
Data Detox: Your Guide to a Clean, Manageable GA4 Account Let’s face it: if you’ve spent any time in the world of web analytics, you’ve inherited a data disaster. I’ve walked into more Google Analytics (GA4) accounts than I can count that looked less like a clean spreadsheet and more like a toddler got hold…

My Daily Dose of Digital Dramas: Marketing in Healthcare SEO: Searching for Serenity (and Rankings) Ah, SEO. In most industries, it’s about keywords, backlinks, and making Google happy. In healthcare? It’s all that, plus trying to convince the algorithms that a blog post about “The Joys of Colonoscopies” is both informative and, dare I say,…

Why “Generative Search Optimization” is Just SEO Wearing a New, Flashy Hat (and I’m Not Buying the Hype) Good Lord. Here we go again. Every few years, just as we SEOs finally get comfortable with the latest Google shake-up, some clever clogs in a turtleneck decides they need to invent a brand new, three-letter acronym…

A Moment of Reflection A few years ago, we lost a heavyweight in the SEO community when Bill Slawski passed away. If you never heard of Bill, it wouldn’t surprise me much. He held a niche position in the industry as the primary contributor of deep analysis, interpretation, and writing about Google and other search…

Why Google’s Algorithm Updates Were Never “Chaos.” We Were Just Jackasses. Look, I know what you’ve been saying behind Google’s back. Every time an algorithm update rolls around, you’re convinced the entire system is run by a caffeinated chimpanzee randomly hitting buttons marked “Panda” and “Penguin.” I’m here to let you in on the secret:…