In early 2015, I rebuilt ProvoDiamonds.com. I had previously optimized the original site (built by someone else) for various related phrases and it was ranking well. Converting the site from a plain HTML site to WordPress was a challenge in that preserving the rankings requires particular expertise. After doing further keyword research, it was determined that the target phrase “engagement rings Provo”, for which the...
Read MoreAlthough he’s now asking me to revamp his site, the president of Summit Nutritional has been pleased with the basic WordPress site I built for his company years back. The really fun/challenging part was figuring out a way for his customers to fill out, print and/or submit a sample submission order form. Decided to go with creating a custom PDF form that can do all three. Oh, and by the way, it ranks #1 in Google’s natural...
Read MoreOften my professional web development projects were the results of a client wanting to get found in the Google search results. Diane’s Wig Shop was one great example. Diane had the oldest wig shop in Utah County but noticed how the wig shops belonging to her former employees were ranking higher on Google. So, she called me. After doing extensive keyword research, I determined that her best chance of doing well on Google would...
Read MoreHere’s a cutting-edge-looking site (for 2010) I enjoyed building for Mountainland Realty. You’ll have to decide for yourself which looks better, this site, or their current one, built by someone...
Read MoreI’ve made dozens of promotional videos for my clients over the years. I’ll add some here as I’m able to get to it. ReallyCreepyStories.com MedicalCodingTraining.com Although these vids look particularly out-of-date today, they were certainly effective at bringing loads of YouTube traffic to my client’s website. Of the 7 videos I created to bring them traffic, all seven came up in the top 20 search results for...
Read MoreIt was particularly rewarding to help small businesses to gain more business prosper. This was partially achieved by increasing their rankings, and therefore traffic, on Google’s search engine rankings. Ranking well for two-word search terms is no easy task. OffenderCorrections.com was ranking #8 on Google for its primary targeted phrase, “offender corrections” when I came on the scene. Within a few months, I had...
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