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Wow! I received a very nice email back in September from a gentleman at Voyage Chicago. He asked to interview me for the inspiring stories in their downtown section. I’m normally pretty private but it was such a nice email that I decided to do it. Let me tell you that it’s really hard to …

I hate custom WordPress template developers!!!   Yes – I HATE, HATE, HATE custom WordPress Template developers who know enough PHP to be scary but not enough to know how to future proof their template.   What I HATE is the Indi-Wordpress Template Developer who most likely is a weekend warrior or is just really …

Practice What You Preach Internet Marketing We are ranking in the Top 10 for our chosen business keywords on Google. Can your Internet Marketing SEO Guru / Expert say that? Can your Internet Marketing SEO Guru / Expert show you their search engine results over a period of 3, 6, 9 months or a year? …

FREE WordPress plugin’s Can Cost You! Note: I have obscured the restaurants name and any other identifying details because the website owner is completely innocent of any wrongdoing and if anything is a victim of a plugin developer who is trying to profit from placing spam links inside their code. Because it is against my …

ANGEL FRALEY V. FACEBOOK, INC. Scam or Real Lawsuit Against Facebook?   Today I received an email about a class action lawsuit against Facebook. Being a web site designer / SEO expert I get tons upon tons of spam. Surprisingly the bulk is from folks who are offering me SEO services. I’m sure you also …

Just Say No and Stay Away From Free WordPress Themes Say it isn’t so! Why, why, why would it be so wrong to use a free theme! Who doesn’t like a freebee? Everyone loves free stuff! Free WordPress themes are awfully tempting to your wallet and bottom line. Premium WordPress themes can be expensive once …

We Have Moved We have left our River North neighborhood for the hustle and bustle of the Loop. We moved about 5 blocks south from our former location and across the Chicago river. Moving is never easy and I am happy to say that our move across the river was a success. One the things …

Electronic Devices + Landfill = Environment and Health Problems It is vitally important for everyone to recycle their electronic devices rather than put them in the garbage once they stop being useful or break. Tossing unwanted electronics in the garbage is becoming a real problem to the environment and our health. Electronic waste (E-Waste) which …

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Only Goes So Far You Sang it & Now You Have to Bring It   Every website has a contact form page. You fill out the little white boxes and click “Send”. What happens next can either make or break all your Internet Marketing efforts. I recently had 1 bad website …

Google AD Words Scammers Do you ever wish someone just ASKED you first? A good friend just bought “SEO” from a company and was telling me about it. He knows that I concentrate my web design business on designing for SEO (Search Engine Optimization). He just didn’t want to bug me for free info… arrrggghhhh!!!!!!!!!! …