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  • AuthorRank 14 Ways to Connect

    Google can track fourteen AuthorRank connections between your verified digital identity and content you publish anywhere online. That includes websites where you author content, as well as your social media sites. And, there are several important loops that Google wants you to close to ensure that the right author is getting credited. And you’ll want to close them too, to ensure that scraper sites are not taking advantage of your good reputation. See why getting AuthorRank setup properly is one of the most critically important tasks you’ll do this year.

  • Why You Need AuthorRank for SEO

    AuthorRank is quickly becoming the new SEO you must include on your website if you want to continue to be found on Google. You’ve probably been reading more about putting the rel=”author” tag on your site. There’s way more to it than that! Google insists that you have a verifiable digital identity and they want it on G+. And, they want you close all the backlink loops properly too. Discover what you need to know about AuthorRank and why you must add it to your site SEO strategy sooner rather than later.

  • 10 Ways to Mess Up Your Site Launch

    A lot of companies advertise that you can build a website in a day or a weekend. But not one of them will tell you that in a year you’ll be paying dearly in time, money, and search rankings to build it again the right way. Here are the top 10 easily avoidable things I see folks miss prior to launch that adversely affect their site security, ranking, and functionality and delay their success.

  • 3 Secrets to Site Success

    Most site owners think the first element to site success is a great theme. That’s a myth. I can show you several million dollar earns with crap themes. What constitutes site success seems to allude way to many folks, despite the blogosphere being full of helpful advice. In this post I’ll tell you the same three things I tell all of my training clients. In fact, I don’t even accept perspective clients into the Scratch to Published program until they demonstrate they understand the first two core principles of success.

  • Launch of Cathey Stamps Coaching

    I’m delighted to announce the launch of Cathey Stamps Coaching. Cathey is a Certified Life Coach, an MSSW, and a former private psychotherapy practitioner who helps clients across the U.S. She took the Scratch to Published for Advanced site owners training sessions to help her create a professional looking site that reflects both her vision and needs.