Answering the rest of your questions from Jerry West’s “Ask Me Anything” session.

Nothing is off limits for this AMA. And I mean nothing. Want to discuss the latest Google update? What links to avoid? Dating advice? Where to get the best links? The best beer and ribs in Belgium? We’ve got your answers. And all is backed up with test results. No opinion. Just data. No one […]

In this episode of the SEO and Beer podcast, Jerry and Michelle discuss the possibilities around spying on Google “Manual Reviewers” and a recent Google Search Console notice surrounding star ratings that aggressive SEO’s need to be aware of.

Testing. It’s what I’ve done since Day One in this business and it has served me well and it’s one of the main reasons you follow me AND trust me. But it’s one thing to test a process or a product. It’s quite another to test a person. There have been times in my career […]

Story Time. I was in Vegas years ago speaking at an event and one of my clients happened to be in town. “Let’s meet for lunch,” he said. “I know the perfect spot.” I arrived and the place was packed. “I screwed up, I didn’t make a reservation and the wait is over an hour.” […]

Most people looking to do business online have heard of turnkey websites. They seem to be a one stop solution to getting an online business going without all the usual hassles associated with an online startup. Take a look through the business & industry section of eBay and you’ll see thousands of turnkey sites, sometimes going […]

Black hat is BACK! This is the simple, effective system I’m using to rank in even the most brutally competitive markets. Before you begin SEO, you want to know which keywords CONVERT to your offer, so you don’t waste time, effort and money. Run PPC to your site. You can get keywords to target by […]

Content. You need it. But it is a pain in the ass. It’s not only an endless task, but the worst part is figuring out WHAT to write. That is about to change as I’m going to teach you my formula for how to get the RIGHT topics to write about and how to get […]

When things go to complete shit, who will you trust? Who do you want next to you? Lately, Facebook has been filled with posts about business partnerships going bad, trust violated, and shit hitting the fan in general. We’ve all been there. And it sucks. But we also know it will happen again. That is […]

A few weeks ago there was some shocking news. Matt Cutts, Google’s long-time Czar of Organic Search, informed via a blog post that his wife had passed away suddenly. She wasn’t sick. There were no signs of health problems. He was on a business trip, and she was visiting her parents. She just stopped breathing. […]