At the beginning of the year, I restarted this personal blog, on a self-hosted version of Ghost. Along with the site being brought back after multiple attempts at blogging, I wrote a reasonably lengthy 2018 year in review post. Now, nine months into the year, I have started to reflect where I am and what…
If your a freelancer or someone who tracks time on your computer, you’ve used dozens of different time trackers. I’ve used apps from Rescue Time to Timing on the Mac. Every app has left me wanting more or created more work then I’ve wanted. The apps I tried always added an extra step in my…
I have used WordPress for most of my time online. I even work with an agency that relies heavily on WordPress as a CMS. I have a lot of love for the community and platform that has been built around WordPress. In fact, For most businesses and people creating a website online, WordPress is hands…
Have you ever shared a long domain in an email, Tweet, or anywhere online? Of course, you know how long the URL can get with the full permalink structure and tracking information. However, there is an easy way to share professional and clean URLs online. I use the short domain leons.link for sharing long URLs…
If you’re a Gmail user who’s frustrated with the cluttered interface, I have a simple and free tool for you. It’s a free Chrome extension, aptly named Simplify. The extension removes all the visual clutter within Gmail, including the sidebar and excess sidebars. It makes the Gmail experience you crave and wish Google would have…
I recommend chat to every business owner, startup, and website offering support. The chat can help in many ways, but most importantly it helps with customer service. Instead of having a phone number listed, you can have a live chat. Before I jump into how you can block these chat pop over on websites, I…
I work with clients on social media marketing, search engine optimization, and paid ads on Google Ads. To manage everything I am using some tools to help not only keep me organized but also help report and manage the projects Trello To manage and organize work I use Trello to keep myself on track. I…
My first introduction into SEO was with blogging on Digital Bounds. I wrote about technology and gadgets and started to research why some blog posts were getting more traffic than others. Most of the posts that were getting traffic spikes were pulling in a substantial amount of traffic from Google. As I discovered how users…
Makers are launching new products every day on Product Hunt, Indie Hackers, and other websites. Along the way, they’re growing and building the products for weeks and months before the official PH launch. Most of their growth is either through launching on Product Hunt or from their audience they’ve attracted on Twitter, Twitch, Makerlog, and…
A question I often get asked is “does your website speed lower your rank on Google?” The short answer is yes! In fact, page speed is one of the most significant ranking factors for websites. Google wants sites to load super, super fast. A study from Google showed 53% of website visits would likely result…