Thoughts & Insights

Over the years, I've written articles about my experiences and learnings. Check them out below. Currently 51 articles and counting.

Use Javascript To Insert Random Quotes

I have a tough time with javascript, I don’t know what it is but I cannot get it to work as easily as HTML and CSS. However, I have found a great write up from Florence W Deems that I have altered and it works perfectly. Before we dive into the code, I have noticed

How To Save Just One Page Of A PDF Document

Seems pretty straight forward. I just needed to save 3 pages from a 41 page pdf document. In this post I will show you how to save one page of a pdf. TL;DR if you are using Mac, just open the PDF if Preview.app and drag the page you want to your desktop I started

How To Find Keywords That Are Easy To Rank For

The title is kind of misleading but whatever, got ya in here so real quick I will tell you what I found and then you can decide if its worth your time. If you are a successful marketer this probably isn’t new or thought provoking so go ahead and bounce outta here. If you are

The top 5 most important Google Analytics reports

The top 5 most important google analytics reports Okay maybe I lied. It is nearly impossible to assume that all Analytics users are going to need the same reports. Or find certain reports more valuable then others. I mean an e-commerce site has a very different way of using their website then a blog about

How I Ranked Above Neil Patel’s Site And Why It Doesn’t Matter

[Update: Neil responded to my email…see his response at the bottom of this post.] In this post I will show you how I ranked above Neil Patel’s site and why it doesn’t matter. It’s easy to get a quick hit in Google’s search rankings but keeping it there is the real trick. I like checking

How I Failed At Starting An E-Commerce Site

One of my goals for 2014 was to try an Amazon affiliate program based E-Commerce website. The idea of an automated business that generates passive income is very attractive. I thought, shoot I know a niche market that would love an E-Commerce site, I have the tools to create a site, and I know a little

What Is Blackhatworth Spam? (How To Filter It)

If you are reading this chances are you are seeing something like this in your Google Analytics account and you are worried that blackhatworth is able to hack your site and/or affecting your SEO rankings. Read on to learn why a .htaccess rule won’t work, why you shouldn’t be worried, and a simple way to remove

How To Remove Darodar Spam

Update: As of 1/7/15: I found some interesting information about what exactly is going on with Darodar spam. Check it out below also. In my most recent Google Analytics reports I stumbled across another spammer sending ghost referral traffic and interrupting my data. This post will help teach you how to remove darodar spam from you

How to easily remove the Semalt spam crawler

If you are like most websites on the internet you were hit with a spam crawler called Semalt. There are quiet a few people in Google’s product forum asking how to easily remove the Semalt spam crawler. Chances are you found this post by looking for a way to easily remove the Semalt spam from