web design and development

SEO used to be pretty easy, a small handful of tactics such as finding the right keyword, putting that keyword in a few spots on your webpage, get some links, done. This has changed. With the advent of social media and its encroaching weight as a marker used in search ranking algorithms, traditional, old-school SEO just doesn’t cut it any more. Creating an authoritative website for its respective keywords has become much more of an ongoing, uphill battle. (more…)

Tags: internet SEO, seo

SEO Web Design is in my opinion the art of balancing search engine optimization and effective design in order to produce truly valuable websites.

Search Engine Optimization or SEO is basically a set of rules one follows when developing a website. Rules that when followed properly produce optimal conditions for a website to be found on a search engine results page under the desired search queries. (more…)

Tags: css, design, html, keywords, PHP, search engine optimization, web designer, web master

Web design involves more than creating compelling graphics and user interfaces. Skilled web designers will not only create a nice looking website they will also know how to employ the tactics that make your website visible. Website visibility is dependent on several factors not the least of which is search engine rank; that is, where the site appears when it’s targeted keywords are searched. (more…)

Tags: back links, backlinks, inbound links, Internet Marketing, internet SEO, internet traffic generation, link building, seo, text links, website traffic building

There is no doubt in my mind that article submission is a great way to increase traffic to a website. A lot of people say that article submission is a long and tedious venture however, it has been proven over and over again to work like a charm when done properly. (more…)

Tags: article marketing, article submission, article submission service, content writing, ezine marketing, Internet Marketing, marketing, site promotion

I have a business that picks up in the summer then dwindles down in the winter, not sure why because weather has absolutely nothing to do with the work. I’m in front of a computer all day. Anyways I’ve been to the school of the Griz and am a member of the Keyword Academy now so, like any idiot with a little knowledge, I think I know what I’m doing. (keyword = think). (more…)

Tags: affiliate marketing, content writing, domain names, Internet Marketing, keywords, make money online, marketing, niche, niche market, niche marketing, niches, website

The word niche is derived from a French term nichier (to nest) or from the Italian nicchio (seashell).

According to The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, and in regards to internet marketing, a niche is

“A situation or activity specially suited to a person’s interests, abilities, or nature.” and “A special area of demand for a product or service.”

Finding a niche is easy for some and difficult for others. Mozart found his niche fairly early in life while on the other hand I know some people who are in their forties and still haven’t found their niche, then again, I suppose sitting on the couch and watching sports could be considered a niche. However, in the realm of internet marketing, niche has a different meaning altogether. (more…)

Tags: affiliate marketing, CPC, Internet Marketing, make money online, monetization, niche, niches, website

George Russell passed away peacefully at age 86 on Monday, July 27, from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. His wife and son were at his side. (more…)

Tags: george russell, jazz, lydian chromatic concept

Stumpworld got to do a little web design for the Stones too. I don’t think the below artwork even made it to a live web site but, it was cool to work for them. We got excellent seats at a Foxwoods show in 2000.

Tags: rolling stones, Web Design

Now this site was a dooosey.  It was a web design project for Joe Perry, one of Aerosmith‘s guitarist, and his new record company.  I had a beautiful site design and Joe or someone said “it should be a big amp”, Yeah, then Joe should jump out and explode into cosmic bliss chunks that give orgasims to everyone within 10 feet of the computer.

This site was online with one page for about 4 years then it disappeared. The domain is still there but no site to speak of.

Tags: joe perry, roman records, Web Design

Just after 9/11, Stumpworld went belly up. The John Brown’s Body website design project saved my butt in more ways than one. (more…)

Tags: jbb, john brown's body, Website Design