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Develop Daly is the blog, portfolio, and home of web designer, Search Engine Optimizer (SEO), and WordPress fanatic Patrick Daly.
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Add Notes to Google Analytics
It wasn’t until today that I thought it would be really nice to add notes to Google Analytics. For example, on a specific date I could make a note, “Changed background color.” From now on I’ll have an easily accessible…
mindIT SEO Campaign
In November mindIT contacted me to help them improve online traction. They’re a small IT company in Dallas – great guys with a great business.
Google needed to hold up their end of the deal — finding the…
Better WordPress Search Needed
For a current client we are trying to improve the reliability of WordPress’ search engine. By default, WP sorts results by date. You could argue that this makes sense for a blog because the most relevant results may be the…
SEO & WordPress Tips – 3
Google’s SEO Starter Guide – Just released; a good read for all beginners
Advanced WordPress Optimization – Ten PHP and MySQL changes to speed up & secure your site
WordPress 2.7 “Trailer” – Short video about the new 2.7 interface…
My Favorite Websites
Nearly everyday (or at least multiple times a week) I visit this list of websites. The list is tailored to web design, SEO, & WordPress related sites.
I’ve gained much knowledge from the authors and contributors of these sites and…
SEO & WordPress Tips – 1
Social Media Release Builder – Easy SMR creation and hosting
Reputation Management Theory – My YOUmoz post discussing singular vs. pluralistic link networks
How to Use Google Analytics Segementation – Easy startup guide to using Analytics’ New Features
Bots Really Like Me Now
I have no clue what happened, but two days ago Yahoo! and MSN started crawling my site like crazy. I didn’t do anything out of the ordinary but it seems like something clicked on my site. So its been…
Hyperlocal SEO Tips
Struggling to beat out your competitors on a national scale is tough to do – taking them on locally ain’t so tough!
You just have to know what to do.
Optimizing your content, but especially the markup of your page,…
Microsoft's Failure at Owning Their Keywords
TechCrunch posted earlier today on the irony of Apple owning the first two results for the Google search “i’m a pc”.
This is a lesson to be learned. Own your own brand, your products, and even those of your competitors…
