin, Natural Search / SEO, Search

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