Founder Notes
The Cities With the Most Government Controlled CCTV Cameras
Our research reveals how prevalent networked surveillance has become in major cities around the globe. State surveillance technology just got supercharged. Over the past few ...
10 Lessons Learned After Running an Agency for 10 Years
We produced our first proper “client” work back in October 2011: (don’t judge!) We did produce a few projects for my own sites and for ...
Why We Don’t Offer Infographic Design Services Anymore
Here’s the deal: Since we set up our “infographic agency” in 2012, we have designed and sold over 1,300 infographics. We have had the pleasure ...
5 Reasons Why You Should Bring SEO In-House
In-house SEOs generally don’t get much of a voice in our industry. I spent my entire SEO career working from the agency side, years before setting up ...
Why I Love Outbound Sales
In my industry, many agencies take pride in the fact that they have no sales team. “It’s all referrals.” “Never done one cold call.” It ...
Why I Stopped Going to SEO Conferences and Go to SXSW Instead
This year I decided not to attend any SEO conferences so I could attend SXSW a second time. I made no direct sales from attending ...
What is the ROI of Content Marketing?
This week, Mark Schaefer wrote an awesome post about the problem of attempting to measure the effectiveness of content marketing, which is something I am ...
You WILL Remember That Infographic: A Response To AJ Kohn
I’ve always respected AJ Kohn, who has been an active and sane voice within the world of online marketing/SEO throughout my career. However, I feel ...