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Quora – What are the exact steps needed to build the perfect SEO friendly website?

Saw this question come through in my Quora feed.  Surprised it hadn’t been answered yet.  This is the most concise answer I can provide.  As usual, if you need help with SEO- that’s one of our specialties here at Fire Media Lab.

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Why We Are Stopping Facebook Video [Social Media Examiner]

Another agency I work with sent this over and I thought it was worth sharing.  Also, appreciate the folks from Social Media Examiner for sharing this.

From an SEO perspective, it’s well known that Google loves and prefers it’s YouTube over other video platforms.  When I use embeds from YouTube on a blog post or web …

60th Anniversary of…

Yesterday was the anniversary of the tragic events of 9/11.  Today, however, is the 60th anniversary of in the invention of the Microchip.  Ten years ago, today, I was working for Texas Instruments back in Dallas, TX.  I had the privilege of attending a 50th-anniversary celebration.  It was a career highlight.  While Jack Kilby passed …

Branding vs. Technology: Part 1

Written By: Justin Gedge / Monday 7 May 2018

Early on, I worked as an engineer in the semiconductor industry.  I love technology and have great respect for the capacity technology has to improve our lives and increase efficiency.  I now run a digital marketing agency.  I understand the value of a good brand, reputation …

Thoughts on Gutenberg – Use Stackable

written by: Justin Gedge – Wednesday 2 May 2018

I’ve now successfully used the Guttenberg plugin for building my site up.  I used the Okab WordPress theme and utilized Gutenberg instead of WP Bakery, the default page builder.  Overall, I’m happy with the look and feel of my site.  I better understand how to use …

Test Driving Gutenberg Plugin for WordPress

Written by: Justin Gedge / Monday 16th April 2018

I’m not the first to know… but I’m also not the last either.  Sometime this year, WordPress 5.0 will be released, and the page builder will be Gutenberg.  I decided to play around with this plugin/page builder on my site .  Nothing quite like a live …

It’s Over? Really, Can You Promise You’ll Stop Spamming Me

Is it just me, or is everyone else getting these emails with the following subject lines:

This is goodbye – 1 hour left
It’s OVER
Goodbye FILL IN WHATEVER EMAIL ADDRESS
Account disablement notice

I know- I’m in digital marketing… I’m supposed to be keeping up with the latest trends in marketing… but threatening …

E-Commerce Help With Jilt and Mode Effect

I was in the Northwest Valley WordPress meetup last night. Always good to attend. Really enjoy the discussions. One of the presentations was on Jilt. Looks like a great product for those running E-Commerce stores. It helps identify abandoned carts and other things that can help recover lost …

Migrating sites to SSL [https]

Late last year we all started seeing web browsers flag sites without SSL certs. Including mine 🙂 I’ve been working on flows to help move sites over with minimal impact. Including mine. Yes, We can all expect my site will be moved over soon to SSL or have the instead of …