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The Four Best Free Website Speed Test Tools

After years of working on websites I’ve gathered a constantly updating list of my favorite tools. Below I’ve compiled my list of the best free website speed tests with their features. Enjoy! GTmetrix Website Speed GTmetrix is by far my favorite, it pulls data from

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Dmoz returns under a new name: Curlie

As we all know, on Mar 17, 2017 Dmoz (also known as the Open Directory Project) shut down after more than 18 years with this message. As of Mar 17, 2017, dmoz.org is no longer available. The editors have set up a static mirror here.

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How to Check for Broken Links on Your Website

Few things irritate site owners like having broken links on or to their website and the 404 errors that comes along with it. Here we’ll be outlined a simple method to help find and fix broken links on your site and how to fix them

Monitoring Your Backlink Profile via Genisys

The Importance of Monitoring Your Backlink Profile

It goes without saying that backlinks are hugely important when it comes to SEO. Not only do they help drive traffic to a site, search engines are able to gain a lot of information information about a site based on the sites that link to

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How to 301 redirect a PDF file with mod_alias and mod_rewrite

Here’s some quick information on how to use an Apache .htaccess file to do a 301 redirect with either mod_rewrite or mod_alias. This method should also work for .doc and .docx files as well. mod_rewrite RewriteEngine On RewriteBase / RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/old/path/file.pdf$ RewriteRule ^(.*) /new/path/file.pdf

How to Build (and Maintain) Corporate Culture in a Digital Startup

“Corporate culture”. Everyone you’re going to get startup advice from will remind you how important this is, but…what is it, exactly? It’s ineffable. It’s the ‘vibe of the room’. It’s the feeling you get talking to your coworkers about non-work stuff. It’s the decorations around

Five Questions To Ask Before Opening A Digital Agency

Our parents tried to warn us, and as much as we hate to admit this, it sounds like they were right – all the jobs these days are “in computers”. As unhelpful as that was, when most people hear their great-aunt talk about “computer jobs”

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Hey CNN, Can You Stop Selling Followed Links?

Recently while on CNN Money I noticed a “Paid partner content” section and curious to see if they were using Outbrain or something similar I did a quick inspect element and noticed that no, they’re not using a platform, at least not for all of

six things your resume can teach you about content marketing

Six Things Your Resume Can Teach You About Content Marketing

Your old resume might be your best teacher when it comes to content marketing. Think back to the last time you applied for a job; how much time did you spend crafting your resume? How thoroughly did you research the company you were applying to?