In case you've been wondering where I've been the last couple of months, I've been working on my first real ebook. It's on how to build backlinks to improve the SEO on your blog. Yes, it took a LONG time to write...it's over 120 pages jam packed with useful information. And, if you're looking t
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12/13/2018
I'm still astounded by how well my blog has been doing. In November, my traffic starts to decline the weekend before Thanksgiving until 12/26. And, of course that is what has happened again. No surprise. Thankfully, each year, the traffic is higher and I've been doing a couple of holiday artic
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12/01/2018
I have to say that the trickiest room of the house to find flooring for is the basement. Why? Because there are so many competing priorities. I finally had a chance to write an article about the best types of flooring for basements. Believe it or not, it's 4,100 words, and I wrote it all in on
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10/25/2018
As many of you know, I've been earning some affiliate income on Amazon. Basically, I write articles that are helpful to my reader such as What is the best area rug padding for hardwood floors? And, then I recommend the best product for them. It does not cost the customer any extra, but I make am
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10/16/2018
To be perfectly honest, I'm not sure! Gray is currently the most popular paint color. But, believe it or not, there are over 100 grays. These grays have all sorts of undertones. It's interesting, because when you look at just 1 gray, it generally just looks gray. But, if you hold it up to anot
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09/28/2018
Do you know that feeling when you read an article online about a topic where you're an expert, but the author of the article isn't? And, it is so obvious that they have no clue about what they are writing? Well that just happened to me yesterday. I decided to do an in depth article on how to wh
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09/23/2018
In case you haven't noticed, whitewashed flooring has been making a comeback. It certainly isn't for everyone, but this time around it's been reinvented. Gone are the shiny finishes. Now, it's all about matte finishes and softer more subtle looks. A more natural look is preferable. Anyway, high
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09/17/2018
This is just a fun post; nothing more, nothing less. But, are you a dog person or a cat person? Or both? When I was growing up, we had a dog and a cat, so I have to say the I love both. And, I feel like I can relate to both well. After I graduated from business school and had my first real job
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09/11/2018
August was a very busy month for me. After google's update on August 1st, I lost some traffic and that cost me some money. Don't get me wrong...I'm still doing very well with google and have 120,000+ pageviews/month from organic search. But, it was frustrating and annoying. I know that I will
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09/09/2018
When I was younger, the term hacker or hacker was seen as a bad thing. It might be a person who hacks into a system (think 1983 War Games with Mathew Broderick (one of his earlier movies), or someone who hacked something because they're lazy or something. Basically, a negative term. But, now, o
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09/06/2018
