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A photographer from Qatar. An insurance company from Chicago. A hypnotist from Australia. A photo booth manufacturer from Texas. A bamboo salt distributor from Malaysia. A cryotherapy spa from Pennsylvania (among dozens of others)… What exactly do all these small businesses have in common? They all rank #1 in Google for their target search phrase, […]

Although the robots.txt file can be used for any website, it is especially important for dynamically generated websites such as those based on the WordPress platform. Why? Because dynamic CMS systems like WordPress tend to create (potentially) dozens or even thousands of pages (URLs) that don’t need to be public. Not only can this lead […]

It’s been a while, perhaps, since a far-reaching development in the world of internet technology has caused so much, well… public-facing controversy — but, then again, it has also been over 15 years since the last version of the HTTP protocol was released, that being HTTP version 1.1 which went fully live way back in […]

Firstly, a disclaimer: I am the biggest fan of improving server response time you will ever find. That being said, in no way am I a fan of cherry-picking trendy metrics or phrases when it comes to website performance, as ultimately everything is related. From DNS, to RAM memory, to SSL certificates, to a website’s […]

As with pretty much every buzzword and digital marketing trend, the concept of TTFB has proven to maintain lasting controversy within the so-called SEO community as hundreds of bloggers and developers continue to bring it up on discussion forums, in comment threads, at marketing conferences, and in other venues for several years on end. TTFB, […]

If you are not aware, back in 2013 Facebook added the ability for users to “review” any business by simply going to the Reviews tab of their Facebook page and leaving a quick comment along with a “stars” rating on the traditional 1-5 scale. Just a few short years later, Facebook has already become one […]

This is a follow up post to my previous post on ranking #1 world-wide for the search phrase “Upwork sucks” in less than 3 weeks. Ranking at the top of Google for a controversial phrase and welcoming thousands of freelancers to click, comment, and share the heck out of a story that made them feel […]

If there’s one thing webmasters have learned over the past decade, it’s that Google trends come and go. In some cases it’s not even worth noting certain changes in the Google-sphere because they are truly so unpredictable! In this case, the ‘Submit URL’ tool is one resource that all webmasters should be keenly aware of. […]

The fact that I’m sharing this story may shock some of my beloved readers — after all, a large number of current LittleBizzy clients first found me via Upwork.com, the freelance marketplace that this post will in part criticize. But since I believe strongly in transparency and “real life” case studies, here we are. So […]

As the 21st century marches onward and things like “smart devices” and “drones” and “3D printers” become the latest buzz, one truth remains in the digital age: Google has retained its steadfast grip (read: complete monopoly) on all things search. Despite initial scares from Facebook’s widely announced Open Graph technology, and Microsoft’s desperate attempts at […]