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Paid media, SEO, analytics and practical AI for small businesses, written from the work.

  • How to gain access to a lost Facebook page

    This process is tedious and Meta Support doesn’t make it easy. However, with the necessary documents and patience, you can request and successfully gain…

  • What is Kanban and How Does it Work?

    What is Kanban and How Does it Work?

    Kanban is a visual workflow management system that provides teams with a structured approach to managing their work. By following Kanban principles and practices,…

  • Can You Trust Your Digital Marketing Agency?

    If your digital marketing agency is reporting on metrics that are frequently changing or date ranges for long-term strategies like search engine optimization are…

  • is WP Engine Worth It?

    is WP Engine Worth It?

    I’m not a developer by any stretch of the imagination. Like many marketers, I can manipulate HTML & CSS enough to be dangerous but…

  • Marketing On A Limited Budget

    We all operate on limited resources. Whether that’s time, money, labor, access to information, experience, etc. There is always something we are missing when…

  • Scared of Marketing Automation?

    It was 2019, I found myself sitting in a large audience listening to the speakers at the search marketing expo in San Jose, California.…

  • The Pros & Cons of Performance Max

    The Pros & Cons of Performance Max

    So you’re out of time and can’t afford to hire an advertising specialist or marketing agency. But Black Friday and Cyber Monday are just…

  • Google Ads Discontinue Similar Audiences Starting May 2023

    Google Ads Discontinue Similar Audiences Starting May 2023

    Update (October 2026): Similar Audiences were retired in August 2023, so the steps below are historical. For how I build Google Ads targeting now,…

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