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What I'm learning at the technical end of search — logs, vitals, data, and local. Written for practitioners and for practice owners who want to understand what they're paying for.

technical seo · 2026-07-10 · 8 min read

How to read your server logs like an SEO

Analytics tells you what people did. Logs tell you what Googlebot did. Here's how to get real answers from them without expensive tooling.

performance · 2026-07-03 · 6 min read

Core Web Vitals: the three numbers worth fixing first

Most CWV advice is generic. This is the priority order I actually use on client sites — and why INP is usually the quiet killer.

healthcare · local · 2026-06-26 · 7 min read

SEO for practices: measure bookings, not rankings

Your practice doesn't need to "rank #1." It needs the phone to ring. What actually moves that number, in order of leverage.