Doing something is better than doing nothing

I’ve had numerous ideas for a long time about different ways to make some money. Some would say that it is actually annoying that I look to monetize almost every thing in life that I can. I won’t lie, I think it’s annoying too. My quest for money comes from reading things like Rich Dad, Poor Dad – which I actually found tucked in a seat pocket on an airplane. From there I kept buying more and more Robert Kiyosaki books to read, which for me was a revelation since I generally don’t like to read. That was about 6 years ago. Now I find myself doing a lot of reading online.

Sep
22

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Dec
29

The Last Original Idea provokes the inner cynic

There’s a saying “you can’t know where you’re going until you know where you’ve been.” This line has stuck with me since I had to debate it in my grade nine English class. At the time I believed there was no truth in the statement. In fact I argued against it. Had I had the chance to read The Last Original Idea at that point in time, there would have been no way I would go against it.

Nov
10

Sometimes the best SEO is executing the fundamentals

It doesn’t surprise me when people want to increase their organic page rankings through the use of search engine optimization. It makes sense. It’s effectively free traffic to your website. What does often amaze me is when there are plenty of talented IT and development individuals behind a website and they neglect, or simply forget, to execute on the fundamentals of SEO.

Percent of traffic from search engines

Jul
6

SEO Bootcamp with Bruce Clay

This post is so past due it’s not even funny. It’s been just a few weeks since having had the chance to attend Search Engine Land‘s SMX Advanced in Seattle and it was awesome. Not only did I finally get to put real people and faces to their names like getting to chat with Danny Sullivan and of course Rae Hoffman who was great at being friendly and introducing me to others. Thanks for that. Honestly there were so many if I wrote them all it’d probably just look like link bait…so I won’t. It was my first SMX and I must say, I’ll be back. I’m hooked.

Jun
30

Developing a WordPress site like a CMS

Constructing a WordPress site like a CMS can need some heavy lifting
While I was in the process of developing my custom theme for this site, I was also trying to think of functionality. Not just functionality ensuring that your life as a reader was easier, but also making my life as easy as possible too. In the past I have developed a few custom WordPress themes for non-profit events and fund raisers and implemented them as a complete CMS solution.

Jun
4

Hello world! No I really mean it.

Hello World!

Yes in deed, Hello World! Welcome to my little corner of the internet and all the fun stuff that it’s going to bring. Marshall Stevenson dot CA will be a professional blog based on areas of personal interest. One of those areas that I’ve identified thus far is some interviews of select individuals in what’s known as the Internet Marketing realm. This would include people doing Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Search Engine Marketing (SEM), Affiliate Marketing, Social Media and more.

Jun
3