The March 2026 Core Update: What Niche Businesses Should Actually Check

The March 2026 Core Update: What Niche Businesses Should Actually Check

Published: March 31, 2026 · Last updated: April 7, 2026 Google started rolling out a core update this month. The rollout is staged, which means you may see effects this week, next week, or three weeks from now. Before you change anything on your site, run these five checks in order. Most of the panic…

Your Redesign Tanked Your Rankings. Here’s How I Diagnose the Damage.

Your Redesign Tanked Your Rankings. Here’s How I Diagnose the Damage.

Published: February 27, 2026 · Last updated: April 7, 2026 A site redesign paired with an algorithm update is the fastest way to lose half your organic traffic. I see at least one of these a quarter. The owner launches a beautiful new site, the traffic graph drops a cliff within weeks, and by the…

Wix SEO: What You Can Actually Fix Inside the Editor

Wix SEO: What You Can Actually Fix Inside the Editor

Published: February 10, 2026 · Last updated: April 7, 2026 Wix has a reputation for being a black box. Some of it is earned, some isn’t. I’ve worked on Wix sites for manufacturers, service businesses, nonprofits, and portfolio owners, and I’ve landed on a more nuanced answer than “Wix is bad for SEO.” The honest…

Squarespace 7.1 SEO: The Quirks That Show Up on Every Audit

Squarespace 7.1 SEO: The Quirks That Show Up on Every Audit

Published: January 20, 2026 · Last updated: April 7, 2026 Squarespace 7.1 is a great product for visual people and a tricky one for SEO people. I’ve audited enough 7.1 sites now to have a running list of the same issues showing up in the same places. Most of them are platform behavior, not client…

What I Learned From a Year Heads-Down in the SEO Trenches

What I Learned From a Year Heads-Down in the SEO Trenches

Published: January 6, 2026 · Last updated: April 7, 2026 I stopped blogging last year. Not on purpose at first. A client engagement stretched into three, the three stretched into a waiting list, and every time I sat down to write a blog post I thought, “the work is more important than the writing about…

Using SEO to Win the AI Game: A Strategic Guide for 2025

Using SEO to Win the AI Game: A Strategic Guide for 2025

Introduction Remember when we all freaked out about Panda and Penguin? Or when mobile-first indexing seemed like the end of the world? The truth is, search has always been a moving target. I’ve watched the industry transform countless times over the years, from Google’s early algorithms to today’s AI-powered features. And each time, the people…

Navigating the Future of Search: How AI is Transforming SEO

Navigating the Future of Search: How AI is Transforming SEO

Navigating the Future of Search: How AI is Transforming SEO Introduction: Remember when search engines were just about matching keywords? Well, times have changed. Now, we’re in the era of AI-powered search engines. They’re revolutionizing our interactions with platforms like Google Search. They’re smart, intuitive, and all about understanding the real intent behind our searches….

Unveiling the SEO Crystal Ball: Predicting Google’s Next Move

Unveiling the SEO Crystal Ball: Predicting Google’s Next Move

As the eerie nights of Halloween approach, there’s something else lurking in the digital shadows – the enigmatic algorithms of Google. As SEO wizards, decoding Google’s arcane practices is our daily haunt. This Halloween, as the veil between the known and the unknown thins, we delve deeper into the cryptic world of SEO to unveil…